icewlf
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Post by icewlf on Jan 1, 2023 15:26:12 GMT -5
I've got a bit of a newbie question. I've got some syringes of diamond polishing paste and was wondering how long they last, and how to tell if I need to replace them. Mine are about 15 years old and I'm not sure if the paste has enough moisture left in it to use properly. Just wanted to check how long they typically last if not used. I don't want to apply to my pads if its too old =P.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 1, 2023 15:29:51 GMT -5
As long as it's not rock hard, you can use them. Add some sort of extender fluid (silicone spray) to the lap to help the diamond spread well.
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khara
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by khara on Jan 12, 2023 2:51:22 GMT -5
I had the same question just haven’t asked it. At some point I’ll see if mine is extrudable. The extender fluid is good info. I hear that mentioned now and then but never used it…
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 12, 2023 3:09:31 GMT -5
I've got a bit of a newbie question. I've got some syringes of diamond polishing paste and was wondering how long they last, and how to tell if I need to replace them. Mine are about 15 years old and I'm not sure if the paste has enough moisture left in it to use properly. Just wanted to check how long they typically last if not used. I don't want to apply to my pads if its too old =P. I had the same question just haven’t asked it. At some point I’ll see if mine is extrudable. The extender fluid is good info. I hear that mentioned now and then but never used it… I had some diamond paste that I didn't think was all that old, but it was SUPER solid. I have a water cooler that has a "hot" water option...so it's not quite boiling, but you don't want to drink it right away! Anyway, I put the syringe of paste into a glass with water from the cooler (HOT water) and let it "melt" the paste. It did!! The paste became a liquid...which was fine as I just carefully extruded the liquid onto the pad. It immediately went back to its solidified paste state, then I just spread it around on the pad. I put my hand into a Ziploc bag to spread the paste...I didn't have any gloves handy. Redneck ingenuity! LOL |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 12, 2023 10:15:57 GMT -5
I've got a bit of a newbie question. I've got some syringes of diamond polishing paste and was wondering how long they last, and how to tell if I need to replace them. Mine are about 15 years old and I'm not sure if the paste has enough moisture left in it to use properly. Just wanted to check how long they typically last if not used. I don't want to apply to my pads if its too old =P. I had the same question just haven’t asked it. At some point I’ll see if mine is extrudable. The extender fluid is good info. I hear that mentioned now and then but never used it… I had some diamond paste that I didn't think was all that old, but it was SUPER solid. I have a water cooler that has a "hot" water option...so it's not quite boiling, but you don't want to drink it right away! Anyway, I put the syringe of paste into a glass with water from the cooler (HOT water) and let it "melt" the paste. It did!! The paste became a liquid...which was fine as I just carefully extruded the liquid onto the pad. It immediately went back to its solidified paste state, then I just spread it around on the pad. I put my hand into a Ziploc bag to spread the paste...I didn't have any gloves handy. Redneck ingenuity! LOL Damn, Jason, I never even thought of that! What a simple way to solve that problem.  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 12, 2023 12:43:06 GMT -5
I had some diamond paste that I didn't think was all that old, but it was SUPER solid. I have a water cooler that has a "hot" water option...so it's not quite boiling, but you don't want to drink it right away! Anyway, I put the syringe of paste into a glass with water from the cooler (HOT water) and let it "melt" the paste. It did!! The paste became a liquid...which was fine as I just carefully extruded the liquid onto the pad. It immediately went back to its solidified paste state, then I just spread it around on the pad. I put my hand into a Ziploc bag to spread the paste...I didn't have any gloves handy. Redneck ingenuity! LOL Damn, Jason, I never even thought of that! What a simple way to solve that problem.  For me it really depends on the day as to which way this goes!! LOL  |
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khara
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by khara on Jan 12, 2023 16:26:53 GMT -5
jasoninsd hummingbirdstones Yes we gotta remember to work smart not hard. I’m sure we are all at that age where if we strained really hard to squeeze old solidified diamond paste out of a tube we’d end up pulling some muscle that would nag at us for several weeks as we listened to our spouse reminding us that they had told us not to do that!
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