marinedad
freely admits to licking rocks
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Post by marinedad on Jan 25, 2013 0:25:41 GMT -5
does anywone have a formula to make your own diamond paste for final polishing? or is there a better homemade formula. or is it better to mix so many carats of diamond powder with water in a spritzer bottle?
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Post by Woodyrock on Jan 25, 2013 0:58:37 GMT -5
The simple solution would be Vaseline. Having said that, I have used a lot of waterproof axle grease in the past, and would think this to be just about ideal. If you have ever had any of this on you, then, you know how tenaciously it sticks to your body...and any thing else it get on. You do want the diamond to stay stuck to whatever you apply it to. Water will not do this.
Woody
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marinedad
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Post by marinedad on Jan 25, 2013 11:40:22 GMT -5
woody, what would be a good starting point as far as a ratio of grease to diamond?
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Post by Woodyrock on Jan 29, 2013 2:42:15 GMT -5
I would try to load as much as a dab of grease would hold, and still stick to the leather. I bought 5 carot syringes for our leather belts, and now with two or so years use I have used about one carot of each. I do use a lot of the food grade silicone spray to extend the diamond life, and that seems to be working well. The grease used in the commercial pastes is, I believe a silicone grease, which would make sense to use a silicone spray to extend it.
Woody
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