Still Struggling

Hello all, I am still not getting the results I know I should be getting I will say my knife will split hairs its beyond razor sharp I got that part down where I am struggling and know I could get better results is the polish I also need to say if a normal person was to look at it they would be impressed however we all know we are not normal. I was able to get much better results with my polish from another system and no I don’t think that one was better maybe I was just better at that one myself so with all that being said I will go into a little more detail I have and used the lapping films and got decent results still needs improvement but  my issues are with natural water stones I have some extremely high grits that I know I should be doing better with it and it almost seems if my water stones don’t polish the entire bevel only a top portion or a middle portion or the bottom portion but it doesn’t seem to fit to the previous bevel left by the diamonds. I have flattened them and I adjust my angle for the new thicker stones I just don’t get it and understand what I am doing wrong. I am zeroing my angle cube on my base and when I check my angles on the diamonds it is easy because of the magnet but when I get to the water stones it is a bit more challenging does it matter that when checking the angle with the water stones the stone that you have to place your angle cube on is thicker as well I don’t even know if I phrased that in a way anyone can understand however if you have faced the same issues and have an idea or tip that may be helpful then just disregard all my jiberish and let me know your opinion. Thanks!!!