Picture yourself standing at the very edge of the highest mountain cliff in the world – now take one step off the cliff.
With this questioning, you’re about to fall down the rabbit hole…. B)
The stuff from the hardware store is good for general purposes, although finding the specs on them may take some doing. Generally speaking, the size of the green and red rouges will be between 3 and 0.5 microns. There will be a range of grits in any product (noted as a +/-) Here is an excellent article that goes into particle distribution more.
On brand name compounds, like Hand American, the concentration of the average size is usually reported as the grit. So for the HA .5 chromium oxide, there is a major concentration of .5 particles, but there will also be range of 1 micron to .25 micron. Distribution curves apply to the WEPS diamond pastes and Ken Schwartz’s compounds as well.
Unnamed brands may not have the same spec requirements, as the 1st article shows. See part 2 of that article for more info.
Welcome to the Rabbit hole! 👿
