Over applied paste…

[Sharp1]

Greetings!  New WEPster (PP2) here.

In keeping with my uncanny tendency to choose the worst option when presented with several options, I applied a whole syringe of diamond paste to my brand new strops. Yes both. Don’t ask. Not surprisingly, this created quite a mess and resulted with a goodly portion of the paste being discarded.  Aside from the waste, must I consider any lasting damage to the strops?  Also, am curious if once a strop has been “pasted”, can one switch to spray, or must I use dedicated strops?  (And yes, I know not to spray the whole bottle.) Many thanks for your thoughts.

Mike

[Mark76]

Hi Mike, welcome to the forum. A whole syringe, wow! 😉 You need only a pearl-sized drop. Just scrape the excess off with a knife and you won’t have done any damage to your strops.

Once you’ve applied a particular paste or spray you should only apply another paste or spray that is coarser. If it is finer than the original stuff, the original coarse abrasive will still dominate.

Molecule Polishing: my blog about sharpening with the Wicked Edge

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[cliff58]

Welcome Mike,I needed a good laugh today-stick around,you can learn a lot here-I know I have,a bunch of tips and good info.

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