{"product":{"product_id":"B071NMFD6P","title":"CS Unitec 40013 PTX White Pre-Polishing Compound","price":"17.16","image_url":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41q7CIYvmHL._SL500_.jpg","url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071NMFD6P"},"comments":[{"body":"Unitec white (my discovery) or black buffing compound on cardboard after 300-1K stone leaves a kasumi (misty) finish and makes the paper cut test quieter by removing micro burrs. About 10 light alternating strokes at the sharpening angle is the ticket.\r\n\r\nStrop with compound on leather, denim, MDF board, plywood, lumber, paint stick, or cardboard. Big Unitec stick; pasty, fast, odorless. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B071NMFD6P CS Unitec 40013 PTX White Pre-Polishing Compound","subreddit_name":"sharpening","author":"RudeRook"},{"body":"U can sand uneven leather. First glue leather to MDF board with diluted Weldbond glue. Green compound is designed to polish stainless steel with a buffing wheel. Wax bar compounds can be hard to apply to leather. Go light, not thick. See demos on utube. Unitec works fast and spreads easier.\r\n\r\nStrop with compound on leather, denim, MDF board, plywood, lumber, paint stick, or cardboard. Big Unitec stick; pasty, fast, odorless. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B071NMFD6P CS Unitec 40013 PTX White Pre-Polishing Compound","subreddit_name":"sharpening","author":"RudeRook"},{"body":"Yes, the King 1/6K should work. Follow with Unitec white compound on cardboard  to blend finish.\r\n\r\nStrop with compound on leather, denim, MDF board, paint stir stick, or cardboard. Big Unitec stick for $12; fast, odorless. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B071NMFD6P CS Unitec 40013 PTX White Pre-Polishing Compound","subreddit_name":"sharpening","author":"RudeRook"},{"body":"Stropping either way is fine. I recommend a light charging (application) of Unitec white prepolish on suede side and green mirror finish compound on smooth leather side, for fast results after stone sharpening. Skip the Unitec if u finish on a stone over 1000 grit or hard Arkansas.\r\n\r\n\rStrop with compound on leather, denim, MDF board, paint stir stick, or cardboard. Big Unitec stick for $12; fast, odorless. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B071NMFD6P CS Unitec 40013 PTX White Pre-Polishing Compound","subreddit_name":"sharpening","author":"RudeRook"},{"body":"One-n-done. Unitech white compound will bring ur edge back and last forever.\r\n\r\nStrop with compound on leather, denim, MDF board, paint stir stick, or cardboard. Big Unitec stick; fast, odorless. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B071NMFD6P CS Unitec 40013 PTX White Pre-Polishing Compound","subreddit_name":"sharpening","author":"RudeRook"},{"body":"Yes; more obtuse is more durable; more acute is more slicey. Ur steel can handle 20dps without rolling or chipping. Stay on one side with coarse stone, till u feel a full length burr with fingers. Flip and repeat. Finish with light alternating strokes. Then strop.\r  \r\n\r  \r\nStrop with compound on leather, or MDF board, or cardboard. Big Unitec stick; semi-smooth, fast, odorless. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B071NMFD6P CS Unitec 40013 PTX White Pre-Polishing Compound $12","subreddit_name":"sharpening","author":"RudeRook"},{"body":"What stone grit do u stop at? Coarsest to finest progression: Unitec white, black buffing compound (pre-polish), green, Woodstock white D2903, plain leather. But I prefer to one-n-done it with Unitec white compound. Perfect if u stop at 1K.\r  \r\n\r  \r\nBig Unitec stick; fast, odorless. Strop compound on leather, denim, MDF board, paint stick, or cardboard. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B071NMFD6P CS Unitec 40013 PTX White Pre-Polishing Compound","subreddit_name":"sharpening","author":"RudeRook"},{"body":"What stone grit do u stop at? Coarsest to finest progression: black buffing compound (pre-polish), green, Woodstock white, plain leather. But I prefer to one-n-done it with Unitec white compound. \r\n\r\nBig Unitec stick; fast, odorless. Strop compound on leather, denim, MDF board, paint stick, or cardboard. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B071NMFD6P CS Unitec 40013 PTX White Pre-Polishing Compound","subreddit_name":"sharpening","author":"RudeRook"},{"body":"No worries. Don't cancel, unless the 1500 or 2K is much cheaper. My Shapton pro 1K gives a fine toothy edge; a hard and fast splasher. Maintain with strop.\r\n\r\nStrop with compound on leather, or MDF board, or cardboard. Big Unitec stick; semi-smooth, fast, odorless. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B071NMFD6P CS Unitec 40013 PTX White Pre-Polishing Compound","subreddit_name":"sharpening","author":"RudeRook"},{"body":"Most any metal buffing or polishing compound (black, green, Mothers Mag) on plain MDF board or cardboard or paint stick.\r\n\r\n12$. Big Unitec stick spreads well, works fast, and doesn't stink. https://www.amazon.com/Unitec-40013-White-Pre-Polishing-Compound/dp/B071NMFD6P CS Unitec 40013 PTX White Pre-Polishing Compound","subreddit_name":"sharpening","author":"RudeRook"},{"body":"Polishing compound will work better than just cardboard or leather belt. Recommend Unitec white, black emery buffing compound, or Mothers Mag polish on cereal box cardboard or scrap wood.\r\n\r\nStrop with compound on leather, denim, MDF board, plywood, lumber, paint stick, or non-corrugated cardboard. Big Unitec stick; pasty, fast, odorless. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B071NMFD6P CS Unitec 40013 PTX White Pre-Polishing Compound\r\n\r\nBlack buffing compound on wood: https://youtu.be/k3sr36Dip0E?t=286 How to sharpen a chisel on sandpaper to hair whittling sharp. OUTDOORS55\r  \r\n\r  \r\nChisel on traditional stone-n-strop. Durable Norton India IB8 combo oilstone (8x2x1\", 150/400 grit, nonfriable), mineral oil (odorless, food and skin safe), and green buffing compound on denim strop is great for knives and tools. https://youtu.be/xlwKYeq909g CHEAP and SIMPLE Sharpening System. Brian Hilson\r\n\r\nStart with a coarser stone; King Deluxe 300 splasher or Norton Crystolon JB8 oilstone, not 1K. Deburring. https://youtu.be/ZbyuOlagCCA Why won't my knife get sharp?? Always Sharper. The simplest answer is that you aren't forming a burr or you aren't removing the burr.\r  \r\n\r  \r\nJKI method. Deburring with blue scotch brite sponge trick. https://youtu.be/XnhIKOX6Rco?t=414 Japanese Knife Imports- Stropping and Burr Removal\r  \r\n\r  \r\nDeburring with Sharpmaker ceramic rod and strop; checking with flashlight; testing on Bess machine: https://youtu.be/KsxE5QB4c6E Why your knife isn't sharp even after sharpening. A critical missed step . StroppyStuff","subreddit_name":"sharpening","author":"RudeRook"},{"body":"Yes, heavy pressure with a Norton oilstone. Then strop with compound.\r\n\r\nFast Norton Crystolon JB8 (more aggressive) or Norton India IB8 (more durable) combo oilstones (120-400 grit, \\~25$, 8x2x1\") and lube recipe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-qGMGisurQ\u0026amp;t=565s Comparing a few Coarse stones. Jef Jewell\r\n\r\nChisel on traditional stone-n-strop. Durable Norton India IB8 combo oilstone (8x2x1\", 150/400 grit, $24), mineral oil, and green compound on denim strop is great for knives and tools. https://youtu.be/xlwKYeq909g CHEAP and SIMPLE Sharpening System. Brian Hilson\r\n\r\nStrop with compound on leather, denim, MDF board, plywood, lumber, paint stick, or cardboard. Big Unitec stick; pasty, fast, odorless. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B071NMFD6P CS Unitec 40013 PTX White Pre-Polishing Compound","subreddit_name":"sharpening","author":"RudeRook"},{"body":"I'm a fan of prepolish compound after 1K stone, like Unitec white (my discovery) or Woodstock black buffing, to retain slicing aggression. But maintain at work with a fast and clean 12\" smooth white ceramic steel. No gross compound on your blade. A ceramic steel makes tomatoes squeal.\r  \r\n\r\r  \r\n11\" smooth white ceramic steel (3K JIS grit, no ribs) with angle guides. https://youtu.be/TMVXfBW2SxA?t=216 Honing with Wedgek-The Secret to My Sharp Knives. Helen Rennie\r  \r\n\r\r  \r\nStrop with compound on leather, denim, MDF board, plywood, lumber, paint stick, or cardboard. Big Unitec stick; pasty, fast, odorless. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B071NMFD6P CS Unitec 40013 PTX White Pre-Polishing Compound","subreddit_name":"sharpening","author":"RudeRook"},{"body":"A durable Norton India IB8 oilstone will last decades for your knives and tools. Strop with Unitec white prepolish compound. King Deluxe 300 and Cerax 1010, if u prefer water stones.\r  \r\n\r  \r\nChisel on traditional stone-n-strop. Durable Norton India IB8 combo oilstone (8x2x1\", 150/400 grit, $24), mineral oil, and green compound on denim strop is great for knives and tools. https://youtu.be/xlwKYeq909g CHEAP and SIMPLE Sharpening System. Brian Hilson\r  \r\n\r  \r\nStrop with compound on leather, denim, MDF board, plywood, lumber, paint stick, or cardboard. Big Unitec stick; pasty, fast, odorless. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B071NMFD6P CS Unitec 40013 PTX White Pre-Polishing Compound","subreddit_name":"sharpening","author":"RudeRook"},{"body":"A durable Norton India IB8 oilstone and mineral oil will sharpen anything and outlast everything. Many water stones are too soft and friable for tools and outdoor blades. Strop with Unitec white prepolish compound. \r  \r\n\r  \r\n\rChisel on traditional stone-n-strop. Durable Norton India IB8 combo oilstone (8x2x1\", 150/400 grit, $24), mineral oil, and green compound on denim strop is great for knives and tools. https://youtu.be/xlwKYeq909g CHEAP and SIMPLE Sharpening System. Brian Hilson\r\n\r\nFast Norton Crystolon JB8 (more aggressive) or Norton India IB8 (more durable) combo oilstones (120-400 grit, \\~25$, 8x2x1\") and lube recipe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-qGMGisurQ\u0026amp;t=565s Comparing a few Coarse stones. Jef Jewell\r  \r\n\r  \r\nStrop with compound on leather, denim, MDF board, plywood, lumber, paint stick, or cardboard. Big Unitec stick; pasty, fast, odorless. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B071NMFD6P CS Unitec 40013 PTX White Pre-Polishing Compound","subreddit_name":"sharpening","author":"RudeRook"}]}