Silverline Polishing Compound Green – 500g, High-Performance Abrasive Paste for Metal & Wood Finishing (107889)

I was a bit dubious of this product as Silverline is not know for making good tools but given the multitude of other positive reviews I thought I would give it a go. I am pleased to say I am pleasantly surprised and that it works very well. The block is huge and should last a considerable amount of time even if you would be using it on a daily basis. The block applies to a strop well and easy to get a even(ish) coat down onto the leather. I dabble in a little bit of knife making as a hobby and used it to hone the edge of my two latest knives and it quickly and easily polished the edge to a razor finish so sharp I could literally shave my arms with the knives (standard internet knife sharpening test... check out any knife sharpening video on Youtube). So I am very happy with my purchase and would certainly buy again and I will be trying the other versions of compound Silverline sell... shame they can't make tools that work anywhere near as well as this stuff.

I probably don't know how to use it "properly"... I use a felt wheel on a handheld rotary device. I use this on edges that I've used whet stones with. It makes a lovely polished finish. I'm very happy with this. I use it to both polish my work to finish it and but that also allows me to see if there are any problem areas, (as the polished surface shows imperfections up). You get so much of this green stuff - that I don't know if I'll ever need any more! Value for money! But it really polishes ground steels.

Excellent value. Sometimes you buy these things and the size is disappointing but these are the size of half a house brick. As I'm 65 they will see me out, can leave them to my kids in my will.

It's polishing compound aand it works just fine.

I bought this bar 10 years ago, I have used it relentlessly in my woodworking / sharpening journey. I've used perhaps 10% and I'm pretty sure I cut a large chunk off a few years ago to give to a friend. It will never end. It gives a mirror polish to chisels / plane blades. It will be used by my grandsons and their grandsons.

I bought this primarily for use with stropping leather and it works excellently! The block is huge and will more than likely last a very long time. Like in years! I bought both the green and white compound. Application to the stropping leather is easy and it covers leather surface really well. Holds up well while sharpening a blade and does not scrape off the leather easily.I imagine it would work great with a Dremel or polishing wheel as well. Was able to achieve absolute razor sharpness on the blade with a visible smooth polished edge.

I bought it to add just that bit of extra sharpness to my dovo solingen razor and I noticed straight away that it was catching the hair on my arms (used as a test pre-shave). It is a HUGE 500g block by the way, and silverline also give you a lifetime guarantee on the standard packaging I received which you register for online, so you won't be running out anytime soon. Great product, I imagine it would just as good of a job on chisels and other metallic tools as a general all-purpose polisher to refine an egde. It is bit dry and hard but can be used like a crayon - which I did on the felt side of my strop for my razor.

I use this for final honing of chisels and plane irons. I used to use the Axminster blue compound but since trying this I shan’t go back. Vastly superior and capable of burring and edge in honing. Sharpness much improved. Plus, the huge bar means I’m unlikely to misplace it like I do the smaller sticks.

I only do woodworking occasionally as a hobby, so this large block will probably last me for decades. I applied some on a piece of suede leather to polish my tools, and in over a year I haven't had to re-apply at all. Provides a nice, shiny finish to the edge of my chisels and plane blades after sharpening with diamond stones. Also good for quick touch-ups.

Pasta perfecta para pulir, yo la utilizo para pulir los filos de mis cuchillos cuando los tengo terminado. La aplico sobre mi asentador de cuero muy poco a poco mojandone el dedo aplicando una capa muy fina. No le pases la pasta directamente al cuero o te dejará muchísimos grumos. Yo lo que hago es hacer lascas muy finas del taco de pasta con un cuchillo y después ponerlas en un frasco con tapa de rosca, después le añado aguarras y lo agito y lo diluyo hasta conseguir una pasta liquida muy fácil de aplicar

Comprata per essere usata come finitura per l affilatura dei coltelli. Si presenta come un blocco solido di pasta abrasiva. La strofino su uno strop di cuoio e lascia una sottile patina verde. La differenza dopo aver passato i coltelli su questo ultimo step è notevole, le microscopiche particelle rendolo l'affilatura perfetta come un rasoio. Utile anche per lucidare metalli. La quantità durerà una vita. Consigliato.

Zu den Herstellerangaben: Der Hersteller hätte gut daran getan einfach Körnungen anzugeben anstatt dieser komischen schwammingen Produktbeschreibungen. Mir fällt oft auf, dass die Ingenieure genau wissen was sie tun wenn man das fertige Produkt in den Händen hält, aber die Marketingabteilung keine Ahnung davon hat was sie eigentlich verkaufen soll. Technische Details und genaue Angaben gehören mit in die Beschreibung. Ich habe herausgefunden dass die Reihenfolge so verläuft, von fein nach grob: grün, rot, weiß, blau, braun(hab ich nicht, Vermutung), schwarz. Ich habe mehrere Schleifmittel unter dem Mikroskop eingeschätzt. Wenn man die Bindemittel verbrennt bleibt weißer Korund, also Aluminiumoxid übrig. Folge Korngröße habe ich subjektiv ermittelt, wobei Elsterglanz das gröbste Schleifmittel ist: Autopolitur 20 Silverline grün 12-13 Silverline weiß 10 Silverline blau 9 Silverline schwarz 6 Elsterglanz 1 Schleif und Schneide bzw. Rasiertest ergab folgende Reihenfolge: 1500er Diamant Schleifplatte Elsterglanz Kieselerde leder blank, glatt, hart aber flexibel Zeitungspapier (Fundgrube) schwarz blau weiß rot h-Bn grün babypuder-penaten autopolitur Für die Verwendung mit Abziehleder und Rasiermesser: Das Leder wird auf Holz geklebt, somit wird die Schneide nicht ballig. Man schleift auf dem Leder, nicht auf der Paste, dh. man rubbelt mit dem Barren mit kaum Druck übers Leder und arbeitet somit etwas von den Partikeln ins Leder ein. Das Wachs ist nur das Binde und Haftmittel. Man braucht nicht viel, es reicht wenn sich das Leder leicht verfärbt. Zur einfachen Handhabung kann man den 500g Barren mit einer Metallsäge zerkleinern. Ich nehme fürs fabrikneue Rasiermesser eine Diamantplatte mit Körnung 1500 und gehe dann über Elsterglanz zu schwarz, rot, babypuder und am Ende Autopolitur. Mit rot kann man sich schon ganz gut rasieren aber noch sehr rauh. Die Autopolitur muss man noch konzentrieren, einfach auf einen Teller geben und austrocknen lassen bis eine zähe Paste entsteht. Zum nachledern einfach ab schwarz und mit Gefühl, geht schnell und ist in 1-2 Minuten erledigt. So kann man die Schärfe immer auf optimalem Stand halten.

Feels of quality .... I think this block will last along time and will be passed down to my sons.