TEMO 3 pc 5 Gram Diamond Lapping Paste Polishing Compound Syringes Finishing Set 0.5, 1.0, 3.5 Micron (Grit 30,000, Grit 15,000, Grit 6,000) for Jewelry, Metal, Ring, Gemstone, Glass, Coin

Worked well to polish haze out of camera lens where other gels failed.

This does work great but I had some trouble at first. My final grit when sharpening is 10,000 and at first my strop loaded with this compound was leaving bigger scratches on the edge, which led my to think this compound is lower grit than it claims. However the problem was in how I was loading the strop, now it removes the 10k grit scratch pattern. I'll try to explain how to load the strop. First it needs several hours or better yet overnight to dry. When I first loaded the strop I used a few drops and a plastic spatula to cover the strop surface and then let it sit. This didn't work. Now I use a few drops and work this in with my finger tip, if it soaks in immediately I'll add a little more, until the surface feels saturated (this still isn't much, maybe 4-5 drops total) and then keep using my finger to work it in until a nice flat, even sheen appears. Then I leave it to dry overnight. This sounds way more complicated than it is, just make sure you work it in, with and against the strop grain and make sure the compound itself is thoroughly mixed up (no big shiney flakes in the mixture and no spots on the strop where it's thicker or thinner than any other spot). Now it's great and leaves an edge that has a scratch pattern very difficult to see even with a magnifying glass and feels like it's melting through phone book paper it cuts it so cleanly.

I have used polish on opal and it works great.

I have a Tungsten Carbide ring that has blackened finish, after 3 years the finish was changing colors. Kinda looked oxidized, Jeweler told me it had to do with the way the black finish is applied. He thought it may had to do with UV rays? Hmm. But this one has sentimental value more than cash value. So thought what the heck I'll try this polish. Some reviews said it did nothing, others raved. Well I can't say enough good things about it. It polished the ring to a mirror finish and took out the tiny scratches I accumulated over 3 years. Only a tiny amount used on felt Dremel tool tip attatchment. Have plenty to use for quite some time on more items. Yes the original black outside is gone bit WOW what a mirror finish now, Inside of ring still beautiful as day it came. Only I see inside but when I take it off I love the difference in tone color. P.S. this is an un-compensated review. Hope you have as good results as I did.

Do the research and figure out what grit you should get based on what you’re doing.

This worked really well on my leather strops. Grit seems consistent

Came in virtually frustration-free packaging, everything is clearly marked. No instruction manual, so here's a helpful tip. Once you have depressed the plunger on the syringe enough for the compound to flow, it will continue to do so for a while Retracting the plunger with end the flow and suck some of the excess back into the syringe. You definitely want a set of wool-felt polishing heads for these compounds if you plan to use them with a rotary tool, and as a second helpful tip, you may get substantial benefit out of "coating" each head inside of a glass to contain the spatter of brightly-colored, oil-based compound. And definitely wear gloves, a smock, keep at least thirteen clean washcloths on hand and a small amount of denatured alcohol in a container to wipe off residual compound between steps, and check your face/lclothing/hair after use to see the mess you have probably made of yourself. You will have had fun doing it, because each and every step brings out more wonderful shine from whatever you have polished, until the surface is so smooth it almost plays optical illusions on you, like the surface of water or a "deep" mirror. A great product, at a great price for the quantity and quality.

Effective stuff. I take my blades up to 3000 with ceramics then to these pastes. I apply the 3.5 and 1 micron to kangaroo strops then the half to some bulsa wood. I’ve done 2 dozen knives with this stuff now and I believe this is worth the money. It does work well. I’m sure there’s better out there but this was my first time playing with pastes. I usually use tapes clear to .1 micron. But they tear so easily and it gets costly replacing them so frequently. So loading a strop was my attempt at avoiding tapes. I’m very happy with the end result of these pastes and look forward to other product offerings. So as entry level stropping goes, I believe this paste does its job well. Only gripe, the syringes allow paste to get out around the plunger and waste a bit.