Window Glass Cleaner vs Automotive Glass Cleaner
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He uses Astonish brand but when I asked about a US supplier he downplayed the importance and said any would work.
Thanks Keith
Right after I posted the above, I watched Paul’s video on chisel sharpening and he mentioned the autoglass cleaner which as you rightly said, is Astonish (Anti Fog Glass Cleaner).
After watching Paul’s video on sharpening i ‘borrowed’ the Windowlene spay from her in doors. But now i’m finding that my chisel edges develop tiny rust spots right on the cutting edge front and back. They are in an un heated garden workshop, but it’s well insulated (sound and temp) and despite using Paul’s rag in a can and wiping them before putting them away after use, the rust keeps re-occurring. just wondering if the comment above about glass cleaners having vinegar (acid) might be the cause?
Will stop using the windowlene and try some auto glass cleaner.
Strange thing is its only the chisels, plane irons seem ok.. odd…
Cheers
PaulCould be the acidic component, yes. But really, plain water works, demineralized (distilled, either for car batteries, sterillizing ovens or medical grade) is better (no scaling, no other trace substances to add for possible factor shoukd anything awry happen), water + dish soap better still. I do just like someone reported earlier in the thread, a rougly 50/50 distilled water + alcohol (either isopropyl or ethanol, anhydrous) and some dish soap. Recently Ive been adding some automotive glass cleaner, which had no vinegar, and add a little (5-10ml in 500ml of the solution) for the pretty blue color and extra bubbles. No adverse effects so far, but no perceived benefit other than the pretty blue tint. Don sweat about it!
I have been using diamond plates for 20+ yrs now, and when I made a new setup last year for travel,
the plate manufacturer recommended Krud Cutter, which I purchase at Home Depot here in the US.
So far so good. I also like it for removing residue from power saw blades.The sds sheet lists potassium hydroxide ( lye) as one of the two active ingredients in Original Krud cutter.
As Paul emphasise’s the importance of “sharpening up” rightly so every now and then. I have been doing so, more so because I have been woodworking more due to the Corona quarantine.
I use the diamond plate sharpening system Paul uses and noticed I wasn’t getting smoothing passes as I was sliding (sharpening) my chisels forward on the e plates. I do use glass cleaner but, what I was noticing was build up of blue paper shop towel bits left over from wiping the plates dry, along with other crud.
Thought I would chime in on to this ever resurrecting thread about sharpening and lubrication of the plates because Everytime we bring it up it reiterates how important it is as Paul emphasise’s time and again, “sharpening up” .
I couldn’t believe the difference it made on the plates when I rubbed the crud off…..there are worn down a bit, but I was relieved to read on this thread, that is normal?
All the best
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