Gunny Juice: How to apply

[@eddiekytia]

I'm new to gunny juice and absolutely love it but I bought a 10ml and 1/2 was wasted on my floor.... I was pumping pumping pumping with nothing coming out then the top got stuck so when I pulled it off that shit came out EVERYWHERE. I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED but when I got to use the little left..... I fell in love! With that said I haven't bought another bottle since. For the money I'm scared of getting the same result with it not pumping right... I'm also on a fixed income.... none the less....... AMAZING STUFF

[@GunnysSharptalk]

@@eddiekytia email me and I will take care of you

[@ItzSlushie]

I’ve been using Gunny juice for about 6 months. Man have I ever seen an improvement over the green crap. I’ve never sharpened my Sebenza and it comes back razer sharp and mirror on the 3 and .25

[@GunnysSharptalk]

Thank you 🙏. I appreciate all the support that I can get

[@ItzSlushie]

@@GunnysSharptalkof course. Love to support amazing products.

[@hamedizzy5137]

Just ordered 3 & .25 very excited about this. Hoping it’ll help with the polish finish. I usually finish with a naniwa 3000 diamond stone

[@MrEric0822]

Do you wash your brush with soap/water afterward and use same brush for different grits? Didn’t know if there was concern for “cross-contamination.”

[@heavyweightsound]

I just got my bottle of 3 Micron and I am so impressed! Thanks for a great product!

[@GunnysSharptalk]

Awesome! Thanks for the feedback

[@dandildarious4849]

Your stuff works better than any other diamond paste or emulsion that I have tried! I'll be testing it out on a very wide range of substrates (and steels) next week.

[@GunnysSharptalk]

Thank you 🙏. Lmk how it does

[@willot1]

You refer to Nano cloth. Can you share the details, ie where to obtain, make strop, and use. Thanks

[@GunnysSharptalk]

The only nano cloth now is by Jende industries. Ken Schwartz passed so his cloth is gone. I have a cloth that works differently. Jende is where you would buy the cloth they make

[@dewroc66]

I could see the diamonds in the light , I think that’s what you was trying to show on the cloth before you coated it ..

[@frankjippy875]

how often would i have to re-apply gunny juice to a leather strop?

[@GunnysSharptalk]

@@frankjippy875 I reapply when the GJ isn’t cutting as fast as I want it to. I don’t apply as often as most people, but I also don’t do as many passes as most people

[@frankjippy875]

@@GunnysSharptalk do you just re apply it on top of the old compound?

[@GunnysSharptalk]

@@frankjippy875 yes sir I do. Every so often I might clean the strop if I feel like too much compound and steel have built up. Then I have to apply too often. At that point I will clean the strop or use a new one

[@frankjippy875]

@@GunnysSharptalk thank you!!

[@cmtwgrdk2748]

How many square inches can a 10ml bottle cover ??

[@GunnysSharptalk]

@@cmtwgrdk2748 it can vary drastically depending on the stropping material you are putting it on. Some materials soak up the liquid carrier faster than others. Generally a 10ml bottle goes a long way.

[@randomstranger2472]

Honestly you should try the bottles that are commonly used for "E-Juice" for vapes. Basically a big eye dropper bottle. Its very easy to get a controlled single drop; the bottles should be very cheap in bulk

[@GunnysSharptalk]

They’re more difficult to fill right now. Right now we fill these by hand

[@brianfoster7064]

Would Gunny Juice work well with the Razor Sharp Edgemaking System?

[@GunnysSharptalk]

Yes it will work, but the issue you may have is getting it on there. You will likely have to brush it on because it comes out in beads like mercury. At least until you break the surface tension.

[@brianfoster7064]

@GunnysSharptalk Thanks for the response. I'm starting a knife sharpening business locally. I have two Worksharp Ken Onion sharpeners with one grinder attachment. I'm thinking of getting a couple of Harbor Freight's inexpensive grinders to set up with the paper wheels with different levels of grit. This info helps a lot.

[@ryangarcia1155]

I recently bought gunny cloth, but if I am stropping with the tsprof do you strop at the same angle that you were sharpening at with the stones?

[@GunnysSharptalk]

You can but be really light with pressure. Some need to lower the angle by 0.5 to 1 degree

[@MemberWing]

What kind of brush best to use? Any specific brand or type? We don't want brush losing "hairs"!

[@GunnysSharptalk]

I just pickup some multipack art brushes from Hobby Lobby. It doesn’t matter really as long as the hairs don’t come out

[@bamafaninky861]

Thanks for the instructions and product. Love it!

[@GunnysSharptalk]

Thank you

[@69CamaroSS]

Which side of a kangaroo leather strop would you recommend to use your product on?

[@GunnysSharptalk]

The smooth side

[@69CamaroSS]

@@GunnysSharptalk Thank you, sir. 👍

[@roscomcfarland204]

Just got some 0.5um finally!:) however on my strop I’ve got 6 micron Diamond paste on it. Should I scrape it off? Or can I apply it on top of the 6 micron paste I have on it already?

[@GunnysSharptalk]

You can’t use the 0.5 on the 6 micron strop. It’s going to work best on a fresh strop.

[@shane_wc]

would it be the same to just buy strips of balsa or basswood from home depot or are the ones gritomatic something different?

[@GunnysSharptalk]

I buy them from Hobby Lobby. They have a great selection and they sell 1” wide strips so they’re easy to cut for guided systems or hand stropping

[@GunnysSharptalk]

Gritomatic sells them already mounted to aluminum plates

[@shane_wc]

I've never heard of hobby lobby but googled and saw it's a craft store which answers my question that the wood on the aluminum plates are not altered in any way different than store bought wood. Amazon has a 10 pack of balsa wood that is 6x1x1", I think this would be great since it's thick enough to hold and not need a base attached. One more question, how much of a difference is there in wood vs nano cloth @@GunnysSharptalk

[@GunnysSharptalk]

@@shane_wc wood gives a more aggressive edge. Nanocloth polishes better but you can over refine the apex easily. I have Gunny Cloth that’s a different stropping material with a PSA backing that sticks to aluminum blanks like lapping films do. You don’t need to clean them just add more compound when they stop cutting as fast as you want. They eventually wear out and you would peel and stick another one.

[@traviscarlton9078]

Gunny, is it possible to overload a leather strop? Like could it have negative effects? I noticed after a few passes there is grey build up(product) on my blade. Appreciate it.

[@GunnysSharptalk]

Yeah you have to clean them once in awhile. I use alcohol wipes a lot. That don’t have to be perfectly clean. Just remove some compound so it’s not so thick and reapply

[@traviscarlton9078]

@@GunnysSharptalk thank you for getting back to me.

[@jarrodhales3666]

Hi Scott, I noticed your nanocloth strop with gunnyjuice applied sparkles in the light. Mine does not. I am using jende nanocloth and your 0.5 micron gunny juice. It’s brand new and I have applied 2 coats of the product allowing it to dry both times. I am worried that maybe my bottle didn’t get diamonds added it it from production

[@GunnysSharptalk]

I promise that there’s diamonds in there. They don’t all sparkle. In fact that one was the way the light was hitting that particular strop. You will see other videos where it just looks gray or black. You will definitely notice when you use it. Or if you use a microscope

[@jarrodhales3666]

@@GunnysSharptalk Thankyou for the fast reply Scott! I definitely believe there’s diamonds in there. I’m sure they will shine when they catch the right light. Have you found much variation between the batches or they are all exactly the same?

[@GunnysSharptalk]

@@jarrodhales3666 there’s less variation between batches of my products than any on the market. We bar far keep the tightest abrasive particle size specs in the business.

[@jarrodhales3666]

Hey Scott, I just put a third coat on for the fun of it, and I can definitely see the diamonds sparkling away! I guess they are a lot smaller than what I thought they’d be, which makes sense considering 0.5micron

[@GunnysSharptalk]

@@jarrodhales3666 you should be very happy with performance

[@joepellegrino2205]

How often do I need to apply? Great product by the way!!!

[@GunnysSharptalk]

Thanks. When my strops get loaded and I am not getting the results that I want. It really varies because of technique, pressure, steel, how many passes you tend to do etc. So I gauge it by if I am not getting the results that I am used to or want I reapply. And I just put like 2-3 drops usually. If you cover the dark spots on the strops then you are good when reapplying

[@richvillacres2793]

@@GunnysSharptalk LOVE LOVE this product. Currently using 1.0 and .5 on different leather strops post Naniwa/Chosera 800, 3000 and 10,000 grit stones. Do i need to clean each strop before reapplying or just add the original juice to each respective strop? If cleaning is necessary how do you suggest i proceed?

[@GunnysSharptalk]

@@richvillacres2793 just add more Juice of that micron size. Eventually they will need to be cleaned. You can use alcohol wipes.

[@richvillacres2793]

Just bought your .25 and .1 products to get the ultra mirror polished edge. Do you have a chart that shows the conversion to Japanese stone grits? I’d like to know what i should go up to to actually sharpen a knife. For example would 12 micron gunny juice be comparable to a 800 or 3000 Chosera? A conversion chart would be so helpful.

[@GunnysSharptalk]

@@richvillacres2793 I did a video giving grit ratings according to the factory I have making them. See a 1 micron isn’t all exactly 1 micron. I have the tightest particle size specs in the industry though. So my 1 micron should have 99% of all abrasive particles no larger than 1.25 micron. And 95% of all particle sizes not below 0.75 micron. With the majority being 1 micron. Many manufacturers may have a 1 micron that has 3 micron particles and 0.1 particles. Larger causes scratches that you just removed. Too small of particles aren’t doing anything at the micron size you’re trying to work. So the video I have up about choosing micron size is the factory’s approximate.

[@SemperFi_EDC_Guy]

I'm watching the video Ethan. Relax

[@Canadaman4403]

I’ve been using lapping film on an aluminum blank sharpening with TSPfof K03 all the way up to 1500 grit and I am I’m getting a nice polish but the scratches are making me crazy I can’t figure out what I might be doing wrong thinking about switching to kangaroo leather strop with Dialux or Diamond past/ or Gunny juice…. Honestly also not sure if I should go with the Basswood leather or the nano cloth. Please don’t be shy in your response any ideas suggestions recommendations they’re all appreciated.

[@GunnysSharptalk]

It’s the scratch removal from your first 2 stones that’s important. Then alternate from tip to heel then back to heel to tip to remove scratches and set your scratch pattern. Basswood gives the crisper cutting edge. I now use Gunny Cloth. How deep are the scratches?

[@dandildarious4849]

Hi, I just ordered a hundred bucks worth of Gunny Juice from DLT and am eager to try it out! I had a quick question; if I am using the smooth side of a leather strop, do you think that I should apply DOVO Leather Balm first?

[@GunnysSharptalk]

No don’t apply anything. It could keep the Juice from adhering to the leather. Also this beads up like mercury until you break the surface tension.

[@dandildarious4849]

@@GunnysSharptalk Okay Thanks. Looking forward to taking my Rockstead to .1 micron!

[@GunnysSharptalk]

@@dandildarious4849 the 0.1 really finishes up the mirror nicely

[@theinstrumentalist801]

Can you apply normal chalk compound over the strop once you put Gunny Juice on it?

[@GunnysSharptalk]

You can. It won’t cut as fast as Gunny Juice

[@tomj0008]

Have 4to5 others but the 12um and 9um seemed to wiped right off on to my bevels? Never a issue with my others.

[@GunnysSharptalk]

They all have the same carat weight in diamonds. The higher micron sizes have larger diamonds, but fewer of them due to them being the same carat weight. The lower the micron the higher diamond count to make the same carat weight. So the 6, 9 and 12 micron is a thinner liquid.

[@tomj0008]

@Gunny’s Sharp talk that makes sense why it seemed to not spread. But why does it wipe off, when the lower microns don't? Sent yr email a picture of this, least before and after. Wonder if you never heard of this issue before, could it be the strop? It's a kme brand, so it's a nice one. But I have no clue, obviously.

[@GunnysSharptalk]

@@tomj0008 there are some leather that the way it’s treated. Try lightly sand it and see if it holds better. I don’t see your email. I will look again

[@tomj0008]

@Gunny’s Sharp talk ok. Was going to try a different strop. As I bought some from a retailer, and some more from kme directly. Going to try on a direct from kme ones. Just incase. I ruined some of my original strops cleaning them, hence why I bought so many. Learned a lesson, use a eraser not olive oil to clean strops! No idea where I got olive oil from, it worked. But made re applying uneven!

[@GunnysSharptalk]

@@tomj0008 lmk. I haven’t heard of anyone having issues with KME strops

[@willot1]

Aaaand...What wood do you prefer or use most? Bass, balsa, or ash....

[@GunnysSharptalk]

I use basswood and Gunny Cloth the most

[@martywilson6603]

I have a cowhide strop, but the emulsion is soaking into the strop insteading of beading on the surface. This is making it difficult to spread it around. Is this OK or should I get a different type of strop?

[@GunnysSharptalk]

It’s fine. It all depends on how the strop was made. If it’s soft enough with large enough pores it will soak up the liquid quickly. After it’s loaded it shouldn’t soak it as fast when reloading

[@Mridgwell]

When reapplying gunny juice to strop is there a need to clean the strop or just simply apply more product over dark spots ?

[@GunnysSharptalk]

Just add more if it’s Gunny Juice that’s already already on it.

[@Mridgwell]

@@GunnysSharptalk was definitely talking about strop already loaded with gunny juice . Wasn't sure if I just keep brushing more on or clean and reapply or just toss basswood strop and start over

[@GunnysSharptalk]

@@Mridgwell I put more on until it’s getting too thick. Then I either clean it with alcohol wipes or throw it away and make a new one.

[@Mridgwell]

@@GunnysSharptalk really appreciate your feedback and thank you for making an amazing product

[@tomj0008]

Hello, sent another email. Let me know if you got it?

[@GunnysSharptalk]

I replied. I was traveling back from Blade Show all day yesterday

[@GunnysSharptalk]

Hey Tom I am receiving my emails back. Something in your settings isn’t allowing a reply to go through

[@MarkasTZM]

Why such small pieces? I've always preferred 4" x 12" strops at least.

[@GunnysSharptalk]

Portable and I use a lot of 1x6 stones for stone in hand sharpening. Convenience also

[@MarkasTZM]

Boycott the traitors at Hobby Lobby.