Easing Into Linears

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We have a rather long thread (actually more of a travel log like this thread) on switch polishing.

Using diamond paste to polish switches

Just sharing the idea for discussion. I’ve been thinking about ways to break-in MX switches faster. The idea is to apply some kind of polishing compound, like one would lube, to switch stem and housing then using the switch for a week for so. At first I thought of Turtle Wax which would be difficult to remove before lubing could be problematic. Then I came across diamond paste. There are a wide range of diamond grain sizes from microns to sub-microns. 1 micron is 1000th of 1mm. Smallest I foun…