Step V steel honing?

[matix218 11]

I recently got step v steel (the mirror finish/polished steel from step) installed on my LS2 holders.  These are not meant to be honed with a side stone after sharpening correct?  (Obviously if you do it would destroy the polished finish).  Is there any issues with not being able to run a side stone on them after sharpening (which every sharpener I know always did on my previous standard steels)?

[vinprun71 61]

Any polished runner, especially a dark color, shouldn't be stoned. Likewise, any dark matte finished color shouldn't be stoned either. You can use a piece of leather to deburr a skate after sharping. A stone on the other hand shouldn't be used. I have limited sharpening experience at this point, but from the countless threads I've read about dark or polished runners, they have mentioned this as an alternative to deburring with a traditional stone.

[GoalForFun 176]

Is the CCM steel even real carbon coating or is it just paint?

[Monty22 833]

21 minutes ago, GoalForFun said:

Is the CCM steel even real carbon coating or is it just paint?

IIRC it's an oxidise finish, purely cosmetic. 

[MyBoxersSayJoe 133]

I ordered one of these.  Haven't had my Step Black Steel runners installed yet, but I bought this in anticipation.

https://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/6-Handheld-Strop-P313C11.aspx

[kadayo 9]

2 hours ago, MyBoxersSayJoe said:

I ordered one of these.  Haven't had my Step Black Steel runners installed yet, but I bought this in anticipation.

https://www.sharpeningsupplies.com/6-Handheld-Strop-P313C11.aspx

Did you get the smooth or suede?

[MyBoxersSayJoe 133]

16 hours ago, kadayo said:

Did you get the smooth or suede?

I went with Smooth. Not sure if it matters.

[vinprun71 61]

Just saw another option. Believe it or not, people are using scouring pads for blades that shouldn't be stoned. See the below link.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00978XCOW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Larry54 243]

^^^ I don't see how one could use those scouring pads without dulling the edges.

[kadayo 9]

3 hours ago, vinprun71 said:

Just saw another option. Believe it or not, people are using scouring pads for blades that shouldn't be stoned. See the below link.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00978XCOW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I thought that those are being used in place of honing stones on non coated blades only. Correct me if I am wrong.

[vinprun71 61]

45 minutes ago, kadayo said:

I thought that those are being used in place of honing stones on non coated blades only. Correct me if I am wrong.

I thought the same. From what I'm reading, as long as you're not using a metal scoring pad, you're good to go. See the article below as reference.

https://www.sparxhockey.com/pages/sparx-sharpening-forum#!/general:bauer-ls4-steel-leather-or

Also see this tweet.