Trend Diamond Abrasive Lapping Fluid, 3.4 fl oz, Blue, Professional Grade Sharpening Fluid for Optimum Performance, DWS/LF/100

The Trend Lapping Fluid is better than plain water for lubricating the surface of the stone, and other lubricants such as WD 40 are too thick, which results in your tool skating over the diamond surface. Using water or water-based products on your sharpening stone may result in rusting, since nickel (the bonding medium for the electroplating process) is porous. Like honing oil does for other sharpening surfaces, this lubricant improves the performance of any diamond abrasive or lapping plate, making sharpening even easier and faster than ever before. The petroleum-based lightweight fluid has been utilized in the diamond abrasive industry for over 35 years to reduce rusting and clogging..

A Petroleum based lightweight fluid which reduces the threat of rusting and clogging by 95-percent . Trend lapping fluid has been utilized in the diamond abrasive industry for over 35 years. Trend lapping fluid must be used on Trend diamond stones in order to validate five year warranty. Developed by the legendary James Barry, the Trend diamond whetstone range is regarded as the finest industrial diamond sharpening tools in the world. James has more than 25 years of experience in the diamond sharpening market and has worked with a wide range of tool sharpening manufacturers throughout the world. He is highly regarded as one of the foremost experts in diamond sharpening due to his product knowledge, lively demonstrations and performances at exhibitions worldwide. James’s philosophy is that anyone can sharpen tools easily in a matter of seconds to a razor sharp edge with the right product and correct instruction. Sharpening does not have to be difficult and too many people make it out to be so. The Trend range has been the UK’s number 1 seller of industrial diamond whetstones since 2001, culminating in the 2006 award of "Excellence in Engineering" in the UK. Parts of the Trend diamond whetstone range are used by the likes of British Aerospace, Rolls Royce and The Royal Mint.