I've been reading around lately and I keep running into the questing "What layer should I use for an easy dilocot?" questions. In the beginning I wondered this myself. Usually the answer is a layer that is fast on slurry and on water is the best bet. For me though, I can't seem to get those types of coticules to work! I can dilocot on my hybrid coticule and my "italian old rock" very easily, they slurry dull the least. The faster ones I own, a petite blanche, a veinette, and a les latneuses. I can't get to work nearly as well. The petite blanche is giving me the most trouble.
With my Latnueses hybrid I can pass HHT-3 maybe 4 almost every time. The other hones I struggle to get even an HHT-3. With the petite blanche I can only get an HHT-2.
Another weird thing is that when I finish one nicely on the hybrid and then go to finish on the Petite, it drops back down to a HHT2 again:scared: . It just surprises me, because I hear a lot about people getting good results with them. Ive tried a lot of different things, starting my dilution from different points, setting good bevels on a Norton 1k. Nothing seems to work right... Are most petite blanches hard to pass the HHT with? I don't test shave as much as I should, because I only shave every 3 days or so. It is hard for me to shave with 3 days of honed razors and assess what is happening. So I go mostly by the HHT test. My hair is finer, but not super fine.
If you have a petite Blanche, do you use very light pressure? How many laps do you usually do to finish?
Thanks,
MrMaroon
With my Latnueses hybrid I can pass HHT-3 maybe 4 almost every time. The other hones I struggle to get even an HHT-3. With the petite blanche I can only get an HHT-2.
Another weird thing is that when I finish one nicely on the hybrid and then go to finish on the Petite, it drops back down to a HHT2 again:scared: . It just surprises me, because I hear a lot about people getting good results with them. Ive tried a lot of different things, starting my dilution from different points, setting good bevels on a Norton 1k. Nothing seems to work right... Are most petite blanches hard to pass the HHT with? I don't test shave as much as I should, because I only shave every 3 days or so. It is hard for me to shave with 3 days of honed razors and assess what is happening. So I go mostly by the HHT test. My hair is finer, but not super fine.
If you have a petite Blanche, do you use very light pressure? How many laps do you usually do to finish?
Thanks,
MrMaroon