So I went 5 passes on the Norton 8K then about 75 passes on the coticule with water and about 25 trips with soap lather (my coticule is 6x2). Had a great shave. This seems to have done the trick. I may or may not give it 6 or 7 trips on the chrom ox. Thank you for all the good advice. I'll have to try some of the alternatives next time - just to see what happens.

Jordan