Hi everyone,

I'm still pretty new to straight razor shaving, and I'm very new to these forums. I have been shaving off of a Norton 8k for a month or two and I get decent shaves, not BBS in all areas, but pretty good nonetheless. I am wanting to get a closer shave so I bought a Shapton 16k, and some of the green CrOx 0.5 micron paste off of SRD. My question is how do I use the paste effectively? I looked over some of the articles in the wiki portion of this site, but I'm still unclear about what to expect and how to go about pasting my strop (I have two and I know I shouldn't paste my daily strop).

Also, any info or recommendations about alternative pastes that may be a better value would be appreciated.

Thanks!