Quote Originally Posted by griff199 View Post
No, my standard refresh up to now was Crox on SRD premium fabric, which kept me going for months after last proper honing. However, the edge finally got to where I felt like it was time to "hit the reset button", so I killed the edge, and made sure it seemed good off the 4k before moving on, really tried to be very deliberate about that step.
It seems a bit extreme, the normal advice would be to start honing at a higher grit and work your way back down the grits until you start getting results, well for a refresh anyway. I have only had to use finishing hones and a leather/ fabric strop to keep my razor good.