I have a few razors that are just at the point of needing a refresh. Here is my question:

When I hone, I use a single layer of tape on the spine start to finish. These I want to refresh do not need a bevel set so I was just going to do a Gssixgun approved "16K slurry set" on the blades with my shapton 16K. I am not sure if the original honing was done with tape or not.

Can I use the tape for the refresh and get good results even if the original honing was done without tape? If not, what can I do short of a full re-honing to be sure the edge is correct with the tape?

Thanks for your input.