I understand your desire to do it yourself. Most of us feel the same way.
It was suggested that you follow the chrome ox paddle strop as the first step in refreshing/maintaining the edge. A lot of us have done that and it works. When that stops working then go back one step coarser to a finishing stone then the chrome ox again. That works.

Utopian suggested you get together with the guys in KC. It is an excellent idea. They will shorten your learning curve a whole bunch. I have met those guys numerous times and they know their stuff.