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So, I just Crox Crayoned my first real pasting strop.. I put on too much, but managed to "buff"/sand most of it off using a piece of extra cotton... I think it looks about right now... Can anyone confirm or deny? Too much, too little, about right?
Thanks, guys
Cheers
Jeremy
EDIT: The thick green streak on the left got re-sanded with the cotton, the whole thing is fairly uniform now, and is the same shade/thickness of the right half of the strop
Go To Wiki And Check Out Pasting A Strop
I already did that. The wiki is about using pastes, and powders.
Mine is done with a Crox Crayon.
It doesn't take much Crox to do the job. Use yours sparingly to start out and add a stroke or two as necessary to bring the edge into line.
I can't really start low and add more at this point in time... I'm, moreover, concerned with the current amount on the strop... Too much, or about right?Quote:
Originally Posted by nun2sharp
What I meant was it doesn't really matter how much you have on the fabric, what will matter IMO are the number of strokes you use with the razor, with the amount you seem to have on the strop, a couple of strokes would seem to suffice instead of the usual 10-15. A little experimentation will be needed here.
Hey Zombie,
Kind of hard to tell from the pic but I know I bought a paddle strop the other day and crox crayon and I put too much on the strop...tried the shave test and felt like I tore the sh&* out of my face. Wiped it off as much as I could so there was hardly any on there and it was fine. The only advice i can give from my experience is I used a paper towel and when there was hardly any green showing up on the towel it was good. Hope this helps :)
Alright, thanks guys.. Sorry bout that, Nun2, misinterpreted what you said.
Willow, I'll have a go with the paper towels. Thanks
if you see my strops you'll think they were in a CrO bath, but they work just fine. As nun2sharp said start with less to figure out the number of laps needed (usually 5-10) and watch the pressure.
Howdy,
Normally, I try to put it on to where I barely can see it. Might still be a little heavy, but I would leave it be. Nice light strokes and enjoy.
Lynn
Alright, Thanks guys.. I got a good deal off of it, but it left some parts bare...
Long story short, I reapplied very lightly, focusing on bare areas, and then, rather than trying to scrape it off, used the paper towel to spread it.. Now I have a nice light, even coat...
and I feel like a ritualistic mental patient
Shaved,
This would be more better answered by one of the matriculates from Hone IT, but even tho' I'm a drop out, lemme wade in here anyway. Your strop looks gorgeous; I've always been a great fan of hunter green. And while I don't have any green pasted hangers, my plate or bench strops are similarly pasted in the manner of your strop and for my use seem to work just fine. I know there are those who advocate applying CrOx very thinly so that it is barely visible, which may work for them just smashingly. I'm in Maestro Livi's camp and, like he, make it green that can be seen.
:beer2:
Okay.. One more question... This one is hypothetical... If the crox is mostly uniform across the whole strop, but slightly heavier in some spots and ligher in others, does it really matter, or is it only in extremes that coverage differences matter?
I'm overly obsessive about this stuff >.<
EDIT: Thanks so much, Bruce! It's rather reassuring to hear that someone with a thoroughly loaded strop still gets great results... That's what I was mostly worried about!
Thanks everyone!
Shaved,
Oh no! You wiped it all off and then put on just the littlest dab that'll do ya? Once again I find myself the sole soul swimming against the current. Well, it was nice to have company, even for the merest of moments.
:boohoo:
Shaved,
If you used the CrOx crayon and have a place on your strop where you think the paste is too thick or a bit lumply clumped - take a rag with some lighter fluid and wipe the strop to even out the paste. Just let everything dry thoroughly before use and you'll be in fine shape.
My previous post was apparently an over reaction from my thinking that you had scrubbed off that handsome hunter green.
:beer2:
Actually Bruce, Now that you have reassured me that a healthy amount will, in fact, work fine, it is a lovely green again. I'm with ya!
Scrubbed off, no. Thinned out in fear, yes... It is now a little thicker, a healthy shade of green. Thanks for the advice
with that much stuff on there you may be in danger of cutting your head off:(
It's not actually THAT much..Quote:
Originally Posted by kevint
I apply just enough to where I can get a bit of green on my finger with a few swipes along the surface. Once I have that much, I stop, and like Lynn said, it's not much more than enough to see green on the strop.
That's actually where I stopped, When I could wipe some off with my fingers, but it took a few passes, call it quits there, and if I need less, I can buff it off.
THanks again for all the help guys