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There may be multiple grits around, but if it's that cheap it can't hurt to pick some up and give it a try.

CO was used to make green paint way back when, and some guys had a flat board painted...

It should get better, I've noticed that I get much better results after the paste has had a few days to dry, though it helps to use it while it's still soft to help distribute the paste evenly and...

As I recall, glycerine is hydroscopic - it absorbs moisture from the air. So your strop will be permanently damper than ambient, and the paste may never really dry out.

Check in the hand cream section of your pharmacy. Breastfeeding women use it to prevent chapping, and guys that work outdoors in the winter also use it on their hands for the same reason.

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Not ky, you want something that doesn't dry tacky. If they can't find a strop dressing, then any good hand cream would probably work fine.

You said you bought some and ordered some more? What are you doing with it? It only takes a quarter teaspoon of paste to do a whole hanging strop, and it lasts for months.

I'd try liquid strop conditioner or leather conditioner. The chapstick tube of CO and BC I got from Keith both took a few days to dry out once applied, so it's not water or oil.