Dovo Strop paste(two pack)
Not many people seem to say much about the Dovo two pack of strop paste(apart that it melts lots). One is red and one is black.
Does anybody have any experience of this, as it is the most easily available paste in the UK.
When using in combination with a norton, is the red paste for use after the 8k, or is it too coarse?
How fine is the black paste? Is it fine enough to avoid having to ship a finer one from the US?
Just not sure if this is a waste of time or not?
Any experiences shared would be appreciated.
Nick
Dovo Strop paste(two pack)
Hey guys I use the dovo paste all the time.
A quick run down of the dovo paste is that the Red paste is 3-4 microns (roughly 8k) and the Black paste is 1-2 microns ( roughly 12k)
So using the Red Paste after the 8k hone really shouldn't much but could just take that edge a little father. Then you can move to the Black paste to finish. I have finer paste to use but I prefer the finish of the Black paste so I would say it is fine enough as a finisher but if you do decide to go finer it is a good stepping stone.
The Dovo paste are all slow cutters so require a fair amount of laps to get the results you want. They however leave a very smooth shaving edge.
To apply using the x's in the tutorial works pretty well. No matter how you do it give it a couple days to dry before using it. Then even when you use it you will most likely have so transfer from the strop to the blade of the paste. So keep a paper towel handy to wipe the blade off before switching between the paste.
I recommend using any paste with a paddle strop.
Here is a link going over pasted strops http://straightrazorpalace.com/showpost.php?p=733537
Dovo Strop paste(two pack)
Find it very messy to apply. And seems never to really dry.