Thread: Chromium oxides on strops

I have crOx on felt, have never tried it on anything else. I would be interested in trying Diamond just to see the difference

Originally Posted by Trimmy72

I have crOx on felt, have never tried it on anything else. I would be interested in trying Diamond just to see the difference

For one thing, you may find the diamond spray cleaner to work with and around. I simply lay my strop over newspaper, exposing the side that I wish to treat, spray it down and rub it in and then hang it up to dry for 24 hours before using. On a white linen strop, the spray is of course invisible and the visual feedback you get after using it a few times shows you that it's working with evidence of the metal from the blade being left behind.

This is of course, yet another YMMV issue too. But, I took Lynn's advice early on and started using this from day one as a quick, easy touch up method.

Frank