hey guys. i have an old paddle strop from my grandfather. its a durham duplex razor co. strop.

i have a 1 micron and a .5 micron diamond lapping compound on its way to my house this week.

my questions are, can i use this old strop with the new compound? or will there be some type of grit comtamintaion if he had something on there before?

if so can i clean it somehow?
and, if i use the strop with the .50 micron do i really need to storp on a hanging strop after this? can i use a nice clean piece of leather cut into a strip?

i don't want to sound cheap but i'm just getting into this and i want to try it with as little investment as possible, just encase i find i don't like it.

thankfully these razors are pretty sharp already, and don't need honing from what i can tell. they have popped a hanging hair or two, but it took some tries. i think the compound will help without me having to invest in a 70 dollar norton stone.

i'm happy i found a local place selling amplex water soluble diamond lapping compound for just over $12. even if i have them shipped from the place i'll still save
thanks for the info guys. i hope this works and is as good as you all say. because i'm really sick of dealing with a mach3 and all of its troubles and expenses