Thread: Pasting a strop--a photo tutorial

Thank you for your suggestion.

I think that I will try to dilute the paste layer with some kind of oil and try whiping it off with a cloth before, if that won't work I'll clean it completely.

I can't remember where I read this tip, but I've had good luck cleaning gunk off of leather strops using that Fast Orange hand cleaner that mechanics use. It has no petroleum distillates, & it's made for skin. Leather is skin. However, on veg-tanned leather, it changes the color & greatly reduces the draw (my guess is it removes oils from the leather) so you will have to rub in a little mineral oil after it dries to soften it & get it to draw again. The color change is permanent.

Great post, I have a hard time with the "if a little is good then alot must be great concept" This post helps pound that idea into my little head.

good work

Charlie

Josh,
Great tutorial! I get asked these questions daily and you have really put together a nice lesson.

Less is more. When I pre-paste I typically add more than needed as guys tend to think they got shorted if one were to put the optimal amount on a paddle. I do find simply scrubing off the exces chromium with a dry rag works well and one can fine tune fron a medium even coat down to a bare hint of paste with a few scrubbings.

Again, great job here. Maybe this could be made into a sticky?

Tony

Josh,

Thanks for your tutorial.

Tony,

Thanks for your additional comments.

great topic needs a bump

awesome Josh
needs a sticky, not bump

Second on the sticky.

Given that chromium oxide is mutagenic, it might be a good idea to wear gloves when doing the application!

cool tutorial!thanks man