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09-01-2008, 10:30 PM #11Coticule researcher
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If you decide to wash it, wash it with cold water. You could even soak it in cold water with a bit of mild soap. Cold water will not make it shrink.
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09-02-2008, 12:47 AM #12Senior Member
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Originally Posted by Bart
Your mileage may vary <g>The Heirloom Razor Strop Company / The Well Shaved Gentleman
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09-02-2008, 04:54 PM #13Coticule researcher
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By all means, Leon, listen to Tony. Originally Posted by Tony Miller
I've only washed jeans and T-shirts and other clothes in cold water, to prevent shrinkage. It never failed me, but if Tony implies that this may not be true for linen strops...
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09-03-2008, 10:56 PM #14Vintage Scent shop clerk
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I'll give it a try .
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11-20-2008, 07:37 PM #15Member
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Well I would not do it with a TM strop, but my Dovo got quite dirty. I washed it with ivory soap and it did shrink. I had to lay it down and put weight on it, and then really pulled it back into position. I would probably never do it again, but the strop seems fine and even took out the TI white paste.
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11-21-2008, 03:42 AM #16Woo hoo!
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Although I've never tried it myself, I've heard of some people using waterless hand cleaners on their strop. Perhaps this would reduce the side effects (i.e. possible shrinkage) of using water? Remember, I've NEVER tried this, so don't think it's good advice, just throwing some ideas out there!
Dave
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