Thread: Vintage Illinois double strop

Originally Posted by Shave4Fun

Tony,

I really don't know the series of the Land Rover. I found the pic somewhere on the Net and thought some fellow shaving like that made a neat avitar.

Thanks for the tips on the strop. A felow straight user on Shavemyface suggested a pumice stone and "Goop" to remove all of the detritus possible.

Regards,

Roger

Goop is pretty harsh stuff and will remove enough oil from the strop it will dry it out...which is no big deal if you're planning on reconditioning it as part of the cleaning.

Personally I have always used Lexol products on my strops as they are PH balanced for leather and won't dry the leather out, darken the leather, or change the draw like other products are prone to do. You can get the Lexol cleaner and conditioner from any decent auto parts store.

Originally Posted by AusTexShaver

Goop is pretty harsh stuff and will remove enough oil from the strop it will dry it out...which is no big deal if you're planning on reconditioning it as part of the cleaning.

Personally I have always used Lexol products on my strops as they are PH balanced for leather and won't dry the leather out, darken the leather, or change the draw like other products are prone to do. You can get the Lexol cleaner and conditioner from any decent auto parts store.

Here's what I did.

Applied Leather New liquid glycerin saddle soap and rubbed with a mildly abrasive felt hat cleaning sponge. Sprayed the saddle soap liberally and rubbed briskly - dark brown goopy liquid came off. Rubbed with a dish towel to clean off. Repeated. Took the edge of a knife to gently scrape off the build up of detritus.
Will let it stand over night and repeat the above process and work until leather is perfectly smooth. After the saddle soap completely dries will treat with neatsfoot oil and leather balm. Looks 100% better already!