Thread: Seriously messed up!What do I do!?

Well I did it. I rubbed a pumice stone all over the strop to make it even, followed by some 1200 grit sandpaper. And touched up with some neatsfoot oil from SRD. I'll post pics when I learn how. Now my strop is a little darker than before and after stropping I find some really light debris on the spine of my razor. I had made sure to completely clean it with some makeup sponges, and added the oil by only putting oil on one sponge one time and using it for the entire strop. Also the draw appears to be a little more than before and when I strop I find some spots have a different color than others. Did I completely mess up my strop?

Thanks,
Serg

Well done on getting it back. It's probably fine. They are pretty tough.
If there's too much oil on it you can draw some out with tissue & a cool iron. Be careful. You don't want much heat or you'll cook it!

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Carefully cut away the flaps and rub the affected area with a pumice stone.

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You've probably completely restored it! The draw will be greater because it's probably got a lot more oil than it had new. Unless you got way too much on there it won't make any difference other than ... it will have more draw. Note: draw is not directly correlated to how the strop functions. The spots are cosmetic. The leather may not be perfectly even in density and will absorb the oil at different rates when applied, there may have been a little more moisture in spots when you applied the oil, etc. It all sounds good.

I've been following Lynn's advice for some time now. Before using your strop, rub it vigorously with the palm of your hand until you feel some warmth. It brushes off whatever dust, etc. may be on there and conditions it at the same time with the tiny bit of natural oils on your skin. The surface stays completely supple and buttery smooth.