Thanks for the advice. I've ordered some CrOx liquid from http://www.japaneseknifesharpeningstore.com/ since the powder did not stick well. I'm goilng to clean off the leather, sand it smooth to get the hard sheen off then do the combo liquid/dry CrOx application as demo'd on their website. My balsa side of the strop, BTW, worked great with just dry CrOx.
Dave