Thread: Dovo White Paste and SRD Webbing

Well, erictski -- if you twisted me arm enough I
could try on my Premium I, but it actually works
pretty well without the white paste.

*shrug*

- Scott

Scott...

how do you like that premium Strop.

Well, the leather is pretty cool -- it's absolutely flat
and smooth and has a moderate amount of draw. I
think it does a pretty good job on razors. The nylon
side seems to work pretty well in the sense that the
razor is prepared properly for the shave, but I'm not
yet sure how well it preserves the edge over time.

It's a very nice strop, all in all. My favourites so far
are the SRD Premium, TM Horsehide/Linen, and the
Dovo Best Russian.

- Scott

Ok erictski, I applied the Dovo White Paste to my
SRD Premium, so I'll report back once it has dried
and I've given it a few tries. If I don't like it then
it is a great excuse to buy another 1-2 Premiums,
and probably a couple new Tony Miller's to make
it even

- Scott

So, the paste has imparted a plasticky feel to the
strop, and I wasn't thrilled about the feel of the
webbing to begin with. It also did not apply very
evenly, and would `soak' into the strop immediately.

I wouldn't recommend using the white paste with
the SRD webbing, but of course others are free to
experiment

- Scott

I too tried it and havent liked it. I may get a cotton from TM to use with dovo white..

Originally Posted by sebell

So, the paste has imparted a plasticky feel to the
strop, and I wasn't thrilled about the feel of the
webbing to begin with. It also did not apply very
evenly, and would `soak' into the strop immediately.

I wouldn't recommend using the white paste with
the SRD webbing, but of course others are free to
experiment

- Scott

Originally Posted by erictski

I too tried it and havent liked it. I may get a cotton from TM to use with dovo white..

Ahh - I was a guinea pig for no good reason!

- Scott

Originally Posted by sebell

So, the paste has imparted a plasticky feel to the
strop, and I wasn't thrilled about the feel of the
webbing to begin with. It also did not apply very
evenly, and would `soak' into the strop immediately.

I wouldn't recommend using the white paste with
the SRD webbing, but of course others are free to
experiment

- Scott

Have you used white paste on other strops, or was this your first attempt?

Originally Posted by Seraphim

Have you used white paste on other strops, or was this your first attempt?

I haven't applied the white paste to other
strops, but one of my favourite linen strops
was the Dovo Best Russian -- which had a
linen side pasted with white paste. I loved
the feel and performance of this strop.

- Scott