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I have a black 2" strop from Five Star Shaving which was a vast improvement over my original Ebay strop. Problem is, I've been finding random green stains on my white countertop. I couldn't figure out what they were until I touched up the edges of the strop with the pummice stone and it left green stains everywhere when I got some water on the countertop.
Do all strops leech color when they get wet? Or just all black ones? Or is it just that the five star strop is cheap?
I'm not familiar with five star shaving.
I do have a 2" black latigo from star shaving that I've had for maybe 3 months and I haven't noticed any leeching from it.
Granted, it's mostly for travel so it's only been used ten times or so.
To be honest, I've never gotten any of my strops wet, so I don't know if they would stain or not. From what you are describing it would appear that your strop has some less than optimal materials, but since they really aren't intended to be wet, who's to say what's acceptable?
Green? Is it a bright green? Could it be Chromium Oxide paste? Because I find it odd that a black strop would leave green stains...
Jim, this is just the base pigment in the strops dye. By the way, where the devil is that Jeeves, did you ever send him? To the OP, please dont get your strop wet, mold and mildew may result as well as hardening of the leather once it dries.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimR
I shipped him Prioity mail...he should have been there last week! I do hope I poked enough holes in the box...Oh my!Quote:
Originally Posted by nun2sharp
I didn't get the strop wet. The flakes from the strop that landed on the countertop got wet and they leeched the color into the countertop. At first I thought it was chromium oxide but I cleaned it and have the chromium oxide kept in the basement shop so I couldn't come up with a way for that to have gotten on the countertop. It's definitely from the strop. The SWMBO had decreed that the strop has to be kept somewhere else because it randomly drops little flakes from stropping onto the counter and stains it.
Edit: And yes, it was star shaving, not five star shaving. My bad.
Maybe Jeeves ran into Bertie Wooster and they stopped for a spot of tea ? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by nun2sharp
Have you contacted the vendor? Even if it's the dye the strop shouldn't be dropping flakes.Quote:
Originally Posted by PhlyanPan
I have an SRD premium II strop, a whippeddog poor man's strop and the latigo from star shaving.
They all feel different bit the strop from star shaving feels different & kind of plasticky. I'm not sure if it's the latigo or not as it is the only latigo I own. It kind of feels like bonded leather. If it is bonded then that would explain the flaking.
No I haven't talked to the vendor. I figured it's just a cheap strop so what do I expect. I just want to make sure that it's not a problem that's inherent in black strops.
I cleaned my star 2in black latigo strop with williams soap and a pumice stone, when I dried it before applying neatsfoot oil it leeched greenish color onto the towel.
More than likely it is the dye but it shouldn't flake. I'd get in touch with him and ask. I've only dealt with him once but he seemed like a stand up fellow. And if you need a brush the frank shaving best badger from him is quite nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by PhlyanPan