Thread: chromium oxide on back of leather strop

I have a leather strop (which needs some repair work) and I was wondering if it is OK to put Chromium Oxide on the back of the strop? It is rough leather on the reverse side. Should I sand it down first? Or is it best to purchase/make a nylon strop and add it to that?

Also, can someone send me a link to a preferred vendor of quality Chromium Oxide? Thx!

It's best to have separate strops for paste as to not risk contaminating your everyday strop with the paste.

However if you really want to paste the backside it will work well on the rough leather. There's no need to sand it unless the rough side is very nappy

The SRD stick is the easiest to apply, in 3in X’s about ¼ -1/2 in thick, that is all you need, most apply too much. SRD, Hand America and Kremer Pigment are known pure, razor quality Chrome Oxide, and are inexpensive.

Smooth leather is better for a razor, and as said a separate strop prevents contamination. Anything it touches and is contaminated for life, or at least a very long time.

Pick up a canvas or nylon belt and paste that or mount a separate piece of smooth leather to a piece of MDF. You can rough up the leather a bit with some 4-600 wet and dry, but it will stick just fine on finished leather. Fine nylon seat belt type, works especially well, just make sure it is new and clean.

Remember a little dab will do ya.
CrOx is rated in microns. To use on a rough surface greater than the CrOx would be counter productive.
A few strokes is fine, but you can go to wire brush harsh in a hurry. Just saying.

[QUOTE=Euclid440;1584268]The SRD stick is the easiest to apply, in 3in X’s about ¼ -1/2 in thick, that is all you need, most apply too much.

I'm not clear about this. 3" X's about 1/4- 1/2" thick?

[QUOTE=relli1130;1584600]

Originally Posted by Euclid440

The SRD stick is the easiest to apply, in 3in X’s about ¼ -1/2 in thick, that is all you need, most apply too much.

I'm not clear about this. 3" X's about 1/4- 1/2" thick?

I believe this is the size of the stick. You can always add more, you can take it off, well you can but its very hard.
Get you product. If its a cream , the size of a pea and put it across the strop, like a speed bump. If hard product same idea same application.

I use the SRD spray crox. Haven't used the stick. The spray is easy just make sure you do it outside and protect any part of the strop you don't want it on. I disassemble my fabric side from the leather So as not to contaminate it. 3 spritzs and done let dry give it a couple shakes and reassemble. Good to go for a long time. I'm six months in and still haven't reapplied.

Thank you. The spray seems to be an easy way to lightly apply the CRox. I might give that a try.

The SRD chrome oxide stick is a waxy stubby stick about ¾ in thick and couple inches long, like a thick Crayola.

Just draw 3in X 3in X’s on your substrate, make the lines ¼ to ½ in thick. You do not need to cover the whole strop as is often seen.

, the white is Cerium Oxide.

Is poly webbing too rough for using the Cromium Oxide crayon? I just swapped out my SRD poly webbing with the SRD premium fabric and was wondering if I could paste the poly webbing.