Thread: Srtop drags

Thanks to everyone.

my 2 strops both live in my bathroom on the side of my towel cupboard
but I have a larger bathroom ventilated with a fan & open window & we don't have really hot showers as it is hot enough here

I have recently rehydrated an old trop, so I have rehydration on my mind I guess. Anyway, this is what Im thinking... Would it not be a good way to slowly rehydrate a strop by having it in the bathroom while showering and efter every second-ish shower treat it with neatsfoots oil or some other good-for-the-strop-oil? Maybe someone more experienced could share their thoughts on this...?

Jacob

I have treated strops with shave lather to break in with a bottle.

Also on a dry strop I have used a Nivea vitamin E hand cream, just apply to hands as normal rub in until not greasy feeling then palm rub your strop as normal & the cream will rub into the strop and soften it slightly, this can be repeated as the amout transferred is minimal. DO NOT however apply any creams etc direct to the strop.

Even neatsfoot oil if use should be applied in similar amounts as it goes a long way also on dry leather.

Have also used glycerine ( as recommended by 10Pups ) on a very old and dry box strop leather & it bounced back very well