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Help with wrinkles in new strop!
Hi there,
This is my first post in the forums but I've been roaming the website for a while.
I used to shave with a Shavette but it was always my dream to start shaving with a straight razor.
So I bought what apparently is a good starter pack:
- Dovo Best quality 5/8 Full hollow
- Norton 4000/8000
- Norton SiC
- Chromium Oxide compound
- Fromm Strop Dressing
And off course, the strop.
The strop I bought was this one:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Now, I have to say, I don't live in America, I live in Colombia, so everything was shipped from the U.S. down to here.
Everything seems to have arrived in a good condition.... Except for the strop, apparently.
It was rolled inside the box, and on unpackaging it, it has developed some rather coarse wrinkles (check pictures)
I have seen enough to know it's a bad idea to use it in that condition, so I need your advice.
How can I make the strop functional again? If at all?
Remember I don't live in the U.S. so mailing it back asking for a replacement isn't really possible.
EDIT: I wrote this message not 20 mins after unpackaging
EDIT 2: It may seem that the side photo might show larger wrinkles than there are due to the shadow of the back light.
Many thanks in advance.
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Help with wrinkles in new strop!
Personally I would wipe it down with a damp cloth daily and let it hang, adding a small weight is optional, until it straightens out. When it does and is dry I would lightly condition it with saddle oil, neets foot oil or your dressing. Returning it is an option too if shipping is not prohibitive