Thread: Cordovan Strop Care

Have been using my Cordovan strop pretty hard these past few months and it’s seems it’s lost it shine like it went from new car shiny to more of a Matt satin finish but more on the Matt side, I first used just a lightly damp warm cotton cloth and lightly wiped it down in one direction but that did nothing so then I used the same damp cloth with some saddle soap and it still looks the same, the draw has not changed one bit but am curious how to get the shine back.

It’s kinda shiny at the top and bottom where the blade basically never goes due to the lesther end caps so it’s pretty much in the middle

Pics are from bottom to top and as you can see the middle seems to be getting the worst of it and I don’t know whats caused those little bumps other than raised spots in the leather from being wet but I only used a damp cotton cloth