Thread: Q re Applying Diamond Spray to Wool Felt Strop

Received SRD's wool felt strop and 0.5 diamond spray in the mail today. The instructions say to spray it twice and let it sit over night.

There's no indication how closely I should hold the spray bottle to the strop, however.

Will those who've applied it with good results tell me how closely you held the bottle to the strop?

Also, I saw a post from Lynn saying he did 3 passes when spraying. Can the experienced/successful users tell me how many passes you did?

p.s.

I did not expect that the wool would have a "grain to it." Move your hand upward, and there seems relatively smooth. Move down, and there is noticeably more friction.

I think I spray from about 8 inches or so and move the spray pattern down the length of the strop until it is uniformly covered, but not damp. The felt will swell a bit if you get it too saturated, so be careful not to spot it or spray too much in one area. Just go with a couple of light coats separated by drying time. Use three if you feel that you didn't get good coverage. The SRD spray has a pretty high density of diamond abrasive in the emulsion, so it doesn't take too much to make it work.

I have resprayed mine a couple of times, more because I just felt like it than due to any drop off in performance.

Okay, did it.

Hi,

+1 on Bills' comments.

I applied the spray to a felt paddle too generously, and it swelled up in the middle.

I didn't notice this, but my blades did

Re-pressing the felt after it dried seems to have worked !

Have fun !

regards

Russ

+1.

Dont apply so much it saturates the material. The spray is pretty abrasive, and less is definately better than more...!

I applied the spray too thick the first time, and it gave the strop a terrible rash, I could not press it down, but soaking it in warm water and letting it dry overnight hanging brought it back to new condition.

Crom

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I did not expect that the wool would have a "grain to it." Move your hand upward, and there seems relatively smooth. Move down, and there is noticeably more friction. [QUOTE]
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Would someone like to comment on the wool felt grain issue? How is the strop manufactured and does the grain affect the razor edge in any way? Inquiring minds want to know.........Thanks

Originally Posted by Bill S

I think I spray from about 8 inches or so and move the spray pattern down the length of the strop until it is uniformly covered, but not damp. The felt will swell a bit if you get it too saturated, so be careful not to spot it or spray too much in one area. Just go with a couple of light coats separated by drying time. Use three if you feel that you didn't get good coverage. The SRD spray has a pretty high density of diamond abrasive in the emulsion, so it doesn't take too much to make it work.

I have resprayed mine a couple of times, more because I just felt like it than due to any drop off in performance.

You can also run and edge up and down the felt to freshen it up and get more life out of it before you need to re spray

Originally Posted by Don

You can also run and edge up and down the felt to freshen it up and get more life out of it before you need to re spray

But....I like to re spray.....

I took mine out on the porch. Held it vertical and sprayed from about 8 to 10 inches. Moving around and trying to get it evenly. Laid it down on the table out on the porch and left it to dry overnight. May have given it another lick.... really don't remember. Maybe 3 months later did it again. Hasn't needed it since but I don't use it alot. It is turning black so I guess I use it enough. Mighty effective when I do use it and I highly recommend it.