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09-20-2010, 04:21 PM #1
Jimmy's got the right answer as usual. Keep your daily strop (leather and linen) free of CrOx and other pastes. With a properly sharpened razor, there should be no need to use CrOx on a regular basis, and doing so will round off the sharp edge quickly, requiring you to do more honing.
Personally, I don't generally use CrOx for anything, but when I do, I use CrOx on a balsa strop that I got from Ray on this site (although I don't see him offering these stops anymore, so maybe he's done with making them). If a blade is pulling or digging in when I'm shaving, I think I get better results by going over the edge on an Escher or Japanese finishing stone for 50-100 laps and then stropping on plain leather. That almost always does the trick.
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09-20-2010, 04:32 PM #2
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09-20-2010, 08:11 PM #3
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Thanked: 39Jimmy is right.
If you want to use Cromium Oxide on something you can get 1/4x3 balsa wood at hobby lobby cheap.
You can also get 2mm thick dense foam with a sticky back for a $1 a sheet. I like the spray on Crox on balsa or the foam.
I also use .05 diamond spray on them.
When I come off the Chinese 12k I hit the diamond hone 5-6 passes and the Crox 8-10 passes and have a super sharp edge.
But that is what I like for my 1 pass wtg shave.
Silver2
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09-20-2010, 09:21 PM #4
johbu151;
I use the CrOx on leather after final finishing hone. Cotton linen would absorb more of the compound than the leather. Leather is a less porous and more rigid substrate.
Experiment with this yourself to determine what works best on YOUR face. I finish honing at 30K+, then strop 12 to 24 laps on CrOx Leather, then 50 to 70 laps on plain leather. Yes you can use CrOx after 12K. Yes you can use CrOx for refreshing an edge. My guess is your face will thank you if you give your razor 12 to 24 laps on the CrOx after the 12K.
Don’t over do the CrOx, follow the guide in SRP Wiki and apply the CrOx in an X pattern on your strop of choice. FYI. Chromium oxide is a carcinogen. Wear latex gloves when applying the material to a strop. That should be updated in the Wiki. Limited exposure should not be a problem. A little goes a long way.
Have a nice day,
MIke
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09-20-2010, 09:39 PM #5
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09-23-2010, 06:06 PM #6
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09-25-2010, 12:30 AM #7
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Thanked: 1Sorry it took so long to get back to this thread and respond. Thanks to everyone who replied to my questions, and also mentioning the safety concerns with Crox. I may or may not try it depending on how the blades are coming off the finishing hones.
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09-25-2010, 04:14 AM #8
Holy heck, I can only imagine how bad inhaling some of the spray would be to your lungs! Must be far worse than getting some on your skin...I guess it is a very good idea to use a face mask when spraying and stropping on CrO2, especially with the CrO2 dust flying around in the air while stropping on the sprayed and dried surface.