Thread: Leather Conditioner??

Originally Posted by YaDave

When you are refering to rubbing the strop with your palm (unwashed hands) do you mean to the stropping side or the reverse side?

Thanks

the stropping side, the idea is the skin is naturally oily and the strop will take the oils in.

It may sound really gross, but it does help if you run your hand through your hair a few times before palm-rubbing your strop. The oils will transfer to your hands and then to the strop.

That's assuming, of course, that you have hair to run your hands through

Low tech is best when it comes to straights IMHO.Use your palm and that's all the oil you need.

I rub the stropping side. The oils in your hand are minimal and won't be detrimental to the stropping action. Over a period of time you end up gently conditioning the strop using this method.


Mick

Originally Posted by Ryan82

It may sound really gross, but it does help if you run your hand through your hair a few times before palm-rubbing your strop. The oils will transfer to your hands and then to the strop.

That's assuming, of course, that you have hair to run your hands through

A bald head yields a respectale level of essential oils too...At least from what I've heard. I'm close, but I'm not there yet.


Mick

Right on, thanks guys.