Thread: Vintage strop

I picked these up at the local flee market this past Sunday. The linen was easy to get clean.

The leather I wiped down with Isopropyl alcohol And it cleaned it and dried fast. ( didn't soak it just wiped.) Then rubbed in a couple of drops of Mineral Oil. And Let it sit for 4 days. now when I try to strop on it it leaved a brown gunk on the razor spine and bevel. Did I do something wrong? I have some ballistol that came in today but haven't done anything with it yet.

Before photos here} https://sharprazorpalace.com/razors/...rket-find.html

Thanks
John

Probably just needs to be cleaned more. I am not an expert on strop restoration but I know some people use saddle soap. I have used it for boots and it works quite well for that. Although I would probably wait for someone who really knows strop restore. They may say, "NOOOO!!! Never use saddle soap!"

I usually do a good cleaning with saddle soap and a finger nail brush. When dry I lay it on a flat surface and go over it with 2500 grit sandpaper. Then a light treatment of neetsfoot oil on backside to moisturize leather.