Honestly, I wish I had someone to show me. I could tell it was too much because I could feel it pull on parts of the balsa - mainly the edges of the balsa which were quite dark gray. I've only had a problem with the .1u, I guess because that is the one I use daily. I lapped it flat today as it was due anyway and it did need lapping. I reapplied the paste in tiny amounts on three sections of the strop and it didn't seem like enough but I'll have to wait and see. I doubt I used the half pea size Slash recommended. The particles are so hard and tiny I imagine they get all over the strop but I'm in as big a quandary as you. Maybe @Slash McCoy will give us more hints. I did finish honing a razor today and if what I didn't work, I'll be shaving off of .25 and should feel the difference.So you used very little, but alas, too much? Could you perhaps elucidate on how you know it was too much? I have lapped my balsa strops flat, and have my CBN emulsions, ready to apply. I just don’t want to ruin them with too much - this emulsion is a liquid, and I am concerned it will get absorbed into the balsa before i can spread it thin enough...