Is too much oil a bad thing? help!
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I did this. The damage is...a very slow draw. Means your razor won't really glide up and down the leather, it'll stick...have a dragging feel. Heavy draw.
...wrap in some newspapers and/ or old rags and put it in the sun. This will help draw a lot out. What type of strop is it?
...wrap in some newspapers and/ or old rags and put it in the sun. This will help draw a lot out. What type of strop is it?
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You can rub off most of the surface excess with denatured alcohol on a rag. Just barely dampen the rag and wipe off the excess oil.
I actually like a high draw for certain razors, so it's not necessarily a bad thing.
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I actually like a high draw for certain razors, so it's not necessarily a bad thing.
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Yeah, def take a rag with alchol as kent says. i forgot about this. w as years ago i did this.
really, they don't need any oil to begin with....
you could always get another strop. probably the quickest route.
really, they don't need any oil to begin with....
you could always get another strop. probably the quickest route.
This. I've never rubbed anything on any of my strops.
I have a Mountain Mikes that SWMBO folded a bit too tightly on a trip a while back, and I think it could perhaps benefit from a treatment.
While there is a lot of great advice offered here on B&B, always, alway, always ask the guys who made your strop first, before adding anything to it. Some leather does better with different applications, some do best with nothing. Better to ask first.
While most of the tips I have seen here are great they do not work for every strop and it is hard to convey just how much Neat's Foot is too much. I've played with a lot of treatments on some of my own strops, new and vintage, and on some it worked wonders, on others I wished I had left it alone.
Tony
While most of the tips I have seen here are great they do not work for every strop and it is hard to convey just how much Neat's Foot is too much. I've played with a lot of treatments on some of my own strops, new and vintage, and on some it worked wonders, on others I wished I had left it alone.
Tony
Tony Miller suggested only a good palm of the hand rubbing on his strops and this is actually the only thing I do. Both my Steerhide and brand new English Bridle are in perfect shape.
When I do use oil, and it is rarely, I apply a few drops to the palm of my hand, rub both hands together then rub the strop. In this way just a thin film is applied and if more is needed you can repeat the process. The thin application soaks in evenly and can be built up a little at a time. Often when applying the oil directly to the strop it soaks in the leather unevenly leaving darker sticky areas.
Tony
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I wouldn't oil a TM
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