FHL FERG Posted December 21, 2010 Report Posted December 21, 2010 I have looked around and can't seen to find an answer. can I reuse my leather strop? One it's dirty can it be effectively cleaned and re used? Also, I saw a write up recently where someone recommended using a dense card board to strop instead of leather. Any thoughts on this? Quote FTM-PTB
dirtclod Posted December 21, 2010 Report Posted December 21, 2010 I put more compound on my strop when it gets dirty. Right now i am trying the cardboard glued to a piece of wood and it works fine. For me i found that it easier to get the compound ruibbed into the strop if i heat it a little with a hair dryer then rub on espically with the white and green compound. Quote I'm old enough to know that i don't know everything.
Members bootsmt Posted December 22, 2010 Members Report Posted December 22, 2010 You can use mild soap and warm water to clean it. Don't soak it, rinse off all the soap by whiping off with a damp cloth. Let it dry and redress it. Murphy's oil soap should work. On 12/21/2010 at 5:44 PM, FHL FERG said: I have looked around and can't seen to find an answer. can I reuse my leather strop? One it's dirty can it be effectively cleaned and re used? Also, I saw a write up recently where someone recommended using a dense card board to strop instead of leather. Any thoughts on this? Quote
FHL FERG Posted January 1, 2011 Author Report Posted January 1, 2011 Thanks for the reply, I really appreciate the info. Don't have any Murphy's. Would EVOO or Lexol work? Would one be prefered over the other? Quote FTM-PTB
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