Removing Red Dovo Paste from my loom strop, can it be done?

**shakin_jake** · 05-09-2012, 12:19 AM

I put Dovo red paste on this Jemico strop last summer

anyway I can remove it so as to restore the strop's surface to it's former leather goodness only glory?

Best,

Jake
Reddick Fla.

**kansascutthroat** · 05-23-2012, 04:04 PM

i removed paste from a strop i used the red stuff on using the armor all leather cleaning wipes. seemed to work well for me. got it all off, oiled the strop with some neatsfoot, and it was good as new!

**Alum of Potash** · 05-24-2012, 12:45 AM

I bought an old paste-encrusted loom strop last summer. A sequence of 240x, 400x, and 600x wet-dry sandpaper--used dry, with light circular strokes--left the surfaces looking like Russian leather. But in my case, I wanted to coat it with Dovo red and black pastes at the end. It has been serving me well ever since.

**shakin_jake** · 06-20-2012, 09:45 PM

Gentlemen!, I wanted to thank you for your advice...I've yet to act but I will be trying one of the ways you fellas mentioned sooner or later, and either one requires me to go to a store and spend some money=:-), since I do not have sand paper in those grits nor do I have the Armor All wipes...decisions, decisions

I know I have a large bottle of Lexol Leather Conditioner but IIRC, I am out of their cleaner product...thinking that might work like the Armor All product

I might also go with AOP's way and spread Dovo black on the other side of this strop and go back to using paste for touch ups if for no better reason than to give it another try. I was using the Dovo Red straight after correctring the bevels with a stone...75+ laps then going to a linen and leather strop then shaving, just for grins and giggles, and because others tried it and it sounded like a good idea/fun thing to experiment with, and it was...but when I initially wrote this post I was thinking of just going back to a leather only loom strop, abnd the flip side has some green on it. Decisions, decisions

Best,

Jake
Reddick Fla.

**Slash McCoy** · 06-21-2012, 12:35 AM

Try saddle soap and an old toothbrush? Then follow up with a light sanding and some neatsfoot oil?

**Giant Kiwi** · 06-21-2012, 08:55 AM

Buy another one??

**shakin_jake** · 10-08-2012, 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by Slash McCoy

Try saddle soap and an old toothbrush? Then follow up with a light sanding and some neatsfoot oil?

~~~wanted to follow up on this...I took Slash's advice and used saddle soap...I can't remember what I put the saddle soap on (did this a few weeks ago)...maybe a paper towel (wet) or a sponge but, the saddle soap did a real nice job of removing the red paste

I did this several times over several days, letting it dry after each use, then after it was dry, I buffed a bit with a clean cotton cloth

it took several applications of saddle soap to remove it all, then I wiped some leather conditioner on a dry paper towel and made a few passes over the leather...did this several X's over several days

I found no need to sand the leather

Bottom line?, it looks like new...looks like there was never any red Dovo paste on it

Thanks for the suggestions Slash!

Best,

Jake
Reddick Fla.

**Slash McCoy** · 10-08-2012, 05:48 PM

Glad it worked for ya Jake. Saddle soap works great for cleaning nearly any sort of leather, from car upholstery to tennis shoes. It seemed like it would HAVE to work on a strop.