For sale is a vintage RAZOR STROP PASTE from Stangen-Pasta, Solingen, Germany. This box contains mostly unused red and black solid paste sticks to keep your blade sharp for a close shave. This two-paste set comes with two grits in solid stick form. Each Aluminum Oxide paste is used for a specific purpose and on separate leather strop. Each stick measures about 1/2 inches, by 1/2 inches, and by 1 1/2 inches long. For use or display with your vintage razor collection.
The paste is applied to leather strop by lightly rubbing the stick on the surface like a crayon and blending in by using the the heel of your palm or smooth glass bottle side. A little goes a long way and one application should be sufficient for many stropping sessions. The Aluminum Oxide Red paste is a coarse red paste for sharpening dull edges. This medium grit paste, with abrasive particles, is used on a leather strop to mildly sharpen before being used on the finer black paste strop. The Aluminum Oxide Black paste is a fine paste is for polishing. It leaves a mirror finish and intended as the final abrasive before finishing on conditioned leather.
