Just took a shot at the strop with the lead - some sanding to rough it up worked - got the leather and linen side nice and dark.
As I mentioned a few posts ago, definitely rinse the blade after the lead treatment!
So for Friday's shave, going to be 40 laps on the lead sided linen - then 60 laps on the lead sided leather. Think a big chopper will enjoy this....and perfect timing as well.