Thread: Thiers-Issard (TI) paste

I got linked here from another poster as I have the Ti paste, and a linen/leather hanging strop. I was told by the salesman that the paste was to condition the leather side, but judging by posters here some prefer using it on the cloth side.
It is the only strop I have and I don't want to ruin it or produce undesirable effects with the paste so I'm curious what I should do?
Do I need to condition the leather?
Will Ti paste do the trick for conditioning?
Should I just leave the strop alone or put it on the cloth side?
Should I get another paste altogether?
Sorry but the salesman & barber were both unable to answer my questions, they simply said the cloth side warms the blade & the leather sharpens it.

If you have only one strop put nothing on it. The strop should need nothing then the occasional rub down with the palm of your hand to condition the leather.

The idea that when you use the linen side you are heating the blade is an old school idea that has some merit. But the idea that the leather side sharpens the razor is not. All the leather side is doing is putting a final polish on the blade.

If you want to use paste you will need a second strop dedicated to paste. I recommend a paddle strop for this purpose but a hanging strop will work also.

Most paste other then dovo white have sharpening properties similar to hones. The ti paste you are talking about is similar to a 10k hone and you would not want to use ether of those everyday.

Thanks for the response.
So with this in mind would it be a bad idea to put the paste on the linen side?
(To sharpen) then use the leather to polish as you say?