Thread: Thiers-Issard (TI) paste

Hello,

im guessing someone as discussed the above mentioned product as compared to say Diamond spray or Chromium oxide, but as "TI" id to short to search im not having any luck.

So any thought on this product? I have a TI razor and like it alot, and am considering using this paste on the back of my strop.

any feedback is welcome.
riedog

Originally Posted by riedog

Hello,

im guessing someone as discussed the above mentioned product as compared to say Diamond spray or Chromium oxide, but as "TI" id to short to search im not having any luck.

So any thought on this product? I have a TI razor and like it alot, and am considering using this paste on the back of my strop.

any feedback is welcome.
riedog

if i am not mistaken it is same as dovo white paste.
you should be fine if you use on linen side of the strop and strop it then move to leather side.
hope this help.
it does have very very small abrasive force.
gl

I have used both and you will be better satisfied with .5 micron diamond for the backside of your strop.

riedog,

The TI Pate De Rasoir comes as a hard crayon.

One of the problems is applying it to smooth leather surfaces, or indeed the 'suede' finished TI paddles is it either tends to clump into 'sticky' patches, or goes like eraser crumbs.

I have had the best results appying it to linen or canvas - something with texture that the paste can get stuck into !

After application, the strop is somewhat 'sticky' !

Heating the crayon & the strop substrate aids the application.

However, when applied to the strop, it does a good job.

10 - 20 laps gets the job done nicely.

For convenience however, I would stick with the usual CrOx or diamond products.

Why not try it and see if you like it ?

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ

I have had it for years and I consider it to be an excellent paste. If used lightly and like a crayon it will spread nice and evenly on a leather strop. Use a rubber glove while applying.

It is not the same as the Dovo white paste.

It is much more tacky than any other pastes I have encountered, especially when use the first time after application. Go slow and light with the first stropping strokes, don't force the razor down the strop.

It imparts a smooth and mild edge. There's less bite with edges finished on this.

All this said, I really don't use pastes to finish my blades and haven't for years but if I needed to in a pinch I would choose this. Hope that helps.

Best Regards,
EL

Originally Posted by elbonator

I have had it for years and I consider it to be an excellent paste. If used lightly and like a crayon it will spread nice and evenly on a leather strop. Use a rubber glove while applying.

It is not the same as the Dovo white paste.

It is much more tacky than any other pastes I have encountered, especially when use the first time after application. Go slow and light with the first stropping strokes, don't force the razor down the strop.

It imparts a smooth and mild edge. There's less bite with edges finished on this.

All this said, I really don't use pastes to finish my blades and haven't for years but if I needed to in a pinch I would choose this. Hope that helps.

Best Regards,
EL

every thing this guy says is very true. I have used it on canvas as said above it goes on canvas so much easier. the paste is nothing like dovo paste. It leaves a smooth sharp nice edge . It can be used as a retouch or even as a finisher after your final hone.

I like this paste I use it to finish and retouch my razors. I have been using it for about 6 months now and it works fine. The paste is equal to a 10K grit stone and was intended by TI to be used at every stropping, but I just use it if I need to refresh my edges or to finish my razors when homing.

I played with the TI paste for a couple of years and found that when it works, it is nice and when it doesn't I usually need to go back to the 4K or 8K and re-hone. I put a very small amount on either my canvas/cotton/linen strop or on the back of leather strops. It blacks up pretty quickly. All in all, about a 50% hit rate with 10-15 very light X strokes.

To me, it is another can do media. There are better and more consistent and there are worse.

Have fun,

Lynn

I agree with those who like it as I also use it and think it does a fine job in finishing or refining an edge. It does apply somewhat in the fashion of bubblegum, but I like how it can polish or touch up an edge once you have it smoothed out on a strop or paddle. I've put it on the back or flesh side of a hanging travel strop and on several paddles I've made for myself. To even it out on leather faced paddles I have resorted to wetting a rag with lighter fluid to even out some of the thicker clumps on a grain leather faced paddle.

It is nominally a coarser paste than Chrome Oxide, but I like the shave from the edge the TI paste helps create. Thumbs up.

wow thanks for all the responses.

guess its that time

Riedog.