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 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?