I just finished up my first two re-furbish jobs, they are far from perfect but I learned a LOT;
1. Don't take off the original finish with 180 grit unless you HAVE to. And if you have to, get comfortable, you're going to be there for a while.
2. A variable speed bench-grinder 2000-3400rpm is fine for waxing. Turned down to 2000 rpm of course.
3. Plastic sandwich bags split due to the petroleum base in bars of buffing compound and Carnauba wax, they will do this while holding them four feet above the garage floor.
4. Carnauba wax is brittle.
5. This forum contains enough information, (without asking silly questions), to turn estate pipes into first rate additions to your regular rotation.
M. Gasparini before
M. Gasparini after
Red Dot before
Red Dot after
1. Don't take off the original finish with 180 grit unless you HAVE to. And if you have to, get comfortable, you're going to be there for a while.
2. A variable speed bench-grinder 2000-3400rpm is fine for waxing. Turned down to 2000 rpm of course.
3. Plastic sandwich bags split due to the petroleum base in bars of buffing compound and Carnauba wax, they will do this while holding them four feet above the garage floor.
4. Carnauba wax is brittle.
5. This forum contains enough information, (without asking silly questions), to turn estate pipes into first rate additions to your regular rotation.
M. Gasparini before
M. Gasparini after
Red Dot before
Red Dot after