I feel like I'm pretty good about keeping my pipes 'functionally' clean, but when it comes to cosmetic maintenance I get a little lazy. One of my vulcanite stems had started to become pretty oxidized so I purchased some obsidian oil and Brebbia stem polish. Upon receiving said products I went straight to throwing them in a drawer lol. Yesterday after a 151 mishap, I decided it was time to give them a go.
The polish seemed to do its job, this was my first attempt at ever polishing one of my stems, but I wasn't overly impressed. In hindsight, I should have probably taken a post-polish/pre-oil pic. I only used paper towels and worked it for a couple minutes (lazy, I know).
The oil also seemed to work well, and is also supposed to prevent future oxidation, but having only applied this product yesterday, we will see. Applied it with my fingers, let it sit for about a half hour, and again worked it with a paper towel.
I'd buy them both again.
The polish seemed to do its job, this was my first attempt at ever polishing one of my stems, but I wasn't overly impressed. In hindsight, I should have probably taken a post-polish/pre-oil pic. I only used paper towels and worked it for a couple minutes (lazy, I know).
The oil also seemed to work well, and is also supposed to prevent future oxidation, but having only applied this product yesterday, we will see. Applied it with my fingers, let it sit for about a half hour, and again worked it with a paper towel.
I'd buy them both again.