What to Use to Polish Up Restored Estates?

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jonesee75

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Mar 13, 2013
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Panama City Beach, FL
Hello everyone. Currently in the restoration process of 3 pipes.

Dr Grabow Silver Duke

Peterson Dublin Premier Dublin

Ben Wade Royal Matt 10
Stems have come out great. Stems were all highly oxidized and are shiny black. My question now is how to treat the bowls. They all had scratches and some dents. I lightly sanded them with 800-1000 grit paper and they smoothed out nicely. What should I use to bring back the shine?
Thanks in advance for any assistance!

 

lumberjakpipester

Starting to Get Obsessed
Sep 21, 2012
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I mostly use Carnuba wax on a polishing wheel, but have had success with pure bee's wax, shaved thin, and heated with the warmth of your fingers then massaged vigorously into the briar.

 

jonesee75

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Mar 13, 2013
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Panama City Beach, FL
Sounds like carnuba wax it is. A few before and after of the Peterson Dublin Stem. This is my first attempt at a pipe restoration.
Before:

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After:

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kf4bsb

Starting to Get Obsessed
Mar 23, 2013
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Very nice job on that stem. I have probably done 250 to 300 restorations and pretty much all I use is Carnuba and or Bee's wax. I can't wait to see how the bowl turns out!

 

kf4bsb

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Mar 23, 2013
166
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There are several places you can order it from. If you have a Woodcraft store nearby (I'm lucky that I do) you can pick it up there. They have a large mailorder division as well. You can check them out at http://www.woodcraft.com I know I have seen it available online at different places that sell buffing equipment, but I don't know any of those websites off the top of my head. Woodcraft also carries the Tripoli and the Wihte Diamond compounds that so many pipe makes and restoration people use.

 

hfearly

Part of the Furniture Now
Oct 11, 2012
822
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Canada
Dents steam out with a wet towel and a heated knife.

Scratches sand out with sandpaper / micro mesh.

Re-finish with Fiebing's Leather dyes.

Polish-Clean with Brown Tripoli and a slow speed buffing machine.

Polish-Shine with White Diamond and a slow speed buffing machine.

Polish-Shine-and-Preserve with Carbauba wax and a slow speed buffing machine.
At least, that's how I do it :)

 

ssjones

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May 11, 2011
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I use hfearly processes. Carnuba won't really shine a dull bowl, but protects. White Diamond will bring up the shine. I learned most of my processes from Steve Laug, who now has a blog "Reborn Pipes" where he details several pipe restorations per week with pix and detail steps.
http://rebornpipes.wordpress.com/

 

trailspike48

Part of the Furniture Now
Jan 15, 2013
767
2
I bought some Paragon Wax, it puts on a decent shine for those of us without a buffer.

 
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