About To Embark On My First Restoration Project

seanv

Lifer

Mar 22, 2018

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• Nov 17, 2018

• #1

As the title says I am about to embark on my first pipe restoration. I am unclear about the buffing and polishing steps.

- What equipment do you guys use for the buffing and waxing? I am looking at a few different tabletop machines.

- What products do you use for the buffing and waxing? There are quite a few different options on the market.

 

ashdigger

Lifer

Jul 30, 2016

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60

Vegas Baby!!!

• Nov 17, 2018

• #2

Forum Member Briars Blues has a YouTube channel that has a great video titled "Pipe Cleaning from Start to Finish"
He goes over everything.

 

danielplainview

Lifer

Mar 30, 2014

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78

wv

• Nov 17, 2018

• #3

Good luck. It can be quite fun to fix up an old classic and give it a second life. I recommend practicing on a few beaters before trying to fix something rare or expensive.

 

seanv

Lifer

Mar 22, 2018

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• Nov 17, 2018

• #4

Thanks ashdigger. I’ll check out the videos. I’ve seen some of their videos already and they are quite good.

Dave - I’ll be starting on an old linkmans I got for cheap from eBay. It appears to be a good starter. I’ll post some before and after pics.

 

mikethompson

Lifer

Jun 26, 2016

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Near Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Nov 17, 2018

• #5

Good luck on something I've wanted to do, but don't have the time or equipment for. I've picked up a few pointers for clean up, but a full on restore is still outside my wheelhouse.

 

Chasing Embers

Captain of the Black Frigate

Nov 12, 2014

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• Nov 17, 2018

• #6

I've actually not yet gotten any major equipment for restorations. This one was done with Magic Erasers, Barkeeper's Friend, and toothpaste. A Handiwipe Multiuse towel with Paragon wax was used on the bowl and a Case XX blade was used to ream the chamber.

 

mso489

Lifer

Feb 21, 2013

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• Nov 17, 2018

• #7

'Embers, that is an amazing job, all by hand. It's a whole new pipe.

 

rmpeeps

Lifer

Oct 17, 2017

1,124

1,768

San Antonio, TX

• Nov 18, 2018

• #8

^Embers -

That’s truly a ‘Magic’ Eraser ! It reverses the grain and everything!!

 

Chasing Embers

Captain of the Black Frigate

Nov 12, 2014

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• Nov 18, 2018

• #9

The before was an eBay shot. Here's another. That first does appear to be a mirror image.

 

mikethompson

Lifer

Jun 26, 2016

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Near Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Nov 18, 2018

• #10

Paragon wax

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I've been meaning to get some for awhile, but very hard to find in Canada.

 

Chasing Embers

Captain of the Black Frigate

Nov 12, 2014

43,450

109,394

• Nov 18, 2018

• #11

I've been meaning to get some for awhile, but very hard to find in Canada.

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I get mine from eBay.

 

mikethompson

Lifer

Jun 26, 2016

11,340

23,496

Near Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Nov 18, 2018

• #12

With Canada Post being on strike, I would likely never receive it. But I hadn't thought to look on eBay, hmm.

 

seanv

Lifer

Mar 22, 2018

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• Nov 18, 2018

• #13

4noggins has it for $12 I think. The whiners at Canada Post are on rotating strikes, it will only slow down delivery a bit.