Has anyone used this dye to color a pipe? I just acquired six briar bowls in poor condition and five stems. I think the stems are original but they are loose fitting. The shame is that these were expensive pipes I believe, and they sanded off and down the logos, but I was able to figure out that one was a Savinelli Autograph, a Radice, 2 Preben Holm's and maybe a third is a Ben Wade PH, also I suspect the one without a stem is another Savinelli but it's totally devoid of logos and markings. They are in rough condition and I was wondering if I should do any more touch up sanding in spots. I ordered some leather dyes to experiment with and was wondering if anyone had any knowledge about how to use it and polish the pipe in the end. I watched Kraigseder (He's so cool!) on you tube and he does some great work although he says he is a novice, but I think he's a Marine . . . and you'd expect that, nothing less, lol. It also looks like one of the Preben Holm pipes have been repaired at the stem, but you probably could not tell when it was dyed so dark as it's a rusticated freehand. I would load photos but I don't know how . . . not a computer geek, lol. Any advice would be appreciated.
I do the 50/50 91% method and has worked great. Yep CVS cheap and great for pipe cleaning. Seen it in other stores and way more expensive.
