My pipe, a Stanwell Bjarne Nielson B1, was super shiny when I got it about a month ago but after the first smoke all the shine was gone. Also, when I smoke it I think the dye is rubbing off on my hands. Are either of these things normal?
Is this normal?
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The loss of sheen is actually sort of reassuring. To me it indicates that you don't have a shellacked finish, but rather, wax.
That's a big plus in my book. Any time you want to restore the sheen, just re-wax it. Lacquer finishes of various types are
often used to cover lousy sanding jobs and ugly fills.
I've had the stain come off on my hands with a Ser Jacopo. You can try rubbing it with a cloth and whatever solvent seems
to work best -- to the extent that you want to remove any excess stain -- but you're taking chances with the ultimate
appearance of the finish. In my case, with a $250+ pipe, I had the nerve to use alcohol and it worked beautifully!
But that was admittedly taking quite a chance. You might be better off exercising some patience as the weeping stain will
probably stop.
That's a big plus in my book. Any time you want to restore the sheen, just re-wax it. Lacquer finishes of various types are
often used to cover lousy sanding jobs and ugly fills.
I've had the stain come off on my hands with a Ser Jacopo. You can try rubbing it with a cloth and whatever solvent seems
to work best -- to the extent that you want to remove any excess stain -- but you're taking chances with the ultimate
appearance of the finish. In my case, with a $250+ pipe, I had the nerve to use alcohol and it worked beautifully!
But that was admittedly taking quite a chance. You might be better off exercising some patience as the weeping stain will
probably stop.
I had the same issue with a little of the stain coming off of my Ben Wade Intermezzo. I attributed it to the humidity of Arkansas and smoking the pipe a little too hot lol :puffpipe:
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