Pipe resto pro's. A little help please.

danielplainview · Aug 19, 2014

My latest resto projects are two Stanwell sub brands. I have a question. Any tips on how to clean up the stem without removing the stamping? The stamp on the stem is very shallow and faint. I normally wet sand and it's works well, but I'm afraid this method will remove the shallow stamping very quick. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

shaintiques · Aug 19, 2014

Go to the grocery store in the cleaning isle buy bar keepers friend. It is a dry powder. Dump some in a bowl. Get a wet rag and dab it in the powder then scrub. It will take the oxidation off, no sanding needed. Just elbow grease.

antbauers · Aug 20, 2014

If your really worried about the stamp I would sand around it like samcoffeeman suggested. I know few that have down it this way to preserve the stamp with a little bit of oxidation left around it. For white stamps that have lost color I add white out and lightly polish off the excess.

owen · Aug 20, 2014

I have a similar problem with a Savinelli Extra and have just got a BBB with what looks almost like a branding stamp slightly raised and I dont want to loose that, having rubbed the letter B from my bewlay Bulldog stem. Hell.

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