PM2012 Coloring Update

gnatjulio

Lifer

Mar 22, 2012

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• Dec 31, 2012

• #1

I know this is really early for this, but I would like to see how other PM2012 pipes are coloring. Also if any of the experienced members here can tell me if mine is coloring oddly or not.
This is before I light up....

...and this is after and during a bowl.....

I apologize for the photo size, photobucket is forcing another update on me...gotta find the advanced edit tab....thanks.

 

lifeon2

Part of the Furniture Now

Jan 19, 2012

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denver co

• Dec 31, 2012

• #2

The spotting is a little different than I have seen before but all of mine have been different so its probably ok.

 

foggymountain

Lifer

Aug 14, 2012

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• Dec 31, 2012

• #3

You can use the old photobucket (I have Al to thank for this info). There is a tab on the top right.

 

gnatjulio

Lifer

Mar 22, 2012

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New York

• Dec 31, 2012

• #4

@foggy- kept clicking that tab like four times, it kept me on the new. I'll try it again in a few hours.

 

baronsamedi

Lifer

May 4, 2011

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Dallas

• Dec 31, 2012

• #5

The spotting is unusual, but interesting. Crazy how the color shows darker while smoking.

 

barkar

Lifer

Apr 17, 2012

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• Dec 31, 2012

• #6

Interesting. Mine looks same before and after smoking.

 

barkar

Lifer

Apr 17, 2012

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• Dec 31, 2012

• #7

What is your main tobacco? I wonder if the tobacco has something to do with the colouring?

 

gnatjulio

Lifer

Mar 22, 2012

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• Dec 31, 2012

• #8

Been smoking aros, Town Topic, Autumn Evening. Recommended in article for coloring. I think it has something to do with the beeswax. Started coloring as soon as I started applying the wax.

Gonna put it down for a few months after I get 50 smokes in it. Maybe work on the Mermaid Meer...heh heh heh....
If you don't mind, could you post some pics of your PM2012s?

 

baronsamedi

Lifer

May 4, 2011

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Dallas

• Dec 31, 2012

• #9

Here's mine!

 

crk69

Part of the Furniture Now

Jun 30, 2012

751

1

• Dec 31, 2012

• #10

Here's a photo of mine...

 

cortezattic

Lifer

Nov 19, 2009

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Chicago, IL

• Dec 31, 2012

• #11

gnat, That is totally weird; and, if I can say so without meaning any offense, not terribly attractive.

Just about every meer I've ever seen has colored from the shank connection forward -- and without white splotches.

I don't own a Storient meer, but here's my own no-name meer with about 1,000 smokes in it.

And here's an oldie known as a Caveman, rusticated, with a chamois sleeve pulled back for the photograph.

This pipe is coloring faster in the rusticated areas, but that doesn't explain why your PM2012 is coloring from the top down.

 

weezell

Lifer

Oct 12, 2011

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• Dec 31, 2012

• #12

Here's mine

 

crk69

Part of the Furniture Now

Jun 30, 2012

751

1

• Dec 31, 2012

• #13

Beautiful Cortez.... Love the way it's coloring...

 

irishsmoker

Lifer

Feb 14, 2012

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0

• Jan 1, 2013

• #14

Here is mine!

 

baronsamedi

Lifer

May 4, 2011

5,688

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Dallas

• Jan 1, 2013

• #15

That one looks like barkar's. He smoked his like 5 times a day for 3 months!

 

irishsmoker

Lifer

Feb 14, 2012

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• Jan 1, 2013

• #16

What's the best tobacco for coloring a meer?

 

baronsamedi

Lifer

May 4, 2011

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Dallas

• Jan 1, 2013

• #17

I don't know because I smoke about everything in mine. Oils and tars from the tobacco are what stain the meerschaum, though, so whichever leaf tends to release the most of those when smoked.

 

irishsmoker

Lifer

Feb 14, 2012

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0

• Jan 1, 2013

• #18

Here's an old article you lads might find interesting! Coloring a Meerschaum