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upnorth1

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Oct 7, 2017
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I often pass on older meers because of excessive scratching or surface dirt. If an older meer has a smooth finish is there any reason it cannot be sanded down, progressing through the micro pads etc. to refresh the meer surface?

 
May 8, 2017
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If you did, you would need to reapply a coat of melted white beeswax. I have no firsthand knowledge of whether what you're proposing would work well, but it sounds reasonable. I would suggest that you find something dirt cheap to experiment with.

 

upnorth1

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Oct 7, 2017
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La Belle Province, Canada
I've passed up on some really cheap smooth finished meers because of their general scratched and dirty bowl/shank condition. I prefer the uncarved ones. If there's no real reason to not try refreshing the exterior of one I'll spring for a cheap one to practice on. I passed on a german block meer that sold for under $2, which is what got me thinking along these lines.

 

rdavid

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Jun 30, 2018
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Please correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't a meer color from the inside out? Thinking some of those stains may be coloring from smoking and probably will not come out if that is the case. Just a thought but interested to see what the results would be.
Wet sanding with progressively finer grits should at least make the finish smoother.

 

upnorth1

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Oct 7, 2017
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La Belle Province, Canada
Please correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't a meer color from the inside out? Thinking some of those stains may be coloring from smoking and probably will not come out if that is the case. Just a thought but interested to see what the results would be.
They do, but it's pretty easy to tell grime or dirt from coloring, which I would hope to keep.
Found an article about refurbishing a scratched up meer and he does address sanding and polishing.
Thanks! I'll check these out.
I should have checked rebornpipes first. He has a lot of good info on his site.

 

jpmcwjr

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That should work just fine. I've done an old one with decent results, but did not try to perfect the finish. I am not a believer in the benefits of waxing, if any. It does protect the smooth clean finish for a bit, but that wears away, and hopefully the color will start to show through.

 
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