Accidentally Removed Some Finish off the Rim
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This is an extreme move I wouldn’t recommend on a nicer pipe, but I had a pipe from my step dads grandad given to me from around 1930s or 40s that had bad rim char and cuts, so I torched the whole thing and sealed it with oil. Then wrapped in a little silver wire I had left over.
For a nicer pipe I’d sand and seal…
For a nicer pipe I’d sand and seal…
Your pipe doesn’t look bad, I’d leave it, or a little oil, You could sand just the flat top and stain for a new look, but that’s decent work, probably not worth it if you don’t have the tools on hand.
Mineral oil is often sold in drugstores as a laxative to be taken by mouth. It's very cheap and could be considered "food grade" as it is safe to consume in small quantities.
What c.e. said, plus supermarkets. I've never seen non-food grade, and even that should be fine.
Any mineral oil works. Jojoba oil does a great job, so does paraffin - . My all time favourite though is recorder oil.
Even Balistol works fine. What matters is that it does not go rancid, as does for example olive oil.
Some hold a different opnion; this is what works for me.
Even Balistol works fine. What matters is that it does not go rancid, as does for example olive oil.
Some hold a different opnion; this is what works for me.
That would be preferred or butcher block oil (same); some people just use olive oil if they don't have the other. Some simple wax will do too. Some use chapstick or burts bees if they don't have others. Whatever you have at hand ... its your pipe ! Or just clean it and wait until you get something like Renaissance wax. In the future a little black coffee on a piece of paper towel will remove most rim tars and char fairly quickly don't rub hard just wipe. I clean the rims periodically with black coffee then run a wax rag (a rag I've used for waxing) over them. One member just uses a silver polish cloth for a wipe down. Hope that helps.
