Advice Needed for Dunhill Refresh.

[PaulRVA]

Hello all,

I’m new to Dunhill’s and have developed a fondness especially for shell briars.
I just purchased an estate 1967 Shell Briar #142 that in photos appears unsmoked and
is complete with box, sleeve and papers.

What Would you use to wax the pipes briar back to a full luster ?

What process would you suggest for cleaning the rims of future purchases ?

What is your advice on future stem de-oxidations ?

I realize a lot of you are experts at this but it’s a new endeavor for me.

Thanks in advance and thanks to the many of you welcoming me aboard….

 

[lraisch]

I would not wax the bowl of a Shell finish pipe. As to cleaning the rim of a bowl, I suggest a little saliva and a soft paper towel. To deal with oxidation of the stem, keep the pipe stored somewhere out of direct sunlight and use a drop of Obsidian oil to coat the stem and buff off any excess with a soft cloth.

 

[UB 40]

Lot of infos to this topics to be found using the search button. @lraisch answered those in short.

 

[PaulRVA]

Thanks,
Ive done a lot of searching and reading however no one really
Seems to have any types of wax for shell. Im also worried about heavily
Cakes up rims where the old spit shine just wont cut it.

 

[sablebrush52]

Now for an alternative, because that's what we does.

Some of us like a bit of polish on our sandblasts, to make the texture pop a bit. To this end I use Halcyon Wax, which is formulated for use on sandblasts as well as smooth pipes. The trick to doing this without leaving whitish buildup in the crevices is to do the following:
Take a TINY daub of Halcyon and rub it on the palms and fingertips of your hands. Give it 20 seconds or so to set up and then briskly and lightly hand rub the pipe - no cloths. The friction of the wax rubbing against itself will form a brilliant shine on the peaks of the sandblast without filling into the crevices where waxes tend to build up.

Spit and a rag work for the rim, though so does cold coffee and a rag. Spit can leech out some stain if used too vigorously.

Assuming that the stem is still shiny and black, and needs no further work, I prefer to use either Halcyon or Paragon waxes to provide a thin insulating coating against oxygen. Keep your pipes out of direct sunlight, and even better, keep them out of light altogether, when not in use.

 

[sablebrush52]

Thanks,
Ive done a lot of searching and reading however no one really
Seems to have any types of wax for shell. Im also worried about heavily
Cakes up rims where the old spit shine just wont cut it.

Halcyon wax will work on sandblasts, but needs t be used properly to avoid build up in the crevices.

 

[PaulRVA]

Now for an alternative, because that's what we does.

Some of us like a bit of polish on our sandblasts, to make the texture pop a bit. To this end I use Halcyon Wax, which is formulated for use on sandblasts as well as smooth pipes. The trick to doing this without leaving whitish buildup in the crevices is to do the following:
Take a TINY daub of Halcyon and rub it on the palms and fingertips of your hands. Give it 20 seconds or so to set up and then briskly and lightly hand rub the pipe - no cloths. The friction of the wax rubbing against itself will form a brilliant shine on the peaks of the sandblast without filling into the crevices where waxes tend to build up.

Spit and a rag work for the rim, though so does cold coffee and a rag. Spit can leech out some stain if used too vigorously.

Assuming that the stem is still shiny and black, and needs no further work, I prefer to use either Halcyon or Paragon waxes to provide a thin insulating coating against oxygen. Keep your pipes out of direct sunlight, and even better, keep them out of light altogether, when not in use.

Thanks so much. This is exactly the route I will take