Briar Pipe Polish

[PipeSmokingDude]

I wanted to share with you all what I use to polish the outside of my Peterson briar pipes.

I polish them by hand using a cotton cloth dipped in Renaissance Wax - Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_Wax and at the end they shine as if they were brand new and this wax not only protects them from the elements but gives them a shine that was not there before.

I absolutely love this wax and I have also used it on my ivory straight razor scales with great success as well as my antique ivory and wooden sculptures. Please try it. It will change your life!

Pleas give this wax a try and I guarantee you will not be sorry!

Cheers

 

[huntertrw]

Thanks for the recommendation, but I'll stick with pure Carnauba wax applied via a six-inch cotton buffing wheel chucked into my cordless electric variable-speed drill.

 

[Sobrbiker]

Howard’s Butcher Block Conditioneris what I’ve been using past few months. It’s a blend of mineral oil, beeswax, and carnauba emulsifier together. Works great on briar and the vulcanite.
I do use Renaissance Wax for pipes that get more display than use (my father’s Danes for example, that don’t fit my daily smoking style).

 

[The Libertine]

I just use beeswax.

 

[sablebrush52]

I wanted to share with you all what I use to polish the outside of my Peterson briar pipes.

I polish them by hand using a cotton cloth dipped in Renaissance Wax - Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_Wax and at the end they shine as if they were brand new and this wax not only protects them from the elements but gives them a shine that was not there before.

I absolutely love this wax and I have also used it on my ivory straight razor scales with great success as well as my antique ivory and wooden sculptures. Please try it. It will change your life!

Pleas give this wax a try and I guarantee you will not be sorry!

Cheers

Renaissance is an excellent choice for people who don't want to use a buffer on their pipes. I prefer Halcyon and Paragon, which are also microcrystalline waxes with a couple of tweaks that make them easier to use of different types of surfaces, buff up a bit brighter, but are sadly no longer in production. I was able to find a stash of them at a tobacconist, and bought all of their stock.

 

[Sigmund]

Ive found products with beeswax to be too soft and they dull pretty quick.

Renasance works pretty well.

Its hard to beat carnuba if you happen to own a buffer.

 

[Sobrbiker]

Its hard to beat carnuba if you happen to own a buffer.

Someday, perhaps if I quit spending spare money on tobacco

 

[orlandofurioso]

We keep waxing on

 

[Sigmund]

Someday, perhaps if I quit spending spare money on tobacco

I just happened to already own a buffer that I use for my primary work (handmade saxophone mouthpieces). I just need to grab a spare wheel for waxing pipes. Its just a cheapo harbor freight buffer Ive used for over 15- 20 years. I think I paid 35 bucks for it in the US for it at the time. If you own a drill press you can also grab a wheel for it.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I just use a jeweler's cloth.