Cleaned Up An Ebay Pipe 1-3-24

[Coreios]

Took a chance on a 10 dollar Dr. Grabow Grand Duke. Stem was stuck, fixed that, scraped off the rest of the finish. I used water to stain the outside of the bowl after I did a salt cleaning inside. Then Waxed it.


I was shocked at how good a water stain looks. Thought I'd share it.

 

[mikethompson]

Great job! That cleaned up very nice.

 

[EchoPlex]

Looks great!

 

[Bbailey324]

Nice job! That should be a good pipe for years to come.

 

[milk]

Beautiful!

 

[kcghost]

Your pipe does look nice.

 

[Pyrodoc]

You should be very proud of that pipe!! Guys have boo-ed using water between sanding to raise the grain on briar. IMO, they’re dead wrong. Can make all the difference, as you have discovered.

 

[OzPiper]

Very nice job

I frequently use an old electric toothbrush and liquid soap to scrub up old estates to get rid of decades of grime.
Then apply a propriety briar balm and polish with Micromesh pads

Works well for me

 

[Coreios]

Very nice job

I frequently use an old electric toothbrush and liquid soap to scrub up old estates to get rid of decades of grime.
Then apply a propriety briar balm and polish with Micromesh pads

Works well for me

Great tip for my next project.

 

[AroEnglish]

Nicely done!