How Do You Paint a Missouri Meerschaum Pipe?

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piffyr

Part of the Furniture Now
Apr 24, 2015
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OK, how did you get that deep gloss on there... inquiring minds...

Void filling and hand-polishing. Here's the progression of that same pipe from the factory MM finish (note the reflection from the graphic beneath it)...
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There is a single shellac coat applied after the final stain to prevent bleeding, but it's less than a 1/2 pound cut. So, it doesn't add much to the sheen. That all comes from the polish. The photos above are all sans shellac.

 

jeffro

Starting to Get Obsessed
Jul 18, 2017
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Here is my method of coloring cob pipes

For this cob mod I used Fiebings leather dye first one lighter shade of green and then a darker shade of green over that.

I scuffed off the factory finish that Missouri Meerschaum puts on their pipes with a scotch-brite pad. Before I applied the leather dye. I then use carnuba wax on the pipe to give the stain some protection and a bit of shiny look after buffing.

I also used a dark brown shade of Fiebings to color the bamboo shank.

:)I hope this info helps.

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