Meer Restoration Help Please

[Jbyrd]

I bought these two at an Antique store. I am heading out now to get some purified bees wax. I need advice on how to ream and clean these two I don't want to break them. They both have a pretty good cake in them and I want to get that out as much as I can. Any helpful tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

If you’re worried about applying too much torque, go slowly with sandpaper on the cake.

 

[woodrow]

Get a small piece of dowel, and wrap with sandpaper. Don’t use any alcohol products and try to avoid water. Slowly trim down the cake.

 

[Pooh-Bah]

Clear out an entire week on your schedule. Just keep licking a finger and slowly rubbing the cake off.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

Just out of curiosity, why re-wax them? Re-waxing meers is nearly never necessary. Those don't look like they need to be waxed, they just need a good polish. Re-waxing cause cause them to stop coloring, color weird, retard already existing color.

Start reaming with 320g if the cake is heavy, if its light start with 600g. Use a dowel and go slow. You can always remove more, but you can never put it back on.

 

[anotherbob]

go slowly. At least it wasn't like my meer lined bowl. I can tell it's block by the way because the only way to tell the difference between the meer and cake is by texture. It was my main pipe for a long time.

 

[Jbyrd]

Just out of curiosity, why re-wax them? Re-waxing meers is nearly never necessary. Those don't look like they need to be waxed, they just need a good polish. Re-waxing cause cause them to stop coloring, color weird, retard already existing color.

Start reaming with 320g if the cake is heavy, if its light start with 600g. Use a dowel and go slow. You can always remove more, but you can never put it back on.

I did not know that about the wax thanks.

 

[lukasstrifeson]

I bought these two at an Antique store. I am heading out now to get some purified bees wax. I need advice on how to ream and clean these two I don't want to break them. They both have a pretty good cake in them and I want to get that out as much as I can. Any helpful tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.
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A picture of the bowls will probably get you better advice on the specifics but aside from deep cleaning the stems to your standards, I wouldn't do too much with those pipes. They look to be in pretty good shape, especially the smooth one - interesting stain on the shank joint there...