Picked up a couple Longchamp pipes unsmoked real cheap... Of those that I’ve smoked these are very well made and great smoking pipes.
New Unsmoked Longchamp Pipes...
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The stamped logo is silver. I don't know if they used a leaf type applique, but whatever it is it does seem to wear off quite readily. The older, smoked Longchamps I own have the most of the color worn off, and the stamping isn't very deep.
Thanks. The one I have had a smidgen of color in what was left of the logo. It looked maybe gold. Disappeared right away when I tackled the stem oxidation. I may try to renew it but as you said the stamping isn’t very deep. Maybe I’ll just leave it.
I used Testors model paint to restore this one. Used a very fine tip brush, but there’s still some paint that gets outside of the lines.
Sanding the area carefully and then buffing it back to a shine removes paint. But some the paint comes off within the boundary of the stamp, so it’s almost self-defeating...
Sanding the area carefully and then buffing it back to a shine removes paint. But some the paint comes off within the boundary of the stamp, so it’s almost self-defeating...
Idk. I thought these were a joke.. Now I see them everywhere. Nice looking pipes!
You might try carefully applying some vaseline on the stem around the logo with a q-tip, then painting your logo in again. The vaseline will keep the paint from adhering to the stem, and you can remove it carefully with a different q-tip after the logo dries. I used to do that all the time when painting in decals on model airplanes.
This thread upon Lonchamps made me recall the young lady who mistook this board for a place of civility and who was instead treated to a barrage of lameass sexist remarks.
Funny, I haven't seen her since.
Funny, I haven't seen her since.
The stamping is too complex of a design to do that, at least for me...
Yeah, fine work can get like surgery. Slow and steady, paint in a cold room (so it doesn't dry too fast), don't drink coffee for hours prior (so you don't tremble), use a magnifying lens.
You might also consider using an extra fine tip sharpie paint pen instead of a brush, if you decide to give it another go.
You might also consider using an extra fine tip sharpie paint pen instead of a brush, if you decide to give it another go.
I don't if they make a leafing pen that fine. And the lines in some spots are about the width of a human hair...
Nice looking pipes but I always found they smoke hot to me. Yeah, I know "just slow down".
Leave it to BROBS to insinuate that a new member is probably of ill repute... probably a good thing you just seem to shoot your mouth off on the internet all day. If you had to deal with people face to face you’d probably get your ass kicked on a daily basis.
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