Picked up a nice little Pipe by Lee bent billiard in decent condition. Here are the pre pics:
Medium oxidation on the stem and a few dings in the bowl.
Some light chatter.
Rim had some caking but no char. Pretty badly roughed up around the edge.
Reamed the bowl and gave it a salt and alcohol bath. I knew I’d have to touch up the rim, so I cleaned the rim with a soft scrub sponge. Hit the rim with 1500-12000 grit micromesh to smooth it out, then ran the few higher grits around the bowl to buff out the scratches and dings. The stem got a 3 hour OxyClean bath then a gentle sanding with the full micromesh set. Lifted most of the chatter out with a lighter. Rubbed in a drop of olive oil then wax and buffed with a horsehair brush.
Medium oxidation on the stem and a few dings in the bowl.
Some light chatter.
Rim had some caking but no char. Pretty badly roughed up around the edge.
Reamed the bowl and gave it a salt and alcohol bath. I knew I’d have to touch up the rim, so I cleaned the rim with a soft scrub sponge. Hit the rim with 1500-12000 grit micromesh to smooth it out, then ran the few higher grits around the bowl to buff out the scratches and dings. The stem got a 3 hour OxyClean bath then a gentle sanding with the full micromesh set. Lifted most of the chatter out with a lighter. Rubbed in a drop of olive oil then wax and buffed with a horsehair brush.
