The pipes finally arrived - I knew that the stems were oxidized - however, I had no idea how much effort to fix them. When the pipes arrived (This one and a house pipe from Mullins & Westley) I was very disappointed to see the condition of the stem. I started to search the forum and the internet to make the pipes
somewhat presentable with least amount of effort
I started with a Magic Eraser - but after 10 minutes with the magic eraser, I understood it would not cut it
Then I soaked the stems into a diluted bleach solution for a couple of hours. The Sasieni became nice and black, though it is now matte - the bleach has eaten away some of the materials. I buffed it again with magic eraser to remove the residual oxidation. I have ordered Micro Mesh from Amazon, which will arrive Friday, but I may not buff them down. I do like the matte look - it is better in reality than in the pictures.
Finally I finished the stem with some Coconut oil - Shiny now, though still matte. Saturday project is to sanitize it with alcohol, may be buff it with micro-mesh, finish again with coconut oil and it will be ready to smoke.
I am a little bit surprised that the pipe bowls are in good shape, but the stems isn't
Finally as promised, the pictures. I have put filters in them to enhance the feature I am trying to show