The Brown Spot!

[HawkeyeLinus]

I know there are tons of threads and posts out there, but I don't want to mess this up, lol, and thinking a pic would focus the issue.

Picked up this estate awhile back and it is and will be my only Dunhill. Stem has looked great since receiving but finally gave the pipe a whirl and within a day or two this showed up. A little oxidation and looks like maybe some minor work done as well, underside is similar.

I could put some Obsidian oil on it, but wouldn't it just mask what is underneath?

I'd rather address the root issue, if that is something I can address, and looking for advice and thanks!

 

[anotherbob]

vulcanite releases sulfur. All you can do is polish it and use oil to keep it from contacting the air.

 

[Chasing Embers]

but wouldn't it just mask what is underneath?

Yep, it's like painting over rust, it's still going to spread. Oil is just for prevention, not repair.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I'd rather address the root issue, if that is something I can address, and looking for advice and thanks!

If you've never done it before, a beginner technique I can suggest is to clean off the oxidation with a Magic Eraser and return the shine with a manicure block.

 

[huntertrw]

The Brown Spot!​

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

If you've never done it before, a beginner technique I can suggest is to clean off the oxidation with a Magic Eraser and return the shine with a manicure block.

Thank you!

 

[mso489]

On the bright side, at least the stem looks bright and spiffy otherwise. My one "Dunhill" is a Ferndown, since the carver, Les Wood, was a Dunhill carver and metalsmith at the beginning of his career. I think he is mostly retired now, since I don't see his pipes listed as new. My Ferndown was a magnanimous gift from a fellow Forums member who sent me some tobacco he didn't like (and I did) and added the Ferndown. I missed it until he asked me how I liked the pipe, and sure enough, there it was in the packing paper.

 

[orlandofurioso]

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Why do they always look so embarrassed after a good dump ?

 

[orlandofurioso]

I know there are tons of threads and posts out there, but I don't want to mess this up, lol, and thinking a pic would focus the issue.

Picked up this estate awhile back and it is and will be my only Dunhill. Stem has looked great since receiving but finally gave the pipe a whirl and within a day or two this showed up. A little oxidation and looks like maybe some minor work done as well, underside is similar.

I could put some Obsidian oil on it, but wouldn't it just mask what is underneath?

I'd rather address the root issue, if that is something I can address, and looking for advice and thanks!

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Please, not again LOL.

 

[huntertrw]

Why do they always look so embarrassed after a good dump ?

Actually, I believe that this pup might have gotten into his master's Kendal Brown Pig Tail Twist .

 

[orlandofurioso]

If you've never done it before, a beginner technique I can suggest is to clean off the oxidation with a Magic Eraser and return the shine with a manicure block.

Manicure blocks; I could not do without them.

 

[bullet08]

As you get old, bowel movements can have a bit of problem. Don't despair! Pick up some men diapers and change underwear often. No more brown spots!

 

[Chasing Embers]

As you get old, bowel movements can have a bit of problem. Don't despair! Pick up some men diapers and change underwear often. No more brown spots!

 

[B.Fee]

I'm a highrise window cleaner the running joke when someone asks what do we do when we have to go to the bathroom is. "Depends" their clueless response is always "Depends on what?"

 

[ADKPiper]

Oh OK.
I thought you were referring to my ex wife.