Tyler-
You do very good work, those look wonderful. I have yet to undertake ANY restoration, aside from basic cleaning. Though, I took a lighter to my Mayfair stem and it blackened the oxidation sufficiently to look much newer. You have inspired me to work the rest of my oxidized stems. I have fills to blend/hide on one pipe, rim char to deal with on two pipes, stem bite marks to smooth on a few, and severe bowl-rim chips to rework on my latest PAD. I'll post before/after pics when I complete my tasks. You seem to be a natural, keep it up and keep us posted.
You do very good work, those look wonderful. I have yet to undertake ANY restoration, aside from basic cleaning. Though, I took a lighter to my Mayfair stem and it blackened the oxidation sufficiently to look much newer. You have inspired me to work the rest of my oxidized stems. I have fills to blend/hide on one pipe, rim char to deal with on two pipes, stem bite marks to smooth on a few, and severe bowl-rim chips to rework on my latest PAD. I'll post before/after pics when I complete my tasks. You seem to be a natural, keep it up and keep us posted.