With Just Carnauba Wax - Before And After

[durham270]

"BREBBIA Linea A Pura"



With minor light sanding I removed the original 'reddish' stain. I then applied Carnauba wax and with a light buffing the grain now shows wonderful contrast. I really dislike these mottled factory stains unless they are being used to cover something up! Such travesty! Why would the factory cover a pipe with fine grain such as this? This pipe has no fills. The newer models have a natural finish as the last image will show.
BEFORE

AFTER

From Brebbia Catalog:

 

[smokeybear]

Nice good job your right it looks way better now.

 

[shaintiques]

Wow yeah why cover that up, gorgeous grain, nice job!

 

[bentmike]

Big improvement Durham. Nice work!

 

[cortezattic]

That pipe has amazing grain. You're right! The stain really detracted from its appearance. Nice rescue! :clap:

 

[mike73]

I can not believe that is the same pipe! Great job.

 

[tobyducote]

Beautiful job on that pipe....it looks so much better...what grip did you use to sand it?

 

[tbradsim1]

From a Ford to a Cadillac!

 

[dmcmtk]

Pipe looks 100% better! That's the way a Linea A AAA should look! Great job.

 

[onepyrotec]

Durham, the pipe looks great & I really like how the shank ring pops now :clap: If I were looking at the before & after to purchase, I'd purchase the after all day long.
Speculating as to "why" the factory did what they did...I'd say because there is a market for it. Not all pipe smokers are looking for a contrasting grain in all pipes but still want a nice tight grain in their pipe.

 

[yazamitaz]

Quite stunning Durham. The grain really pops now, compared with the former look.

 

[durham270]

Thanks gents!!

Beautiful job on that pipe....it looks so much better...what grip did you use to sand it?

Nola, I use 1200 Gator Wet/Dry sandpaper. I always use it wet on first sanding. Last thing before deciding on stain or wax I'll do a final sanding using same 1200 grit but dry.

 

[ravkesef]

Spectacular work!

 

[instymp]

Beautiful! Way better.

Bradley, what's wrong with Fords? I love em! :lol:

Only thing wrong with a Caddie is it a GM product.

 

[pitchfork]

That's amazing. I didn't know the Pura came in a dark finish.

 

[jeepnewbie]

That looks a lot better I think. I don't dislike the first one, as I am fond of dark stains. However it just stands out a lot more now.

 

[shortyeastcoast]

How the hell did you sand around that black band?
Looks amazing, you're making me want to hit a bunch of my pipes with sandpaper.

 

[johnnyiii]

I personally think both versions were beautiful, but indeed that is awesome grain now showing. Awesome grain on briars is not common. The natural finish also goes a lot better with the stem and band.
Both versions are beautiful but side to side I would buy the natural in a heart beat over the other.

 

[allan]

Durham
Great job on that pipe! My personal opinion is that the pipe looks much better with the stain removed.

 

[cobguy]

Oh yeah ... big improvement. Well Done!