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ozark southpaw
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Never tried any water based stains on a pipe,always used the alcohol based.
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steverino
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| I think alcohol is what I meant, don't know why I said water, just a brain f*rt I guess. |
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ozark southpaw
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I have those-quite often!!
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Rev. Avery
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| Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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Nice work BW on those pipes! Makes me want to learn to do some refinishing 
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BWThomas
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| Rev. Avery wrote: | | Nice work BW on those pipes! Makes me want to learn to do some refinishing |
Thanks Rev, Ed was and is my inspiration. Once I got my hands on one of his pipes, I wasn't happy with the condition of any of mine, even new off the shelf. It's an easy thing to do. Just takes time, elbow grease, determination, conviction and attention to detail. Ed has proven he is the master at that. Take shortcuts and come up short. Stick to it and you'll find the diamond in that rough Grabow.
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BWThomas
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| ozark southpaw wrote: | | Never tried any water based stains on a pipe,always used the alcohol based. |
I did use a water based Minwax stain on a pipe, and on furniture. Result wasn't too bad, but I think the alcohol based stains give sharper grain resolution. The water based stuff looks kind of muddy. Alcohol is the best solvent to use for anything you put on a pipe.
Your best bet is to go with wax. You can also use olive oil, or mineral oil if you're wanting a matte finish. Tung oil can be used for salad bowls and cutting boards. What I don't like about tung oil is that the commercial preparations use petro based solvents. They are supposed to be safe for contact with food after 48 hours, but I don't like the idea of saturating the briar with such solvents.
Carnauba wax is best applied with a cotton buff wheel, but you can get excellent results by dissolving the wax with either odorless mineral spirits or naptha (same as lighter fluid) Other spirits (turpentine, paint thinners)will dissolve the wax for hand application but they leave behind a a strong odor. Naptha has a strong smell, but it evaporates very quickly, leaving next to nothing behind.
When low on pure carnauba wax flakes or block, I fall back to my trusty Butcher's bowling alley wax. This paste wax is a combination of carnauba and beeswax and uses mineral spirits and turpentine as a solvent. It is easy to apply and polishes easily by hand. I've been using this product on wood and wood furniture for years.
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LokoMac8
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| BWThomas wrote: | Carnauba wax is best applied with a cotton buff wheel, but you can get excellent results by dissolving the wax with either odorless mineral spirits or naptha (same as lighter fluid) Other spirits (turpentine, paint thinners)will dissolve the wax for hand application but they leave behind a a strong odor. Naptha has a strong smell, but it evaporates very quickly, leaving next to nothing behind.
When low on pure carnauba wax flakes or block, I fall back to my trusty Butcher's bowling alley wax. This paste wax is a combination of carnauba and beeswax and uses mineral spirits and turpentine as a solvent. It is easy to apply and polishes easily by hand. I've been using this product on wood and wood furniture for years. |
Love these addtional ideas! I have plenty of carnauba wax, but don't like applying it with a buffing wheel (which was the only way I ever heard of doing it). Might try some of your suggestions. --RJ-- |
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ahgar
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| beautiful work, they look great. also thanks for the wax tips. ahgar |
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atlacatl
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Nice work on those pipes. Please post how you did that. I want to do the same with various pipes I own.
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