Rehabing and estate

sikk50 · 11-05-2014, 06:11 PM

Recently I've really decided I enjoy pipes! I thought to add to my hobby experience I'd start buying estate pipes cheap and rehabbing them. Easy enough right?

Well I got this one, and the coating is done for sure, but more interestingly it has light sprinkles of red paint. They are raised, on the briar and at the stem. Almost like someone carelessly was cleaning a paintbrush near by and misted it.

The stem is easy enough to clean. But what do I do about the briar? Sand it with fine grit sandpaper? What type of coating to I put on it after? Just that carnuba was? Or is there a certain stain too??

11-05-2014, 06:11 PM	#1
sikk50 Just Bored Really... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andrew Location: The Jefferson State Posts: 2,084 Trading: (13)	Rehabing and estate Recently I've really decided I enjoy pipes! I thought to add to my hobby experience I'd start buying estate pipes cheap and rehabbing them. Easy enough right? Well I got this one, and the coating is done for sure, but more interestingly it has light sprinkles of red paint. They are raised, on the briar and at the stem. Almost like someone carelessly was cleaning a paintbrush near by and misted it. The stem is easy enough to clean. But what do I do about the briar? Sand it with fine grit sandpaper? What type of coating to I put on it after? Just that carnuba was? Or is there a certain stain too?? __________________ "Not a Headache in a Hogshead"