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"Brand new" Dunhill w/Vulcanite stem appears used...Help!
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<blockquote data-quote="KevinM" data-source="post: 237343" data-attributes="member: 2318"><p>Kyle, Dave -- At times, I admit to choosing a pipe from the rack based on anticipated ease of cleanup. :| Suggest trying the mineral oil trick. The effort required/result achieved ratio appeals to me, and lord knows mineral oil is c h e a p. But if you long for that Mercedes Benz black glossy sheen, no it won't do that. Also, I've learned that it isn't possible to polish whatever that brown residue is out at the very tip. My remedy is to keep a dull blade handy -- pocket knife, box cutter, whatever -- and use a brisk, short, scraping motion to take it off. The micro mesh also works. Quite a bit of powdery residue comes off, even after you think, "There! Done." A sharp blade can nick the vulcanite, unless you have more dexterity than me, which is very possible. Then you apply the mineral oil. Wait. Then stem polish. I've also used Kyle's lip wax/sun blocker trick to good effect.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KevinM, post: 237343, member: 2318"] Kyle, Dave -- At times, I admit to choosing a pipe from the rack based on anticipated ease of cleanup. :| Suggest trying the mineral oil trick. The effort required/result achieved ratio appeals to me, and lord knows mineral oil is c h e a p. But if you long for that Mercedes Benz black glossy sheen, no it won't do that. Also, I've learned that it isn't possible to polish whatever that brown residue is out at the very tip. My remedy is to keep a dull blade handy -- pocket knife, box cutter, whatever -- and use a brisk, short, scraping motion to take it off. The micro mesh also works. Quite a bit of powdery residue comes off, even after you think, "There! Done." A sharp blade can nick the vulcanite, unless you have more dexterity than me, which is very possible. Then you apply the mineral oil. Wait. Then stem polish. I've also used Kyle's lip wax/sun blocker trick to good effect. [/QUOTE]
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