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Cleaning Vulcanite Stems
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<blockquote data-quote="balkan_boy" data-source="post: 438359" data-attributes="member: 3469"><p>I'm afraid the only thing that works on vulcanite stems is sandpaper + drill + buffing wheel + ultra fine abrasive polishing paste. That will sort things out for a certain amount of time, (a year or so) and then you repeat the procedure. Over and over again, just to see the stem losing shine after a month, and going uglier with every single day. Either you accept the "beauty of the imperfection" and see it as "patina", or like me, you just get pissed off. </p><p></p><p>That's the reason I hate vulcanite stems and I don't buy pipes with vulcanite stems at all anymore. I still have about 40 of them, and they give me so much trouble. I'll have to learn to see the beauty in the greenish, nuance. I'm half way there actually. </p><p></p><p>Long story short, there is a way to avoid sanding and it's called piece of cloth and a toothpaste. You may want to put a drop of oil also when you apply it, and there's a heluva lot of rubbing until it shines.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="balkan_boy, post: 438359, member: 3469"] I'm afraid the only thing that works on vulcanite stems is sandpaper + drill + buffing wheel + ultra fine abrasive polishing paste. That will sort things out for a certain amount of time, (a year or so) and then you repeat the procedure. Over and over again, just to see the stem losing shine after a month, and going uglier with every single day. Either you accept the "beauty of the imperfection" and see it as "patina", or like me, you just get pissed off. That's the reason I hate vulcanite stems and I don't buy pipes with vulcanite stems at all anymore. I still have about 40 of them, and they give me so much trouble. I'll have to learn to see the beauty in the greenish, nuance. I'm half way there actually. Long story short, there is a way to avoid sanding and it's called piece of cloth and a toothpaste. You may want to put a drop of oil also when you apply it, and there's a heluva lot of rubbing until it shines. [/QUOTE]
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