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GBD Stem Oxidation
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<blockquote data-quote="MisterE" data-source="post: 407856" data-attributes="member: 820"><p>Good 'ol nose wax on newly shined stem works, too. I'm not so anal about my stems as I used to be, but that always worked to ward of the oxidation. For a while anyway. Any vulcanite stem you actually smoke will get oxidized eventually.</p><p></p><p>There is truth to the acidic saliva of some oxidizing vulcanite more than others. The same thing happens with silver, gold, copper, and brass. Some of my colleagues' mouthpieces will turn gun blue or even black inside after a while of playing them. Mine, on the other hand, will only start to get slightly darker after several years. It all depends on the acidity (or whatever it is) of the individual. Curiously, my stems don't tend to oxidize very much either. I think it's because my acidity is relatively mild.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MisterE, post: 407856, member: 820"] Good 'ol nose wax on newly shined stem works, too. I'm not so anal about my stems as I used to be, but that always worked to ward of the oxidation. For a while anyway. Any vulcanite stem you actually smoke will get oxidized eventually. There is truth to the acidic saliva of some oxidizing vulcanite more than others. The same thing happens with silver, gold, copper, and brass. Some of my colleagues' mouthpieces will turn gun blue or even black inside after a while of playing them. Mine, on the other hand, will only start to get slightly darker after several years. It all depends on the acidity (or whatever it is) of the individual. Curiously, my stems don't tend to oxidize very much either. I think it's because my acidity is relatively mild. [/QUOTE]
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