Is there an alternate to the buffing/brightening compound halcyon? Something that will brighten up the bowl as well as the stem?
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alternate to halcyon
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I just use a beeswax/carnuaba/ oil mixture i melt in a brass shot glass
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Pardon my ignorance, but it almost sounds easier just to order the halcyon online......... Please explain the advantage and where do you get beeswax? Carnauba I assume is just car wax (w/carnauba) and what type of oil?
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I just use carnauba, it is in block form. I got mine from amazon. I have not used bees wax.
It all depends on what one wants. I love wax and wood so I make my own carnauba and bees I get in pure form and use oil as a base because the waxes are hard And the oil turns it to a creamy sealer and protectant. Only natural things on my pipes. Got my stuff on eBay
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Hirsute
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I use the Walker Briar Works stem restore kit. It has two compounds--one for removing stem oxidation, and the other for polishing and sealing stems and briar. It works quite well, although doesn't get quite as shiny as straight carnuba wax.
i got that stuff and honesty it only works so far , one needs a good buffer
halcyon
seams like a great wax for the price but it is a petroleum product wax, not natural so that being a factor to consider
Hirsute
Used to have fun with Commander Yellow Pantyhose
What do you use for buffing? I've just been buffing with a flannel cloth by hand. It's tedious work, but I can get satisfactory results. I have a few pipes I'd like to really shine up beyond what I can achieve by hand, though so I'd like a better solution.
dremel but they can burn the stem if done wrong, normally a wheel buffer with compounds
Microcrystalline waxes are a type of wax produced by de-oiling petrolatum, as part of the petroleum refining process.
this wax wood be great for snowboards and ski,s
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i just use a box of tee shirts for a reserve and cut little pieces and use my own wax and my satisfaction is fine
here are some of my results
but it only last for so long, it is a continual process but impregnation of wax in goo for wood and stem, it still lets it breath
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I got a buffer from Harbor Frieght for like $10-15 and it works awesome.
not a bad idea, sow a picture i may get one
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Iam on amazon. Is the carnauba car wax or the bar wax?
Bar wax, I will try and get a pic of the buffer up later today.
It's pure carnauba but it is Rick hard you need yo melt it with a carrier oil and tone it down with beeswax 1 dome of carnauba will last a lifetime
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Can you give me the recipe/directions?
I can give you the information I just melt almond oil with carnauba wax in a brass shot glass There is no definitive proportion Only texture and work ability Heat up a little chunk of wax then pour in the essential oil let cool down and see if it is the texture you want to work with There is no correct formula
I lash down this buffer and apply to carnauba to the wool pad as it heats up it melts a small amount and then I place the pipe in the same region I applied the wax. Seems to work ok. The buffer was $19.95 at Harbor Frieght during one of there big tent sales... It was a damaged box item. Works perfectly well for me.
