I stopped smoking my pipes a couple of decades ago, but now I want to start up again. Naturally, all of my stems are heavily oxidized. Can I just take my handy-dandy 1/4" drill, put a fleece buffing attachment on it and go to town? Do I need any kind of solvent or polish? Should I use some kind of special buffing cloth?
I brought one of my stems to a large tobaconnist the other day, but they ended up hand-polishing it and not doing a particularly good job --- it still has some of that sour taste of oxidization.
Thoughts, suggestions, etc.?
I brought one of my stems to a large tobaconnist the other day, but they ended up hand-polishing it and not doing a particularly good job --- it still has some of that sour taste of oxidization.
Thoughts, suggestions, etc.?