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cjdincus
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Hello all! I don't know what came over me but I decided, last night, to rub paragon wax on a sandblasted pipe. It looked great at first but then I noticed all the little white deposits in the crevices and nooks of the sandblasted finish.

Does anyone have any tips for removing the wax? I have been using a corse brush on it which has removed some of the wax but I feel like this will take a life time to remove. The pipe is virgin briar so there is no stain or finish to worry about really.

Any help is welcome! And thank you in advance :D
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I would think a tooth brush after some light heat over a candle it should come off. It is just wax.
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I didn't think about heat. I'll give that a try! Thank you.
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A hair dryer will melt the wax then just rub it off.
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Tsal wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 1:12 pm A hair dryer will melt the wax then just rub it off.
This. Just don’t get any wax on your wife’s good hair dryer. Not that I would know anything about that.
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pipedrum22 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 8:04 pm
Tsal wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 1:12 pm A hair dryer will melt the wax then just rub it off.
This. Just don’t get any wax on your wife’s good hair dryer. Not that I would know anything about that.
Top on my list of things to not let happen lol
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cjdincus wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 11:53 am Hello all! I don't know what came over me but I decided, last night, to rub paragon wax on a sandblasted pipe. It looked great at first but then I noticed all the little white deposits in the crevices and nooks of the sandblasted finish.

Does anyone have any tips for removing the wax? I have been using a corse brush on it which has removed some of the wax but I feel like this will take a life time to remove. The pipe is virgin briar so there is no stain or finish to worry about really.

Any help is welcome! And thank you in advance :D
I did the same thing on the top plateau of a couple of freehands. I haven't had any luck removing it.
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You want to use their Halcyon II wax for rusticated pipes. I've come to like it better than the Paragon for all pipes, as I prefer a matte finish.
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Ronv69 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 07, 2022 9:09 am
cjdincus wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 11:53 am Hello all! I don't know what came over me but I decided, last night, to rub paragon wax on a sandblasted pipe. It looked great at first but then I noticed all the little white deposits in the crevices and nooks of the sandblasted finish.

Does anyone have any tips for removing the wax? I have been using a corse brush on it which has removed some of the wax but I feel like this will take a life time to remove. The pipe is virgin briar so there is no stain or finish to worry about really.

Any help is welcome! And thank you in advance :D
I did the same thing on the top plateau of a couple of freehands. I haven't had any luck removing it.
Did you try to scrub it out with a brush? Or heat?
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