Citizen B wrote: ↑Tue Oct 11, 2022 12:57 pm
@Woodrow1953 : This is the only part of what you said that I understand, "
...then a touch of kiwi neutral shoe polish."
Correct Citizen B. Neutral shoe polish. I’ve done a lot of reading of older posts and blogs. Kiwi neutral came up, in the absence of Paragon. DONT use coloured shoe polish on pipes, or anything with a strong petroleum scent. Kiwi neutral has a base of Paragon and has a light scent.
Originally I had been trying to source a product gone long ago from Walkers Pipe repair. A softer product that one could apply with fingers and buff. At the moment there’s a shortage of Paragon, and Halcyon II. Those two products are supplied by a fellow on eBay, and apparently he’s setting up a new store or something. Paragon is preferred on smooth pipes, and Halcyon II on rusticated pipes.
My research continued for pipers could use to polish pipes quickly, by hand, without the use of a motorized equipment.
Some other products that work well are,
- Renaissance wax. It’s a soft product with a slight scent. But very safe. High shine
- Mineral oil. Completely neutral. BUT beware, this will darken your pipe significantly. It can be used on an area of your pipe where the dye is washed out. Low shine
- Conservators wax. This is the equivalent of Renaissance wax, for Canadians only. Because, well, we’re Canadian.
- Food safe waxes. Many on the market. For use when you don’t want an extreme shine. Low shine.
Most of the products above do have a scent, albeit light. Try not to use any furniture polish that is heavily scented. The pipe smokes from the inside out, not affecting the taste, but you don’t want a lemon pledge scent with your favourite tobac.
