Casablanca
2005-07-09 05:29:36 UTC
Got a tube of this a couple of weeks ago, started using it a few days ago on
a couple of my old estates and I thought I would write a review to share my
findings about this product.
General: Dunhill Pipe Bowl Polish. The product comes in a small tube that
is blue and white about the size of a poly-sporin tube. After the tip of
the tube is punctured a very pliable white wax can be easily squeezed out to
be applied to the finger tip. When they say small amount they mean it. I
started off with the equivalent of about one half of the amount of
toothpaste one might use on their toothbrush. This was about 4 times too
much.
Directions: Apply a very thin coating with tip of finger over bowl and
stem. Leave a minute or two to dry and become tacky, then rub vigorously
with a soft cloth until brilliant polish is obtained. For rough surfaced
pipes, use medium stiff brushes and finish with soft cloth.
The good: Very easy to apply, a small amount goes a long way and it does
become tacky quite quickly. Price is excellent at $3.50CAD, one tube will
probably give enough to do 30-40 pipes.
The bad: You have to rub like a son of a gun with that soft cloth for the
tacky feeling to go mostly away. I actually broke a sweat doing it by hand,
and my already sore wrist was throbbing by the time I was done. I think a
dremel with a buffing wheel on a low setting might be the way to go. For
the tacky to go completely away it takes about an hour, then another
vigorous buffing. The shine certainly isn't as good a carnauba wax, but it
is not bad either.
The ugly: I could not imagine doing this on a rusticated or a blasted pipe,
I think the buffing would pretty well kill me. It has a chemical smell that
I can't put my finger on, but might be some sort of petroleum product.
There is no list of ingredients and a google search came up empty. I think
I might call Dunhill for a MSDS sheet as I would like to know if there is
anything toxic in the wax before I put the stem in my mouth.
My thoughts: In a pinch, it is not bad and does not require any tools, but
does require a lot of effort. The chemical smell worries me a bit, so I
would probably only do the bowl and bypass the stem.
Recommend: No
John
a couple of my old estates and I thought I would write a review to share my
findings about this product.
General: Dunhill Pipe Bowl Polish. The product comes in a small tube that
is blue and white about the size of a poly-sporin tube. After the tip of
the tube is punctured a very pliable white wax can be easily squeezed out to
be applied to the finger tip. When they say small amount they mean it. I
started off with the equivalent of about one half of the amount of
toothpaste one might use on their toothbrush. This was about 4 times too
much.
Directions: Apply a very thin coating with tip of finger over bowl and
stem. Leave a minute or two to dry and become tacky, then rub vigorously
with a soft cloth until brilliant polish is obtained. For rough surfaced
pipes, use medium stiff brushes and finish with soft cloth.
The good: Very easy to apply, a small amount goes a long way and it does
become tacky quite quickly. Price is excellent at $3.50CAD, one tube will
probably give enough to do 30-40 pipes.
The bad: You have to rub like a son of a gun with that soft cloth for the
tacky feeling to go mostly away. I actually broke a sweat doing it by hand,
and my already sore wrist was throbbing by the time I was done. I think a
dremel with a buffing wheel on a low setting might be the way to go. For
the tacky to go completely away it takes about an hour, then another
vigorous buffing. The shine certainly isn't as good a carnauba wax, but it
is not bad either.
The ugly: I could not imagine doing this on a rusticated or a blasted pipe,
I think the buffing would pretty well kill me. It has a chemical smell that
I can't put my finger on, but might be some sort of petroleum product.
There is no list of ingredients and a google search came up empty. I think
I might call Dunhill for a MSDS sheet as I would like to know if there is
anything toxic in the wax before I put the stem in my mouth.
My thoughts: In a pinch, it is not bad and does not require any tools, but
does require a lot of effort. The chemical smell worries me a bit, so I
would probably only do the bowl and bypass the stem.
Recommend: No
John