edit: so here are the new photos. I didnt edit out the sticky prop and didnt color balance or crop the pictures to the same size. but here they are anyway.
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HAHA yeah man, shellac is a tricky bitch. I learned it the hard way after finishing a dunhill refurb and then getting all the white trip stuck in the cracks, unable to get them out... aweful!Solomon_pipes wrote:I figured out what you meant by letting the pipe fully dry before buffing. It ended up with a white cotton beard. lol I thought i would be able to get a black with red highlights, but the red just ended up super dark and indistinguishable from black. I still like the way it turned out its very dark and evil looking. Finishing a blast is much less stressful than finishing A smooth. No sanding marks to worry about, no blotchy stain problems, no "why wont this buff to a shine like the last pipe!!???" even though nothing changed in your setup, and no dents from bouncing it off of the lathe ways. ( yeah I made a really amazing magnetic pad that covers the ways, but the last 4 pipes I have forgotten to use it and ruined 2)