Chreees Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Always good to keep your stuff nice and spiffy... but this thread shall focus on my brass, not my ass. [IMG]http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p40/INCUBUSRATM/Hookah/IMG_0458.jpg[/IMG] The taller Syrian shank was polished couple weeks ago, but I I touched it up in some spots that I apparently missed. I think I was too excited first time I polished it. The Nawras I removed the old gasket and electrical tape that was underneath and polished it completely. It hasn't been done ever since the initial polish I did when I got it. After washing it off and drying, I placed one of the new ribbed gaskets on it. The third gasket you see pictured will go on my KM OG Trimetal when I get time to polish it and remove its old gasket and tape. I friggin' love these gaskets. Only ones you ever need. Fit any shank/vase combo. Thanks for helping me out on those, Ashley! I even went as far as to polish all of my bowl adapters, male and female (thanks to Ashley for those as well), and the purge caps... even the ball bearings. Feels good to have nice, sparkly brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarios2 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Sometimes i polish mine but i think i like the old school look of brass unpolished better. Prob bc after like a week it looks unpolished again bc where i live it gets super humid for six months out of the year. It also depends on my mood after a while of unpolished when you polish it you feel like you have a whole new hookah which is pretty sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epoch Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Once again, Chris is polishing his shaft in public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted April 20, 2012 Author Share Posted April 20, 2012 [quote name='mattarios2' timestamp='1334876465' post='545431'] Sometimes i polish mine but i think i like the old school look of brass unpolished better. Prob bc after like a week it looks unpolished again bc where i live it gets super humid for six months out of the year. It also depends on my mood after a while of unpolished [b]when you polish it you feel like you have a whole new hookah which is pretty sweet.[/b] [/quote] This is pretty much the only reason why I do it. [quote name='Epoch' timestamp='1334894601' post='545449'] Once again, Chris is polishing his shaft in public. [/quote] All day, erryday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitchy Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 love polishing my hookahs !! , how do you guys get in the little cracks / crevices ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted April 20, 2012 Author Share Posted April 20, 2012 [quote name='Twitchy' timestamp='1334897076' post='545454'] love polishing my hookahs !! , how do you guys get in the little cracks / crevices ? [/quote] I just scrub the shit out of it with a towel. EDIT: This is how I do it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn0zwRJ_aDw We all knew this video was coming eventually... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 We used to have a member who showered with his hookahs for that all over fresh and clean hookah... THIS is my favorite polish. Wish i could find it locally.... http://www.amazon.com/SCI-Scandicrafts-Inc-y328-Polish/dp/B0000DE4QE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 [quote name='mattarios2' timestamp='1334876465' post='545431'] Sometimes i polish mine but i think i like the old school look of brass unpolished better. Prob bc after like a week it looks unpolished again bc where i live it gets super humid for six months out of the year. It also depends on my mood after a while of unpolished when you polish it you feel like you have a whole new hookah which is pretty sweet. [/quote] This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoozle Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 How long does it take to polish your tower? I have 5 pipes that need polishing and I need to know what I'm getting into. P.S. your upside-down trumpet looks like an almost finished glass of beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 [quote name='Skoozle' timestamp='1334931520' post='545486'] How long does it take to polish your tower? I have 5 pipes that need polishing and I need to know what I'm getting into. P.S. your upside-down trumpet looks like an almost finished glass of beer. [/quote] heh, i thought it WAS a glass of beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarios2 Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 haha it does! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoozle Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 [quote name='mushrat' timestamp='1334931755' post='545487'] [quote name='Skoozle' timestamp='1334931520' post='545486'] How long does it take to polish your tower? I have 5 pipes that need polishing and I need to know what I'm getting into. P.S. your upside-down trumpet looks like an almost finished glass of beer. [/quote] heh, i thought it WAS a glass of beer. [/quote] And honestly, there [i]should [/i]be a glass of beer there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted April 20, 2012 Author Share Posted April 20, 2012 Ashley- takes me about 10-15 minutes I'd say. That's just my best judgement of time; haven't actually ever clocked myself while doing it, haha. It also really depends on if you have gunk or patina to remove, or if the pipe is already relatively clean, just needing a quick shine. Haha, yeah, the peacock trumpet was upside down to dry out. I had just smoked a nice bowl of Tangiers Now With Melon (flavor will fuck your mind, btw) before my little polishing session. Yeah, Ashley... I need to go get some beer. I'm all out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoozle Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Oh, 10-15 ain't that bad. I'm going to try to give all my pipes a good shine this weekend. Get yourself a cheap papertowel holder to dry your vase on, especially if you are going to insist on fist pumping. You won't likely find one tall enough to support the 14" trumpet but with a good wide and maybe weighted base, it will prevent it from falling over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarios2 Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Or you can just let them sit safely right side up w o the stem attached for a day or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted April 21, 2012 Author Share Posted April 21, 2012 Yeah, I continue to sit them upside down for a few hours at least to dry out... I just know not to fistpump anymore around the vase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarios2 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Haha yeap, that could be bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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