I must have written about this a bazillion times on this forum. Original the pipe tips wiretapped in either reddish varnish or red glaze, you can see this on the Pollock clay pipes which are either glazed red or green on the mouth piece when they show up on Ebay. Exposing the lips to the porous clay can lead to lip cancer and before you ask my source for this information was the Lancet Magazine. I find the best thing that works longish term is the deep red hard non-chip red nail varnish. Put a piece of tape around the stem one inch from the tip and then paint it with the varnish. When it has hardened over night just remove the tape and off you go to the races.
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