Update on Restoration Part II

So my wife has a sharp eye.

After I stained the pipe black, she said that it looked like one area needed more stain. I wasn't sure and wanted to buff it out with tripoli first, but after I did it was apparent that she was right. On one side red was peeking through. So, wanting a solid black pipe, I applied another coat of stain - which is now drying.

But this is what the pipe looked like after the tripoli. You can barely see the spots of red in this picture, but I am sure the end product will be awesome: