Do you polish your yixing?

[bagua7]

There is no way I would add a foreign to my arsenal for polishing purposes. I only use a Chinese made cloth I got here and use it every now and then after the brewing session.

I don't know man, have you ever tried the Egyptian cloths? Higher thread count, and faster drying.

You funny dude.

[IPT]

I chose yes, but that's not entirely true, it depends on the pot. For my Zhuni and higher fired zisha pots I polish, but I don't with the others too much.

[bryan_drinks_tea]

I've been curious about this...

I do polish, but I only use my hands and glide them over the surface of the pot. It has a ok shine to it, only after one year of pretty solid use. Do you guys think that cloths are better?

[TIM]

I love to polish my yixing, at least some of them...
Left is before, and right is careful "Feed&Care" after 2 years.

[the_economist]

my pot is developing ugly stain lines cos it sits in tea when im using it

[betta]

I used to polish my yixing pot, too, in the past when I had time. To avoid uneven patina, any remaining liquid on the teapot must be brushed while the teapot's hot during tea session. For polishing, I simply used cotton cloth.
Result depends on the teapot clay as well as the liquid used to rinse the teapot surface. My experience: Ripe puerh yield fastest result.

[tingjunkie]

I like the before and after shot Tim! You inspired me...


Less than one year of care! I guess high fire TGY brewed kung fu style works pretty good for patina.