pipe cleaning 2 (A)

[rerunrj]

What do you think of Mardio Grandi pipes and

[dradeel]

Rum sounds like a great idea! You also mentioned coca cola in the beginning of the video ... how about cleaning pipes out with rum and coke? ;) To me that would be even more pleasurable to drink while cleaning. Hehe.

[SuicideSilenceRoks13]

could you acually kinda soak your tobacco with the rum, like take flavorless tobacco and flavor it with rumm, if you could, can you explain to me how?, and will it to anything worse than regularly smoking a pipe would like hurting my body more?

[Dimitrispanayides]

Hello Dub, I have a question for you please.. Do you have to empty the ashes before you relight the pipe?it is said that you are going to have a better smoke if you do..What do you think?

[dubinthedam]

@Dimitrispanayides

only if they're a lot of ashes,

usually about half way down the bowl.

[kinnerstreet]

I use a denatured that is 95% pure ethanol (the kind you drink) and 5% isopropyl (rubbing alcohol) As long as there are no substances other than alcohol, denatured is fine. The idea is to have all substances with a low boiling point so that everything evaporates. In fact a denatured can be better than a 50-60% because there is less H2O which takes longer to evaporate, and does not address the hydrocarbon residue ( e.g. resins). Also, unlike liquor, pure alcohol won't leave residue..

[mareeder1972]

Dub. Watching you take that little nip from the bottle of rum made me realize why I subscribed to you in the first place. Your knowledge is vast, your enthusiasm is contagious, and there is always one or two moments in each vid that make me smile. Keep it up. I'd love to have a pipe with you someday!

[dubinthedam]

many thanks M72......I don't nip too much these days....drink the curse of the Irish and all that, glad you get to see the lighter side of my vids.

[job1181]

Good video, down here in TX everclear is cheap since very few people other than highschool kids would expose their liver to such a harsh alcohol. One bottle of everclear can last for years assuming you keep it out of the sun so it doesn't evaporate. Then use a pipe sweetner or a different type of alcohol such as rum to give it a good flavor since everclear sorta taste like cardboard. Bacardi 151 is great in a pinch, but expensive as hell just to be used for a cleaning product.

[pickydoo]

Just get a 5th of Everclear and it will last you the rest of your like (assuming you don't have an alcoholic in the house). Put it in "airline" bottles and it will go forever. I;ve had my bottle 25 years and I've used about 1/2 of it. I use "Pipe Wipe" and it is the bgreatest for maintaining the bowl and stm too.

[dubinthedam]

rubbing alcohol is ok, you need NON-denatured alcohol which rubbing alcohol is.

[singful]

can you use rubbing alchol or denaticherdd alchol???

[zanezip85]

Hey buddy! Would you do a video on bowl stirring or bowl maintenance . I don't know how to manipulate the tobacco in the bowl very well to get the best results. You know, when to tamp, when to dump ashes, when to poke, when to relight for an even burn....should I turn the 2nd half of the bowl upside down? Just a thought, perhaps you'll teach some more stuff to us rookies.

[dubinthedam]

Zan.. a really good question...I will do my best to answer it. But for now, practice, each pipe and tobacco is different...dub

[Catholicsmoker]

Instead of using alcohol, can I use pipe sweetener in the bowl itself? I use it in the bit and in the shank/bottom of the bowl. I see you apply alcohol to the side of the bowl. May I do the same with the "Bee Pipe Sweetener" product that I have? Thanks.

[larshermanns]

You should never use any alcohol in the bowl's inside. This prevents the cake to build up. And you need the cake. Just clean the bowl itsself (outside) with a tissue and maybe with some cleaning fluid. I know that Dub uses alcohol for the inside. But he is very experienced (it's okay if he does it) and this should not be recommended to others. For the shank and the stem it's okay to use alcohol. But nowhere else.

Cheers

Lars

[kinnerstreet]

@larshermanns Hi Lars, Probably good advice when someone is building a cake. Though the crystallized carbon matrix should not be damaged by alcohol. The resins will break down fast leaving the hard carbon matrix behind. That said, still better to only use alcohol inside the bowl after one has a sufficient cake.

[thesmokeshop]

Great Dub... Thanks

[superpelic]

Obi Dubinthewan from the pipesmokers!!!

great video!! again!!

thank you!

[calloftheweird]

Wonderful video. Thanks..