How I Refurbish Pipes : Part 1

[benzcrank]

wat about a stem made out of deer horn

[pipethought]

@benzcrank

Unfortunately, I haven't refurbished any pipe stems made of bone. I'll send you a PM with a possible solution.

[benzcrank]

@pipethought thanks

[hampshirepipe]

Thanks for very much for these videos Danny...I learnt a lot..much appreciated.

Best Wishes

[pipethought]

@hampshirepipe

I'm glad they were of some use to you.

Thanks for watching!

[TampaPipeSmoker]

Any suggestions what will work well for acrylic stems? What about an amber stem?

[pipethought]

@TampaPipeSmoker

I've found alcohol bath+lots of bristled pipe cleaners works really well for acrylic stems.

I'm not sure about amber stems...

[wayneskylar]

I have a metal tenon, can i use bleach? Will there be any negative effects with the metal?

[pipethought]

@wayneskylar

I have only refurbished a couple of pipes with screw-on stems accompanied by stingers. I covered them with vaseline just to be sure it wouldn't eat away at it, causing a loose fit. Otherwise, I would simply use alcohol to clean the metal thoroughly.

So, basically, I don't know whether or not bleach would have negative effects on the metal because I didn't take that chance.

Thanks for watching!

[BronxBriar]

How can I get Everclear? I don't think it is even sold in New York.

[Grenadieros]

Very nice videos,congratulations! In 2:50 about that "bleach" ,is something special or anything like that can be found in the super market?

[weaveroll]

Can you use other alcohols than the grain one, say whiskey or cognac? Thanx for a great tutorial.

/Andreas

[pipethought]

@weaveroll

Yes you can. But be aware that those will probably leave a flavor ghost after you're done. There are those who enjoy this ghosting and favor its contribution to the smoke. I recommend experimenting with both grain and whiskey. I'd do a little more research with the cognac though...Or at least, experiment on a crappy pipe(s) first.

Thanks for watching!

[bahumutx]

Fantastic! Looking forward to part 2 and 3.

-Matthew

[GothamCitySmoker]

Great series. How do you know if you are reaming a bowl coating? How do you distinguish between a bowl pre-carbonization layer and the cake? Can you take the coating off too? Is it advisable to do so or not? Thanks. ps: You've used a lot of that Everclear young man...

[pipethought]

@ToBaCCoRoW

I figured I'd finally give my two cents on the matter. Good luck with your future buys/refurbishes.

Thanks for watching!

[pipethought]

@MountainBriar

I'm glad you found them useful. Thanks for watching!

[pipethought]

@pheonix11525

Thanks for watching!

[pipesmoker67]

I found that if you just drink the Everclear, you will not care how nasty the pipe is. ;)

[pipethought]

@pipesmoker67

lol

Thanks for watching!

[RequiemPipes]

Greatly done instructional video, Danny. Do you use pure bleach or diluted in water?

Cheers

Gustavo

[pipethought]

@RequiemPipes

So far with all of my stems, I've used undiluted bleach.

Thanks for watching!

[mibgd]

very similar to my method thus far....although i cut the bleach with 1/2 water....interested to see more to come...cheers

[pipethought]

@mibgd

I've heard of others diluting the bleach. Every time I've used undiluted bleach, it seems to have worked just fine. But, I suppose more caution should be exercised with undiluted bleach.

Thanks for watching!