How I Refurbish Pipes : Part 1

I know these videos are a bit long winded but I figured someone would want to see more specifics.
In this video, I discuss what you need, preliminary briar cleaning/reaming and stem bleaching.

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• meerschaum

[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.

[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...

[benzcrank]

@pipethought thanks

[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!

[wayneskylar]

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

[BronxBriar]

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