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Pipe cleaning recommendations.
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<blockquote data-quote="Justpipes" data-source="post: 28479" data-attributes="member: 38"><p>PURE GRAIN ALCOHOL! (EVERCLEAR). Do not use rubbing alcohol, no offense wharfrathoss. Take the pipes apart and run pipe cleaners dipped in grain alcohol through the stem and shank as many times as it takes for them to come out clean. Wipe the inside of the bowl out with a handi-wipe dipped in pure grain alcohol. If the pipe needs reaming I use a Kleen Reem tool from the 50's. They make some today identical to them or you can find them on eBay for a reasonable price. Using a knife is ok as long as you keep it as even as possible and I wouldn't try to go all the way down to the bare wood. Use some Jeweler's Ruge to buff out the stem with a soft cotton cloth. If the stem is vulcanite and heavily oxidized I sand it down with a very fine emory board before I had buff it. I use Briar Pipe Wipe with a handi-wipe to rub down the outside of the bowl and shank.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Justpipes, post: 28479, member: 38"] PURE GRAIN ALCOHOL! (EVERCLEAR). Do not use rubbing alcohol, no offense wharfrathoss. Take the pipes apart and run pipe cleaners dipped in grain alcohol through the stem and shank as many times as it takes for them to come out clean. Wipe the inside of the bowl out with a handi-wipe dipped in pure grain alcohol. If the pipe needs reaming I use a Kleen Reem tool from the 50's. They make some today identical to them or you can find them on eBay for a reasonable price. Using a knife is ok as long as you keep it as even as possible and I wouldn't try to go all the way down to the bare wood. Use some Jeweler's Ruge to buff out the stem with a soft cotton cloth. If the stem is vulcanite and heavily oxidized I sand it down with a very fine emory board before I had buff it. I use Briar Pipe Wipe with a handi-wipe to rub down the outside of the bowl and shank. [/QUOTE]
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