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<blockquote data-quote="Nick" data-source="post: 28571" data-attributes="member: 255"><p>Rubbing alcohol works fine. Everclear is probably better though. For the inside of the stem, take a pipe cleaner, dip it in the alcohol and run it through the stem. repeat this until the pipe cleaner comes out clean. Make sure to clean the morise too, but use the alcohol very sparingly. Q-tips work great here. just get the tip lightly damp with your alcolhol and scrub. Run the alcolhol soaked pipe cleaners through the shank too. keep doing it until they come out clean. One of those little pipe brushes is a great thing to have. </p><p></p><p>Buffing and olive oil and even bleech all work pretty well for the outside. Although i don't like the bleech very much because it can really stink up a stem. If a stem is really oxidized, i've even boiled the stems. The sulfur will rise to the surface of the stem and you can sand it down until it shines.</p><p></p><p>As for the bowl, just ream it until you're satisfied. i've never tried it with a knife. Sounds tricky. There are some good reamers out there. I like to ream estates all the way down to the wood, but that's just me. A little sand paper inside the bowl after reaming will knock off the rough edges. </p><p></p><p>Its not rocket science really. Just clean-em up. No soap though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nick, post: 28571, member: 255"] Rubbing alcohol works fine. Everclear is probably better though. For the inside of the stem, take a pipe cleaner, dip it in the alcohol and run it through the stem. repeat this until the pipe cleaner comes out clean. Make sure to clean the morise too, but use the alcohol very sparingly. Q-tips work great here. just get the tip lightly damp with your alcolhol and scrub. Run the alcolhol soaked pipe cleaners through the shank too. keep doing it until they come out clean. One of those little pipe brushes is a great thing to have. Buffing and olive oil and even bleech all work pretty well for the outside. Although i don't like the bleech very much because it can really stink up a stem. If a stem is really oxidized, i've even boiled the stems. The sulfur will rise to the surface of the stem and you can sand it down until it shines. As for the bowl, just ream it until you're satisfied. i've never tried it with a knife. Sounds tricky. There are some good reamers out there. I like to ream estates all the way down to the wood, but that's just me. A little sand paper inside the bowl after reaming will knock off the rough edges. Its not rocket science really. Just clean-em up. No soap though. [/QUOTE]
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