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The Professor's Pipe-Sweetening Treatment
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<blockquote data-quote="Justpipes" data-source="post: 13654" data-attributes="member: 38"><p>I have used the salt and grain alcohol method on a few of my pipes with no problem. It really does draw the tar residue out of a pipe. I fill the pipe with non-iodized salt and put 2-4 small drops of grain alcohol in it with a small eye-dropper and let it sit. The salt starts to turn a light to medium brown as it is drawing the pipe residue out. It will also harden just a bit. I then loosen it up and dump it out and clean the bowl out thoroughly and then let it sit for a few days to allow every bit of the alcohol to evaperate. I think the key is to not over fill the pipe with salt and by all means just let it gravity fill. Do not pack it. I have been able to bring a couple of pipes back to life using this method.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Justpipes, post: 13654, member: 38"] I have used the salt and grain alcohol method on a few of my pipes with no problem. It really does draw the tar residue out of a pipe. I fill the pipe with non-iodized salt and put 2-4 small drops of grain alcohol in it with a small eye-dropper and let it sit. The salt starts to turn a light to medium brown as it is drawing the pipe residue out. It will also harden just a bit. I then loosen it up and dump it out and clean the bowl out thoroughly and then let it sit for a few days to allow every bit of the alcohol to evaperate. I think the key is to not over fill the pipe with salt and by all means just let it gravity fill. Do not pack it. I have been able to bring a couple of pipes back to life using this method. [/QUOTE]
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