Some friends have managed to get ahold of some old clunker pipes that'll allow me to finally get started at trying my hand at resto work. Some medico's, a couple no name Italians and one interesting one, a Kaywoodie "Whitebriar". It has about a 3/8" cake in the bowl with some actual spider eggs in it, lol but the "white" finish has been knocked around quite a bit. Does anyone know exactly what this finish is? Is it paint? Whatever it is it needs to go and who knows what lies beneath but I'm excited to find out at any rate. What would be my best plan of attack? Just start in with acetone and sand paper to remove what's left of the white?