Just got an unsmoked estate pipe with really good condition on the bowl. The only downside is that the stem has some oxidation from storage.
So I looked into some tips and tricks on how to clean stems, and most people just drop it into bleach or an oxi-clean mix. However, I am concerned that doing so will someone damage the tenon. One person said to suspend it with a pipe cleaner so you leave the tenon out of the solution .... just wondering if anyone has done this before and does submerging the tenon into the solution perfectly fine or is it an oversight?
So I looked into some tips and tricks on how to clean stems, and most people just drop it into bleach or an oxi-clean mix. However, I am concerned that doing so will someone damage the tenon. One person said to suspend it with a pipe cleaner so you leave the tenon out of the solution .... just wondering if anyone has done this before and does submerging the tenon into the solution perfectly fine or is it an oversight?