So I bought a group of pipes on line to restore and resell. One of the pipes that was in the group was a Comoy's Silver Shadow with a Lucite stem. I don't know if the stem was original to the pipe, but that wasn't the issue. The issue was the stem smelled like, and looked like it survived a house fire. I was able to sand off the soot, but the smell wouldn't come out, and it was VERY overpowering. So after several different attempts of trying to vanquish the aroma, I decided to try some acetone. I put the stem in a jar with some acetone in it, and let it soak over night. Well, that was not a good idea. When I got to it this morning, it looked like snot on a stick. Atleast the smell of house fire was gone. :laughat:
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