Here is how the two pipes were shipped to me, not the worst condition but pretty good actually. Its my first time so i didn't wanna start it at skill level 10. First off i wanna thank Pruss, Pipe Novelist and Ghost for there guidance and advice.
Kaywoodie Relief Grain 135
GBD Collector Prehistoric 501
I started with Reaming down the uneven cake. I used a cheap reamer and a grinder bit yes i know its unconventional but it works really well you just need to be careful not to dig into the briar.
Next was a the hard part i still need to do this more but my arm was getting soar. Using cotton Pads, cloths and q-tips merged with saliva i scrubbed the rims as clean as i can get them in an hour.
Then i went at the shank with 99% iso alcohol with a shank brush it was dirty in there let me tell you. Four pipe cleaners later the shanks were cleaned.
Then I prepped them for a Alcohol/Cotton ball treatment, I chose cotton over salt because of the clean up. Worst case i do it again with salt if it doesn't work well. I found that i needed to add more alcohol with the cotton. I plugged the shanks with foam earplugs thanks Pipe Novelist and Ghost for the tip. Put in two cotton balls each added drops of alcohol then filled the pipes to just below the rim with more cotton and again added more alcohol.
When that was finished i preceded to the stems. The GBD stem was in excellent condition so all i did was pass a pipe cleaner with alcohol and a dry one after that. The kaywoodie Stem was a bit more dirty inside and out. No bite marks or oxidation thank goodness, but there were scratches and some leaf lodged in the stinger. I took care of it with a water soaked magic eraser and poked at it with pipe cleaners until i broke through.
Here they are last night its been 10hrs i just added more alcohol this morning i will post an update pic once i get home.
And now if i can just decide what to smoke while i wait mmmmm....
Kaywoodie Relief Grain 135
GBD Collector Prehistoric 501
I started with Reaming down the uneven cake. I used a cheap reamer and a grinder bit yes i know its unconventional but it works really well you just need to be careful not to dig into the briar.
Next was a the hard part i still need to do this more but my arm was getting soar. Using cotton Pads, cloths and q-tips merged with saliva i scrubbed the rims as clean as i can get them in an hour.
Then i went at the shank with 99% iso alcohol with a shank brush it was dirty in there let me tell you. Four pipe cleaners later the shanks were cleaned.
Then I prepped them for a Alcohol/Cotton ball treatment, I chose cotton over salt because of the clean up. Worst case i do it again with salt if it doesn't work well. I found that i needed to add more alcohol with the cotton. I plugged the shanks with foam earplugs thanks Pipe Novelist and Ghost for the tip. Put in two cotton balls each added drops of alcohol then filled the pipes to just below the rim with more cotton and again added more alcohol.
When that was finished i preceded to the stems. The GBD stem was in excellent condition so all i did was pass a pipe cleaner with alcohol and a dry one after that. The kaywoodie Stem was a bit more dirty inside and out. No bite marks or oxidation thank goodness, but there were scratches and some leaf lodged in the stinger. I took care of it with a water soaked magic eraser and poked at it with pipe cleaners until i broke through.
Here they are last night its been 10hrs i just added more alcohol this morning i will post an update pic once i get home.
And now if i can just decide what to smoke while i wait mmmmm....
