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madox07

madox07

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I am undergoing a restoration project, and the previous owner of this estate pipe seems to been having a habit of lighting his pipe from the lower side of the bowls. Needless to say, he left quite a burn stain on the rim of the bowl. Do you guys know of any means of removing this stain without damaging the bowl?

 
madox07

madox07

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deathmetal I am confused, should I take my estate pipe to a gynecologist or are you trying to tell me my pipe is an arse :lol:

 
deathmetal

deathmetal

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What kind of a metaphor are you spinning here, Mr. Madox07?

 
pruss

pruss

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Feb 6, 2013
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So if what you are seeing is the build up of smoke, tars and oil from repeat smoking then that should come off with some universal solvent and a little elbow grease.
If what you are seeing is actually a burn then you're limited to removing material in order to get past the burn to sound wood.
If the burn were somewhere where it wouldn't be exposed to flame you could consider stabilizing the burned wood with epoxy and then staining the stummel darker to hide/mask the burn. But if the burn is on the rim or in the chamber I'd avoid the epoxy as you don't want to be smoking it...
-- Pat

 
madox07

madox07

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deathmetal touche :rofl:
Guys, maybe posting some pictures would be better:
IMG_20171120_2231304.jpg


 
jpmcwjr

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Lighting is all right, but very out of focus. But I can see enough to know it's not that bad that you don't have hope that it's just deposits and not charring.

 
madox07

madox07

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so ... just water, a bit of rubbing and some briar wax, maybe, instead of elbow grease?

 
cortezattic

cortezattic

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Nov 19, 2009
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pruss covers it pretty well. I would suggest lemon juice on a Q-tip with plenty of patience unless you're dealing with charred (cosmetically irreparable) wood.

 
cossackjack

cossackjack

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Oct 31, 2014
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Soak the rim in black coffee for 30 minutes, then scrub with a cloth or paper towel dipped in black coffee. It may take awhile or several treatments.

I have had success removing soot, tar & residues, It will not remove chafed wood.

 
madox07

madox07

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jpmcwjr I am going to work on it tonight, after I get off work - will definitely post a picture. I am pondering in between spit and lemon juice right now :puffpipe:

 
madox07

madox07

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Ok, guys .. so I guess the lemon juice does the work.
Before:
IMG_20171121_2041081.jpg

After:
IMG_20171121_2103183.jpg

I am not saying that spit doesn't work, except that this lemon juice trick worked from the get go so I didn't get round trying spit. :lol: :puffy:

 
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