Stem Soak With Stem Ring

peteguy · Dec 21, 2015

How do you go about soaking a very oxidized stem that has a wooden stem ring or adornment? I am afraid to drop it in a oxy bath and ruin the ring. Are these types of stems sand only?

peteguy · Dec 21, 2015

This is what I am referring to in case I made of mess of the description. The one I am thinking of has a lighter wood inlay.

georged · Dec 21, 2015

The whole bleach bath thing is a waste of time since sanding is still required. Potentially harmful as well in cases like this.
So, just skip it and continue as normal.

peteguy · Dec 21, 2015

Thanks George!

randelli · Dec 21, 2015

Who makes that pipe? I have one with a similar band

blackbeard · Dec 21, 2015

Look closer in his picture. It's Big Ben stamped. Also, http://pipephil.eu/logos/en/logo-bigben.html#caribic

peteguy · Dec 22, 2015

Correct Big Ben. It is not my pipe just a google image to show what I was talking about. I was looking at purchasing an estate that had the same type of inlay but the stem is olive green from oxidation.

blackbeard · Dec 22, 2015

Just use some elbow grease, and cover the wood! Don't have to have a soak to clean up one. I've cleaned up a few that were green, and tan with nothing but alcohol, pipe cleaners, scotch brite pad (be careful with that) then magic erasers. There are better ways...but it worked.

danielplainview · Dec 22, 2015

What george said about bleach, still applies with oxyclean. It will tarnish metal bandings.

mirain · Dec 23, 2015

If you choose to dip your stem you can carefully apply a coat of vaseline to the area of the stem you want to protect. I've used this technique with stems that have metal bands.

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