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    Rim Char Removal

    I agree that it is burnt wood. I made the mistake of overfilling and smoking while walking my dogs. In that case, is sanding my only hope? If so, not sure I’d trust myself to not ruin the pipe.
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    Rim Char Removal

    I’ve scoured the forums, and nothing I’ve found/tried seems to work. I’ve tried saliva and rubbing facedown on a paper towel, lemon juice with the same treatment. That seemed to start to lighten the stain so I stopped. I’d like to be able to remove it without the use of sandpaper, or other...
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    55’ Castello Collection Fiammata

    OMG. You’re trying to hurt me aren’t you?!? Not only does this make me want to buy more pipes, but the rim charting on the large rimmed pipe second from the left on the bottom shelf makes me want to go over and clean his collection myself!
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    55’ Castello Collection Fiammata

    Thanks again brother. I’ll post on it shortly and see if anyone has any other suggestions. I know it isn’t bad, but I’m very OCD and the fact that only one area is darker than than the other bothers me :p. To your point, I’d rather live with that than create another issue like a sharp edge, or...
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    55’ Castello Collection Fiammata

    This ritual was not in my repertoire when I got the original 55 and no matter of rubbing (even face down on a paper towel with saliva for 20 mins) has been able to get the stain and char you can see. Maybe I’m OCD, but I’ve almost considered one forum members technique of using super high grit...
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    55’ Castello Collection Fiammata

    This!!! I’ve noticed the paper towel method works wonders. Thin cake with no need for a reamer I can see with the amount I’d smoke in my lifetime. Glad to hear your pipes have given you almost 40 years of service and going strong. Guess I need to buy more Castello's.
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    55’ Castello Collection Fiammata

    Thanks again. I’m stressing about charring it. My other has a small amount of rim char on the stem end that won’t come out with any amount of elbow grease. It irks me to no end :p.
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    55’ Castello Collection Fiammata

    Thank you brother! Email has been sent!!!
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    55’ Castello Collection Fiammata

    Thank you for this. That’s exactly the set up I want. I have a 55 Castello Sea Rock in dark brown on the wishlist but they don’t pop up too often, or aren’t the exact color that moves me when I have “pipe money” available. Do you know if Moretti would commission a petite 55 shape? The 55 in a...
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    55’ Castello Collection Fiammata

    Would love to see the article, but I’ve read somewhere something along these lines. Develops “cake” quickly but doesn’t leave the pipe with any underlying taste. I’ve taken to breaking in most my pipes with FVF and seems to be working well. Usually 3 smokes and the bowls have a customary thin...
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    55’ Castello Collection Fiammata

    Wow, as always the forums impressive with the wealth of knowledge and expertise. Thank you gentleman, and especially those with the heads up on the Moretti 55. I’ll have to order one up ASAP. I think my course of action is to break it in with some pure VA flake and see how it feels. If I decid...
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    55’ Castello Collection Fiammata

    Hello all, Long time lurker, first time posting. To any and all that have fed my PAD & TAD I thank you (while my bank account loathes you). :p Now to the question at hand. Two odd years ago, I moved from smoking cigars to pipes. This started with a rather humble Rossi 6614, and has ended...
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