Anyone Ever Successfully Removed The Stain From A Sandblasted Pipe?

[alaskanpiper]

I have a pipe I love the shape of, with a pretty nice sandblast. Problem is…..it is a putrid dark green stai

In wouldn’t dare involve sandpaper, as it would ruin the blast, and God only knows what it may unearth.

So, does anyone know of a way to remove a stain without sanding? Even if some of that darker stain were absorbed pretty deep into the grain and couldn’t be removed, I’m hoping I could get away with a contrast look with a lighter stain over it.

If not, I can always go black, baby!

 

[sablebrush52]

I have a pipe I love the shape of, with a pretty nice sandblast. Problem is…..it is a putrid dark green stai

In wouldn’t dare involve sandpaper, as it would ruin the blast, and God only knows what it may unearth.

So, does anyone know of a way to remove a stain without sanding? Even if some of that darker stain were absorbed pretty deep into the grain and couldn’t be removed, I’m hoping I could get away with a contrast look with a lighter stain over it.

If not, I can always go black, baby!

Why don't you ask @georged ?

 

[alaskanpiper]

Why don't you ask @georged ?

In the interest of brevity and decorum, suffice it to say there are reasons. If George would like to weigh in, I would give his recommendation the well deserved consideration it warrants. If not, that is also perfectly fine and understandable.

 

[mortonbriar]

Alcohol?

It's a great solution for many problems, including brevity and decorum.

 

[alaskanpiper]

Alcohol?

It's a great solution for many problems, including brevity and decorum.

I did find a thread on reborn pipes with a solution involving oxi-clean, hot water, and alcohol, but it was on a smooth finish. If I don’t find anything more specific I’ll test it on a blasted junker and see how it pans out.

 

[mortonbriar]

I reckon you could get in there with a firm toothbrush as well, in combination with the alcohol, or whatever liquid solution is going to be used.

 

[alaskanpiper]

I reckon you could get in there with a firm toothbrush as well, in combination with the alcohol, or whatever liquid solution is going to be used.

Yeah, I had the same thought. And again, if it all goes foul I can always go black if I have to. Would still be fatter better than mutant slime.

 

[bassbug]

Not that I've ever done it, but I wonder if (ironically enough) sandblasting might do it.

 

[alaskanpiper]

Not that I've ever done it, but I wonder if (ironically enough) sandblasting might do it.

Haha, I thought of that too, however, not only do I believe that you’d probably have to blast it to oblivion to get every nook and cranny, it’s moot because I do not have the means.

Although I’d love to, as I have a few raw nording compass pipes I bought to modify, and a couple have some clear ring grain id love to blast out.

 

[bassbug]

I meant sandblasting using fine sand. Like you see on those restoration tool restoration videos.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Short of sandblasting again, I am not sure whether even acetone would fully remove a green stain. You might try, and then restain with a contrasting red or black.

 

[addamsruspipe]

I have used Murphy's Oil Soap and gotten the stain out of a sand blasted pipe. I was using it to clean an estate pipe that was just caked with grime. After numerous coats and scrubbing it, it cleaned off the grime and took the stain off.

 

[lukasstrifeson]

I think you're latter idea is the winner.

I would strip the green as much as you can, either do a alcohol soak or even a hot (not boiling, just hot ish) water soak and then leave it in rice for a day or two. See what that gets you to and then stain over it with an appropriate/complimentary color.

 

[Merton]

I wonder if simply giving it an over coat of black stain would solve the problem with exposing the wood to either toxic material or damage.

 

[burleybreath]

I'd simply go black and have on several occasions. But black sandblast, or black looking (think Dunhill Shell, which isn't actually black) is my favorite finish, so I'm biased. Brown or tan sandblast makes me puke--not that I ever exaggerate or anything.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

 

[cigrmaster]

I have never tried to mess with a stain so I can't screw up. I would ruin the pipe for sure.

 

[craig61a]

Murphy’s Oil Soap and hot water. Give the stummel a soak, and then use a cheap dollar store vegetable brush. You don’t have to bear down on it, just scrub to get into the nooks and crannies.

The hot water will open up the pores in the wood, and allow the stain to be removed more easily. “Stain” or dyes are water or alcohol based.

You should be able to remove most of the stain this way. There will most likely be some residual left over, but it probably won’t be too noticeable. And green stain tends to discolor when it’s heated up, so whatever’s left will probably have a light brown cast to it.

Set it aside to dry for a day or two, and then maybe use alcohol and a brush to clean up/even out any residual stain.

As for re-staining, put the light color down first, then the darker color over that. Then you can lightly wipe with towel dampened with alcohol to remove the top coat and reveal some of the under coat. There’s a technique involved, so some experimentation to get the result you want is necessary. I usually seal the first coat with a light cut of shellac, which I make on my own with flake shellac. If you buy off the shelf, use a blond shellac and thin it alcohol.

Good luck!