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Hell yes. Water= what briar grows with. Water= what is used to raise grain and clean during manufacture. Water= excellent for cleaning under most circumstances.
Do you not see the substantial difference between a shitload of chemicals and pure water?
Do you not see the substantial difference between a shitload of chemicals and pure water?
Hard to argue that logic... I stick to bourbon, myself.
If I wouldn't put it in my body, why would I put it on something I'm going to smoke out of?
If I wouldn't put it in my body, why would I put it on something I'm going to smoke out of?
Furniture polish = protects wood and makes wood shine!
Water = leaves rings on fine furniture, can remove finish on fine wood and causes wood to swell!
And, all those chemicals are on the outside of the pipe, whereas the water is put through the inside of the pipe.
Water = leaves rings on fine furniture, can remove finish on fine wood and causes wood to swell!
And, all those chemicals are on the outside of the pipe, whereas the water is put through the inside of the pipe.
Water left standing on wood of any type=bad. But cleaning with water does nothing bad to any finish, unless it's a completely crap finish, and then you're well rid of it anyway.
There are makers of fine furniture that would never put that crap on their pieces, and antique dealers shudder at the thought.
Are you one of those afraid to do the hot water flush?
There are makers of fine furniture that would never put that crap on their pieces, and antique dealers shudder at the thought.
Are you one of those afraid to do the hot water flush?
OK, Duane, then make sure it runs down only through the airway....
And, c'mon, philo, give it a go! I know you can do it.
And, c'mon, philo, give it a go! I know you can do it.
If you used Briar Wipe in years past, were pleased with it, and regret that it has disappeared from retail shelves, then, unless you were under the delusion that the Briar Wipe you miss so much was some kind of eco friendly, organic magic that came in an aerosol (!) can, you are likely just as safe using Favor.
The original Briar Wipe was ubiquitous in it's presence at pipe shows in years past and safely used by most if not all collectors of fine briar pipes.
And Everclear works great for me for cleaning shanks and the insides of Vulcanite stems. And I have for over 30 years used a 50/50 mix of 190 proof drugstore alcohol and Acetone to clean the inside of Lucite stems, as advised by a Smoker's Haven employee from back in the day when they sold those clear Perspex stem GBD's that gunked up in a heartbeat. My doctor says it is important to stay hydrated with all the medicine I have to take, so I drink a lot of hot water - first filtered through coffee grounds- while smoking a pipe.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it, but pipe smokers love to experiment. By all means, try hot water to clean your pipes. Heck, try lukewarm Budweiser.
BUT, the thread was about Briar Wipe, and while I could not remember the name of the equivalent that the original "inventor" ripped off, Favor is likely it. And Briar Wipe did, and does, have a lemon scent. I found a partial can of the original Ruth Industries version last year and have been using it for months. The scent mostly disappears from the Handi Wipe after a while. Which, by the way, is how you use it. You don't spray it directly on the pipe.
The original Briar Wipe was ubiquitous in it's presence at pipe shows in years past and safely used by most if not all collectors of fine briar pipes.
And Everclear works great for me for cleaning shanks and the insides of Vulcanite stems. And I have for over 30 years used a 50/50 mix of 190 proof drugstore alcohol and Acetone to clean the inside of Lucite stems, as advised by a Smoker's Haven employee from back in the day when they sold those clear Perspex stem GBD's that gunked up in a heartbeat. My doctor says it is important to stay hydrated with all the medicine I have to take, so I drink a lot of hot water - first filtered through coffee grounds- while smoking a pipe.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it, but pipe smokers love to experiment. By all means, try hot water to clean your pipes. Heck, try lukewarm Budweiser.
BUT, the thread was about Briar Wipe, and while I could not remember the name of the equivalent that the original "inventor" ripped off, Favor is likely it. And Briar Wipe did, and does, have a lemon scent. I found a partial can of the original Ruth Industries version last year and have been using it for months. The scent mostly disappears from the Handi Wipe after a while. Which, by the way, is how you use it. You don't spray it directly on the pipe.
Is this a bad thing? I’ve read of it before and I’ll admit one of my pipes does shine a bit more than it used to...
Nose oil/wax is all natural, and it works fine.
Just because someone's usedcrap chemicals for 30 or 50 years and his pipe hasn't died doesn't mean it's a good choice for maintenance of fine wood (obviously briar in this case, but it applies to fine furniture as well.)
Just because someone's used
Oldgeezer, yes, indeed, vaguely recall Briar Wipe having a lemon smell. Haven't had a can in years. Am a Pledge user myself. But, yes with either, one doesn't spray it directly on the pipe. I spray it on a soft rag and let it dry. Then use it and, like you said about BW, by drying time the smell has dissipated.
@irishearl, the original Briar Wipe instructions stated that a Handi Wipe was preferred over a cloth, so that is what I used, and most collectors I knew then seened to agree. The thing that seemed to be unique about Briar Wipe was that you could use those Handi Wipes until they almost lierally fell apart and many of us swore they just got better with use.
I’m down to my last can, so I’m going to have to find something else I like. I’ve been using the same old washcloth for over 5 years now, and it’s saturated enough that I probably won’t need to add any spray to it for a year! That’ll stretch it out for longer, I guess.
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