I'm no expert, but I agree!Why? Just smoke it.
Got a half price Summertime 2019 Pete, and learned two things: the bowl coating comes off in warm water, and they leaked stain all the way down the bowl.
Why? Just smoke it.
I'm thinkin there's a reason it was half priced.
I thought they stopped slopping up the Petes. I guess not.
I’ve read people complain it imparts a bad flavour to the smoke for quite a few bowls. Is that wrong? I’m probably going to smoke this thing four or five times a year, so I am interested in minimizing any break-in.
So you think you can clean off something that would take 5 or 6 bowls to burn off? I guess if I were concerned about it, if use the sandpaper that was suggested and lightly sand it. Then I'd run some hot tap water through it and wipe it clean. If you think it's going to take more than that, I'd send it back or throw it away.
No seal. 0:54It looks like it leaked through a seal. Probably inadvertent. But they still sent it out.
What are you going to smoke in it?
Sand it out as best you can. Use the cotton ball soaked in Everclear for a day or two. Run tap water as hot as you can get it through the bowl. If the stain flavors still come through, toss the pipe. Seems simple enough. More effort than the pipe is probably worth.
I would just smoke it.