How do you clean off body oil on pipe. I'm more cautious these days, washing my hands before smoking, but my finger oils have darkened my older pipes. How to clean?
Body Oil Cleaning
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I’ve had good luck with Murphy’s soap with toothbrush on rusticated ones and a soft cloth on the smooth. Just have to be very careful not to get it in the bowl or stem
Do these pipes that you are darkening have a finish to them, waxed? I am trying to imagine what is going on? If they are unfinished or unpolished, sometimes it is better to just let them go, to get a natural patina to them.
None of my pipes are collecters' items, so I rather like the patina some of them develop.
The darkening could be dirt and oils mixing with the waxed surface. If that is the case, a damp cloth, maybe with some soap, should be enough. If the patina develops on the briar itself or on the stain, it can't be removed without removing the stain. Even then, it will probably have to be sanded off.
You are entering refurbisher territory.
The darkening could be dirt and oils mixing with the waxed surface. If that is the case, a damp cloth, maybe with some soap, should be enough. If the patina develops on the briar itself or on the stain, it can't be removed without removing the stain. Even then, it will probably have to be sanded off.
You are entering refurbisher territory.
I’ll be honest, I didn’t know what the hell to expect when I opened this thread. I was praying I wasn’t about to see one of y’all half nekked and oiled up ?
Murphy’s oil soap has worked for me. Just keep it out of the chamber. I hate the smell of it though.
Murphy’s oil soap has worked for me. Just keep it out of the chamber. I hate the smell of it though.
Yep! No questions from me...
GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF THE GUTTER GUYS
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Damn, how dirty do you have to constantly be to invent a tool to scrape your funk off?! ?GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF THE GUTTER GUYS
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1. Be Roman
2. Don’t have water to bathe
3. Stink to high heaven with so much oil and sand stuck to you that scraping yourself with a blade sounds good. ?
I try to wash the body pillow off but I don't scrub. Other than natural tan pipes, doesn't make much difference. Below is a before after Rubio pipe that has colored a fair amount in two years. The first pic isn't brand new but it hasn't darkened much at that point.
I know it’s a typo but I’m rolling at Hoosier washing his body pillow. ?
I wish I could shake the mental image of him all cuddled up with it ? ?
Nice, two f'Ing grammar police that are comedians as well. LOL I definitely need to start proof reading.
??? That’s gold!
THATS FUCKING PLATINUM
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