Bones Bulldog- Mold/Mildew Fix?

[SmokinSasquatch]

Hello all,

I have a Morgan Bones Bulldog that was in poor storage for a few years. Picked it up recently, and found it covered in a whitish blue mildew/mold (?). I've looked at restoring estate pipes with similar issues, and the results have either been a light cleaning solution so as to not hurt a finish, or it's not worth the risk.

For the price, I'm not sure if it's worth the risk, but being an unfinished Bones, I don't have to worry about protecting a finish. Any reccomendations? I thought of simmering it in a sauce pan with salt, thinking it would kill the stuff on it, but again, for $40 is it worth any risk?


Thanks for any advice!

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

I’ve only encountered one moldy pipe, I soaked the stummel in denatured alcohol for 24 hours and scrubbed it with a stiff brush under running water for a long time. Of course I had to re-stain and refinish it.

 

[captainsousie]

Ozone might do the trick.

 

[jhowell]

UV sterilization...

 

[OzPiper]

Nov 2021- Feb 2022 was an extremely wet/high humidity summer in Sydney, Oz.
With resultant mould throughout our house and storage cupboards - clothes, shoes, pipes, etc.
We have been in our present house for over 35 years and this was the 1st time we have encountered this.
Luckily my cigars or tobacco were NOT affected

I just cleaned up the pipes with paper towels inside and out.
I used cotton wool and alcohol soaks for the worst affected bowls.
And ran alcohol soaked cleaners through the airways.

 

[SmokinSasquatch]

Thanks all. I appreciate the feedback. Will definitely give it a try. I will look into ozone and uv, never would have thought of these methos. Appreciate it!

 

[LeafErikson]

I would personally just toss it. I had a bones bulldog once. I loved that pipe. I accidentally left it somewhere by the river one day and haven't seen it since.

 

[HRPufnstuf]

Another classic cleaner that might work is baking soda paste.

 

[bullet08]

Leave it out on full sun. If that doesn't do it, there are solutions that will get rid of 'em on contact, and you can actually use safely as a human being.