Bowl Coating Removal

[Roach1]

Hi,
I recieved two new Irish Seconds today. The first thing I did was was the bowl and stem basically to remove the Peterson bowl coating. That was easily accomplished but on one bowl they got sloppy with the stain. My Question is should I also dand it off or does it make a difference?

 

[Roach1]

Hi,
I recieved two new Irish Seconds today. The first thing I did was was the bowl and stem basically to remove the Peterson bowl coating. That was easily accomplished but on one bowl they got sloppy with the stain. My Question is should I also dand it off or does it make a difference?

Administrator could you move this to repair and maintenance. Sorry

 

[kola]

I thought Peterson said they stopped slopping em' up. Check the inside of the shank, prolly' slopped them up in there too.

 

[Sigmund]

I dont think Id worry too much if its just up around the edges. You probably have to take off more wood than you want to remove stain.

 

[Roach1]

Here is how it looks. I guess that is why its a second. Cover it up with bowl coating. .

 

[Sigmund]

Wow are they using a paint roller?

 

[Non-Mentholated Black Man]

Here is how it looks.

Bring it down to bare wood if it is bothering you.
I would not worry about it, at least not from a health/safety perspective.

 

[Roach1]

I don't know if I should try alcohol or sandpaper. I usually remove the bowl coating from Petetson pipes because of taste. I use honey after removing the factory stuff.

 

[jpmcwjr]

That'd be my choice, a light sanding and building some cake.

To quicken cake build, wet the chamber, fill with sugar. Pour out and let dry. Carefully load some tobacco, and smoke. Rinse and repeat.

 

[Roach1]

I used 450 and then 1000. Its a little better. I guess it will be ok. Might try sugar instead of honey this time.

 

[Bbailey324]

I've sanded stain out of bowls at it bothers me for whatever reason (perceived off flavors) and I generally start at 120 grit. From a perspective of building cake, super smooth isn't necessarily better.

 

[FurCoat]

I don't know if I should try alcohol or sandpaper. I usually remove the bowl coating from Petetson pipes because of taste. I use honey after removing the factory stuff.

I do the same. Most of the stain shoud come off with alcohol. Any that remains can be lightly sanded. I use 200 grit.

 

[craig61a]

I’ve noticed there are suddenly a lot of gyrations regarding Peterson bowl coatings of the last few years…

I use to just buy em and smoke em. Guess I didn’t know any better.

 

[Roach1]

Here is what it looks lkw now u would say good enough. I also noticed it has a small dent on the band, another reason its a second. If it smokes like the rest of my Peterson pipes I cant complain. Was only 76€.

 

[Sigmund]

That is probably more the reason than the sloppy stain. Regardless they are good deals and its a nice pipe. I look at the seconds on occasion but none have grabed me yet. I think I will eyeball them now!

 

[Roach1]

That is probably more the reason than the sloppy stain. Regardless they are good deals and its a nice pipe. I look at the seconds on occasion but none have grabed me yet. I think I will eyeball them now!

I have three Irish Seconds now. A Dracula 306, Calabash 05 and a bent apple 303 I thinkand is my first P Lip. Would have never seen the sloppy stain if I didn't remove the bowl coating.

 

[ThermionicScott]

Here is what it looks lkw now u would say good enough. I also noticed it has a small dent on the band, another reason its a second. If it smokes like the rest of my Peterson pipes I cant complain. Was only 76€.View attachment 316513

That would be good enough for me. You'll probably taste a little burning stain for a couple of bowls, but oh well, smoke the damn thing already.