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Brand new peterson pipe has flaking off finish inside bowl? Normal?
Brand new peterson pipe has flaking off finish inside bowl? Normal?
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That's just the bowl coating, intended to keep the new smoker from burning out the bowl. I'd just wipe it out, or sand it out, and don't overheat the pipe. I prefer pipes that come with uncoated chambers, trusting me not to burn it up, which I don't.
The coating shouldn't come off, but apparently it isn't always formulated or applied correctly. I love my Petersons, but I have heard quality control complaints from time to time. Nonetheless, I think you'll enjoy your Pete. Nice heft and pleasing design.
The coating shouldn't come off, but apparently it isn't always formulated or applied correctly. I love my Petersons, but I have heard quality control complaints from time to time. Nonetheless, I think you'll enjoy your Pete. Nice heft and pleasing design.
I purchased a new Peterson Jekyll & Hyde a few weeks ago. The first thing I did was wipe out the chamber with a wet paper towel to remove as much coating as possible. I've been fighting a cold for the past two weeks and I will be firing up that Jekyll & Hyde today.
I posted a larger pic. Hmm....I don't have an answer, but I am interested in the responses. What Peterson is it?
Brand new system deluxe. I do have to say it has one of the ugliest rustifications I've ever seen lol.
Has it been smoked? Bowl coating is not cake but only a facsimile of cake. It protects the manufacturer against hard puffers and flaws. According to Peterson Pipe Book co-author Mark Irwin, Peterson uses charcoal, gum arabic and water.
The part in focus looks like bowl coating.
But there is also a ring around the top perimeter of the bowl that's out of focus. I assume it's also bowl coating but it's hard to tell.
You bought a pipe that you think is ugly? Bless you!
Some have removed Peterson coating with hot water and a paper towel.
Need to know: How many bowls have you put through? Reamed? If none, just flush it out and smoke it nice and slowly.
Need to know: How many bowls have you put through? Reamed? If none, just flush it out and smoke it nice and slowly.
Some chamber coatings do flake. Depends on the formula used.
It’s no big deal. Your pipe is fine.
I'm the complete opposite of Ashdigger... I think you should scream, flip some cars, and set shit on fire. But, yeh... the pipe though... no big deal.
Ahem. That's the general idea in these forums, I believe.
Setting SHIT on fire, Is this a Semois thread now?
Why, yes. Yes, it could be. You're a fellow semois fan, I see!
Peterson excels at ugly rustication. You've chosen wisely.
Sometimes Peterson gets it right sometimes not so much.
I know it's not cake, I was talking about the coating manufacturers use to pre-carbeurize the bowls. This is very thin coating unlike a new savinelli.
Also I learned that smokingpipes.com pictures aren't as good as mine lol. Probably will be the last pipes I buy sight unseen.
No bowls it's brand new. I just opened it from the box like this. I can rub with a dry finger and flake it off.
What is the nice thick charcoal feeling coating you get on like a new savinelli or Boswell?
Hot water, paper towel, a little 200 grit sandpaper if you want but you won’t need it. Then it’s all gone and it’s fine. If you didn’t like the rustication you could have simply returned it and probably can just by calling them and telling them about the flaking if you haven’t smoked. No big deal.