Just finished up a restoration job today on a Brigham 3-Dot. As you'll see from the pics, the stem was extremely oxidized. Surprisingly the inside of the pipe wasn't terribly dirty overall, save for a stubborn draft hole that required extra care to get clean...
Here's how it looked before I started working on it. I really love Brighams. This one is stamped "Made in Canada" on the bottom of the shank, with the number 324.
There's a black stem in there somewhere, and I have no idea what that white thing is. It all must go...
Here's the stem after the Oxi bath, and I used steel wool for the first time after reading one of Greg's blog. It worked, but I think I'll stick to magic eraser and/or wet/dry sandpaper before using the micro mesh. YMMV.
Here's the finished pipe! I will probably hit the stem again at some point as I saw some faint, lingering oxidation around the button. Overall though, I'm pleased with how it turned out. (BTW- There were many other steps involved in cleaning this I didn't list here...)
Ready to load up with only the finest, fruitiest, Cherry blends! ::
Here's how it looked before I started working on it. I really love Brighams. This one is stamped "Made in Canada" on the bottom of the shank, with the number 324.
There's a black stem in there somewhere, and I have no idea what that white thing is. It all must go...
Here's the stem after the Oxi bath, and I used steel wool for the first time after reading one of Greg's blog. It worked, but I think I'll stick to magic eraser and/or wet/dry sandpaper before using the micro mesh. YMMV.
Here's the finished pipe! I will probably hit the stem again at some point as I saw some faint, lingering oxidation around the button. Overall though, I'm pleased with how it turned out. (BTW- There were many other steps involved in cleaning this I didn't list here...)
Ready to load up with only the finest, fruitiest, Cherry blends! ::