Dunhill Pipe Bowl Polish and Pipe Ghosting / Bad Smell

[PeterPipersPizza]

Greetings all! Sorry to inform you that I have fouled up my two prized County Sandblasted Dunhills. I followed the instructions and put on the Dunhill Pipe Bowl Polish with my finger, left it on for a few minutes. I tried rubbing it off but couldn't get the smell out. So I put them briefly under a heat gun and then used a toothbrush... still I can't get this smell out. And I think the heat gun might have made it worse.

I think the problem is that I opened a new bottle of this stuff and instead of just using the paste I got a mix of liquid (surrounding the paste) with it too. I think this liquid has absorbed into the wood and is causing the diesel / petroleum smell. Perhaps the heating of the wood expanded it and let this seep even deeper in.

I'm pretty bummed. I left it over night and it is no better. Strangely my non-sandblasted and sandblasted Vauen came out fine with vigorous scrubbing with cloth and toothbrush, but then again I did not subject them to the heat gun AND I had more paste/ less liquid applied.

Does anyone have any suggestions ? I keep going over the bowls with a toothbrush to try and get all the polish from the crags. It looks like I got all the polish on both pipes, but the smell on the outside of the bowls remains.

Does anyone have any good suggestions on how to get this diesel smell out from the bowls? Thank you for your time and wisdom. And I don't recommend the Dunhill Pipe Bowl Polish after this experience.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I find it surprising that Dunhill is still marketing anything other than luxury clothing and cigarettes, but this should get the job done.




Or you could try wet coffee grounds in the chamber.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Hot water flush! Inside and outside the chamber.

 

[PeterPipersPizza]

I tried rinsing the outside of the bowl with hot water for a min. and scrubbed with a tooth brush. Still smells.

I am now smoking it. The heat makes the outside smell even more pronounced. Maybe I can kill this diesel odor over time just through normal smoking. But what a bummer.

I will keep yall updated. And again, caution using Dunhill Pipe Bowl Polish.

 

[Chasing Embers]

What I find disturbing is that it smells like a petroleum product. Give the coffee grounds a shot or try alcohol and cotton balls.

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

There is such a thing a pipe bowl polish is new to me. I would think skin oil would suffice.

 

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Maybe try some Murphy's Oil Soap on the outside of the bowl. You'll have to dilute it with water. That might remove some of the Dunhill wax.

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

If all else fails…You might just have to let you pipe smoking overwhelm the stinky Dunhill bowl. Grab a strong burley or English, whichever you prefer, and start puffing that stink out. ?️

 

[jpmcwjr]

I tried rinsing the outside of the bowl with hot water for a min. and scrubbed with a tooth brush. Still smells.

Not what I meant! I was talking about very hot tap water flushed through the chamber, and the outside bathed similarly but with dish detergent and a wash up cloth. About 30 seconds or so.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Wait! You put this stuff on the inside of the chamber?

 

[PeterPipersPizza]

I didnt put any paste into the chamber so I will not flush the chamber with water. As for detergent and water on the outside... I may try that in a month if this smell does not go away naturally on its own. It's only been 48 hrs. And Im not sure if the hot water rinse on the outside helped. but the smell seems a little weaker.

WIll keep yall updated. Im smoking out of it now. I will purge this evil with the internal fire.... for now.

 

[jpmcwjr]

You've been given some good tips- but why wait for a month to try them?

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Maybe try some Murphy's Oil Soap on the outside of the bowl. You'll have to dilute it with water. That might remove some of the Dunhill wax.

When my wife starts usinh the Murpheys stuff on the furniture, I just stay out of the livingroom till it has dissipated. Awful smell. I can’t imagine it on a pipe.

I don’t know what this Dunhill pipe stuff is, but it kinda sounds like a microcrystalline wax. If this is a textured pipe, like a blast or rusticated surface, you might want to hit it with a brush, like a shoe polishing brush, but maybe a new one without any polish on it. A microcrystalline wax should dissipate quickly. But, maybe you got some in some texture. If this is a smooth pipe, then I have no idea. I would chuck it in the garbage.

 

[PeterPipersPizza]

You've been given some good tips- but why wait for a month to try them?

Any opportunity to practice of the virtue of patience lol. I just don't want to ruin my Dunhills even more than I already have. Neglect might be a valid strategy.

 

[PeterPipersPizza]

I don’t know what this Dunhill pipe stuff is, but it kinda sounds like a microcrystalline wax. If this is a textured pipe, like a blast or rusticated surface, you might want to hit it with a brush, like a shoe polishing brush, but maybe a new one without any polish on it. A microcrystalline wax should dissipate quickly. But, maybe you got some in some texture. If this is a smooth pipe, then I have no idea. I would chuck it in the garbage.

It is a rusticated pipe. I went over it with a toothbrush numerous times.

I cannot find the ingredients to the Dunhill Pipe Bowl Polish for the life of me. I looked all over the net. I would caution anyone using it.

I think I can burn up this smell using the power of a smoldering cherry and time. But we will see...

 

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When my wife starts usinh the Murpheys stuff on the furniture, I just stay out of the livingroom till it has dissipated. Awful smell. I can’t imagine it on a pipe.

I don’t know what this Dunhill pipe stuff is, but it kinda sounds like a microcrystalline wax. If this is a textured pipe, like a blast or rusticated surface, you might want to hit it with a brush, like a shoe polishing brush, but maybe a new one without any polish on it. A microcrystalline wax should dissipate quickly. But, maybe you got some in some texture. If this is a smooth pipe, then I have no idea. I would chuck it in the garbage.

I've used Murphy's Oil Soap on estate pipes to clean up the outside with no ill effects or odor. It removes grime well. I make sure to dilute it according to the directions. It would be worth a try for the original poster before chucking his pipes.

 

[jpmcwjr]

And I'd say again, it may well help: Flush out the chamber and airway!

 

[Chasing Embers]

And I'd say again, it may well help: Flush out the chamber and airway!

The smell's on the outside of the pipe and he used water on the outside of the pipe to no avail.

 

[lukasstrifeson]

Give salt and Everclear a go, if you can get the ghost out that should do the trick.

EDIT: 24-48 hour soak should do. Plug the stem side with pipe cleaner + plastic wrap.

 

[Ag®o]

I think the problem is that I opened a new bottle of this stuff and instead of just using the paste I got a mix of liquid (surrounding the paste) with it too. I think this liquid has absorbed into the wood and is causing the diesel / petroleum smell.

Read in this way it seems the smell of Iosso polish, which contains hydrocarbons, acetates, ammonia.
Dunhill, however, is described as a briar cleaning wax, which is unacceptable if it contains only one of those substances.