Exterior Cleaning

[fnord]

What do most of you use for the scrubbing of well handled but grimy bowl exteriors? I'm just talking about the crud that builds up over the years. Any thoughts?
Thanks.
Fnord

 

[cortezattic]

I've heard of guys using Lemon Pledge wood cleaner.

 

[gmwolford]

Spit and cotton balls. If it's too dirty for that I use alcohol. Ive heard of using Murphy's Oil Soap, dilluted and straight, but understand it can remove stain pretty quickly.

 

[pruss]

Spit and cotton balls. If it's too dirty for that I use alcohol. Ive heard of using Murphy's Oil Soap, dilluted and straight, but understand it can remove stain pretty quickly.

+1
I know I'm a newbie, but I've had a lot of luck with saliva and either cotton balls, or a cotton/terry-cloth tea-towel. On rusticated pipes, like this old Jarl I'm working on, I use Murphy's Oil soap straight. I apply it with my finger and then wipe it off with a terry cloth after working the soap all over the bowl and stem with my index finger. This seemed to work well, and did not pick up significant amount of stain.
Yaz and I were chatting about cleaning up rim discolouring and I also use spit and tea-towels here (it keeps us in new tea-towels! :clap and only get the sand paper out when the rim has been burned out or chewed through knocking out.
-- Pat

 

[voorhees]

I use a light soapy cotton towel and then olive oil to bring back some luster.