Got some project pipes!

[settersbrace]

 

[fluffie666]

Nice Kaywoodie! I have used Everclear to strip off old varnish from pipes before. The trouble I ran into was the stubborn spots. Everclear got most of it off but I resorted to using acetone on cotton balls to get absolutely everything off. I'd rather not use harsh chemicals but acetone just works better. After I finish I just get an absorbant cloth and dry the briar as best I can. I come from the same school of thought as gloucesterman. I think putting the pipe through a retort warms the briar enough to evaporate any trace of the acetone. I came across a spirit called Bak's Spirytus. Everclear is 190 proof. This stuff is 192 proof. I'm not sure if that extra one percent of pure grain alcohol would make much of a difference in regard to removing paint and/or varnish without leaving those dreaded stubborn spots but it's worth a try. 750ml of the stuff cost me 20 bucks. I use it mainly for salt treatments, retort, cleaning out shanks, stems and cleaning out wounds. It works great.

 

[settersbrace]

Got the cake reamed back and when time permits I'll start stripping the old finish. The more I look at it, the more I like it!

 

[jpmcwjr]

Following with interest! Good luck!

 

[ericthered]

I'm also watching with interest. I got a couple of these in a huge estate lot last month (PAD got me bad), a white and a green. Thanks for letting us follow along on this resto!

 

[gambit88]

I stripped one of these once and had pretty nice wood underneith. Youll loose the kaywoodie logo as its stamped into the paint. I used 500 grit wet sand paper and every so often I would wipe it down with a clean, damp rag. Then I moved up to 1200, 1500, and 2000 before staining. I still need to wax it.

 

[settersbrace]

Well it appears that acetone is not going to phase the white paint or epoxy or whatever it is. Looks like I get to do some sanding. On the positive side the bowl reamed back nicely and I left it with just a hairs thickness. Interior looks good. I'm just taking my time and hopefully learning as I do.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Would a blow torch do the job? This is a question of others, not a recommendation! I may take a torch to one new pipe to remove the coating.

 

[beefeater33]

Any new pics of the white briar project?

 

[settersbrace]

Alas, no time to get into it these past couple weeks. I do see some daylight ahead and I plan to get that stripped down. I'll post pics, promise!

 

[zack24]

Five minutes in a sandblaster...

 

[jpmcwjr]

My remark on a blow torch wasn't in jest, but I wouldn't do it unless others have done so with good results. (small hand held butane kind of torch).
Anyone?