Just a general maintenance question. I’ve got this honking big Moretti with thick walls and a real broad. What can I use around the house to safely clean the top’s surface?
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Pictures always help but in general moist paper towel or, sometimes even better, saliva moistened q-tip works well on smooth rims. Rusticated or sandblast would require a toothbrush or similar.
I just wanted to be sure. I thought about using alcohol or such but wanted to ask the forum.
Beautiful! That s could clean up nicely.
Early on in my pipe smoking, I realized that if I rubbed my pipe rim on the carpet back and forth vigorously, the rim looked fantastic. Then my wife caught me doing that and blew a gasket.
Now I have a 2x4 section that I’ve stretched a piece of thick suede I picked up at the local leather shop and tacked down to do that with to prevent brown stains on the carpet.
But, when Mrs Cosmic tells the story she makes it out like I was being like the dog dragging his ass across the carpet. Women are so sensitive about their damned carpet.
Now I have a 2x4 section that I’ve stretched a piece of thick suede I picked up at the local leather shop and tacked down to do that with to prevent brown stains on the carpet.
But, when Mrs Cosmic tells the story she makes it out like I was being like the dog dragging his ass across the carpet. Women are so sensitive about their damned carpet.
Start with saliva, then go more aggressive if you need to. The problem with alcohol is it can remove the stain.
Cool pipe!
Cool pipe!
You’ve got a pipe and a real woman. Got it.
Ask your broad to do it? On the other hand, that’s probably not safe. Forget I mentioned it.
Saliva or water and a soft cloth always works for me!
Place a paper towel soaked with black coffee on a saucer onto which the inverted pipe rim is placed overnight or for 24 hours. This softens the "lava" & soot that may be scrubbed off with more black coffee-soaked paper towel(s). Repeat as needed.
This works with briar as well with meerschaum, & will not stain either material.
This works with briar as well with meerschaum, & will not stain either material.
I would think if you have to ask that question it would be best to take your pipes to others to clean.
just recently have used Magic Eraser pad on few of my older pipes with stubborn rim darkening, while this was pretty effective method I doubt that I will repeat it ever , had to do some homework'afterwards with the help of furniture touch up pens and wax,lol
For someone doing it for the first time, it's not an unusual question as to avoid any unforeseen damage to the pipe and nothing that can't be done with readily available supplies.
a damp towel of the paper kind works wonders. Though I like that gunk on the pipe. It gives it character. Though that is really all it takes. I've cleaned off years of gunk just to see if the pipe was charred or just gunked.
Spit, coke, the drinkable kind, coffee!
Saliva and a brisk rub on whatever I’m wearing—jeans, sweatshirt, flannel. It always comes off.
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