A good brush will reach down into the system area and it will take what seems like an eternity to clean.
Soaping a pipe.
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I've got some little pipe brushes I ran down in there before the salt treatment.
I have bits and a dental pick. I'll see where I stand in the morning after the salt does it's things and then go in with those if I need too.
The bowl looks clean with no cake. I would think bleach would have recked it, but I swear it taste like someone soaked it in bleach all day. Like hospital sheets smell.
Make sure to shine a strong light down the mortise & shank
Be prepared for the amount of
that comes to lightAh, calls for a Latakia blend and a dram of Islay, preferably Ardberg
I didn't realize my pic doesn't show it well but I did fill the shank too.
I doubt that anyone bleached it. Probably a bad Lakeland ghost Same difference, it's horrible. I'd probably throw the pipe away but hope you can salvage it.
Just soak it in Ardbeg and consider it dedicated to latakia, ha ha.Ah, calls for a Latakia blend and a dram of Islay, preferably Ardberg
Sell it cheap. Full disclosure, of course.
I bought a pipe off one of the forums years ago & it had a undisclosed Lakeland ghost. Rather than screw around with it, I just use it for soapy Lakeland blends.
Remarkable though it may seem to many out there, some of us actually like the stuff.
Then again, maybe the soapiness in your pipe isn’t from tobacco. The weird things people sometimes do to ‘restore & flip’ estate pipes would shock you.
Mac
I bought a pipe off one of the forums years ago & it had a undisclosed Lakeland ghost. Rather than screw around with it, I just use it for soapy Lakeland blends.
Remarkable though it may seem to many out there, some of us actually like the stuff.
Then again, maybe the soapiness in your pipe isn’t from tobacco. The weird things people sometimes do to ‘restore & flip’ estate pipes would shock you.
Mac
Im leaning towards bleach because its remarkably clean. The salt isnt even turning colors yet. And there is a sand mark on the stem as if someone tried to clean that and stopped.
P.S. - if/when you give up screwing around with it, since you got it from ebay you can return it. They’re pretty good about products that might be a health hazard to their customers
Health hazard lol. Yeah, youre right I might end up doing that. I didn't pay much for it though so I dont know. If nothing else I like the history behind the company. Who knows what I'll do.
I've heard white vinegar will help with that ghost.
You could try using a correct, proper and safe pipe retort, but I wouldn't advise the cheap knockoff retorts sold online... they are dangerous and not real retorts.
But, if someone really did put bleach in that bowl, or cologne... I'd get rid of it... one way or the other.
You could try using a correct, proper and safe pipe retort, but I wouldn't advise the cheap knockoff retorts sold online... they are dangerous and not real retorts.
But, if someone really did put bleach in that bowl, or cologne... I'd get rid of it... one way or the other.
The bowl is so clean my salt is still white after all these hours. Someone cleaned this too good. You're right one way or another.
UPDATE: I contacted the seller. He accused me of bleaching it and said he won't take the pipe back. I contacted Ebay they're going to talk to the seller first.
I contacted the seller tonight he accused me of bleaching it and told me to kick rocks. Ebay said they'll look into it on the 13th.
Give the seller a bad review. If anything gets his attention, that will.
That's already been done. I remembered tonight that earlier when I opened it I was excited handed my daughter the box and she said why is there a wet spot inside the box. I blew her off and was like I dont know throw it away who cares. It was probably leaking outta the pipe.
