So just got this Ebay pipe in today. Lit it up and it has been ghosted with soap! I've already tried Vodka to clean it and it still stinks of bleachy soap. Going for the salt alcohol approach next.Soaping a pipe.
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So just got this Ebay pipe in today. Lit it up and it has been ghosted with soap! I've already tried Vodka to clean it and it still stinks of bleachy soap. Going for the salt alcohol approach next.
Coffee grounds might help. Worth a try if the problem persists.
Are pipes not supposed to smell like soap?
I did wonder could there be a tobacco that actually has a soapy ghost. I've not had Lakeland, I will be avoiding it.Sounds like a lakeland ghost.
Perfect Ennerdale pipe
You done good !
Mac
You done good !
Mac
Possibly a weed pipe that someone tried to mask with cologne.
When you start out smoking, a straight Burley blend would be the way to go, to eventually smoke away the rest of the ghost.
Some people also smoke Latakia blends to remove ghosts, but then, depending on what Latakia blends, you get some of that left over, so Burley is the safer bet.
Also, if you really want to get into it, sanding the chamber down, getting rid of all the carbon build up will help, after the soaking.
Some people also smoke Latakia blends to remove ghosts, but then, depending on what Latakia blends, you get some of that left over, so Burley is the safer bet.
Also, if you really want to get into it, sanding the chamber down, getting rid of all the carbon build up will help, after the soaking.
When I get an EBay estate I scrub the OUTSIDE of the stummel with an electric toothbrush and liquid soap.
I water flush the chamber, but never use soap inside the bowl.
I then do an alcohol soak with cotton balls - a lot less messy than salt or coffee grounds.
Also, don't forget to scrub the mortise as many a stubborn ghost hides there. I use a nylon brush big enough to reach the walls of the mortise. I dip the brush in isopropyl alcohol, dab it with a paper towel to remove the excess and then scrub it until a cotton swab dipped in iso and scrubbed in the mortise comes out white.
I tried to ghost the ghost with Night Cap. It's so bad I almost puked mid way through the bowl and stopped.
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The mortise and shank more often are the source of the vileness in an estate
More so than the bowl.
Use a strong light to look at the airways
I often need small drill bits or screwdrivers to dig out decades/a century of inspissated (hardened)
Shank brushes and alcohol soaked cleaners help, but usually are not enough in themselves.
I did that. I'm wondering if it's in the system section and I can't reach that other than running alcohol down it.^^^^
The mortise and shank more often are the source of the vileness in an estate
More so than the bowl.
Use a strong light to look at the airways
I often need small drill bits or screwdrivers to dig out decades/a century of inspissated (hardened)
Shank brushes and alcohol soaked cleaners help, but usually are not enough in themselves.
I don't doubt you. I'm not a weed smoker but it would be a great weed pipe. It's a lot smaller than I accepted.
My Turkish buddies have been doing a lot of meerschaum commissions for that very reason.
I spend a lot more time cleaning out the shank and mortise than the bowl itself usually.
In my opinion the shank/mortise is the source of problem more often than not.
The chamber might have a ghost, but will respond to reaming almost (but not quite) to wood then alcohol soak(s).
Some members recommend coffee grounds, alcohol retort and ozone treatments.
I've never had to resort to those.
Of my pipes, over 75% are estates arriving in varying condition from pristine to untouched in 100 years.
I'll agree that often a drill bit is needed to get back to wood so you can draw out some of the embedded crap and sometimes you even need a deantal pick to clean the edges of the mortise.^^^^
The mortise and shank more often are the source of the vileness in an estate
More so than the bowl.
Use a strong light to look at the airways
I often need small drill bits or screwdrivers to dig out decades/a century of inspissated (hardened)
Shank brushes and alcohol soaked cleaners help, but usually are not enough in themselves.