Like The Thomas Crown Affair...It has always been a dream of mine to become so filthy rich that I can buy a historical work of art, like the Mon Lisa, and just toss it on a bon fire.
Soaping a pipe.
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Movie.Is that a song, movie, book...
Was an old one from 1968 with Steve McQueen that was redone with Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo.
A scene where a boxed Renoir painting is tossed on a fire.
Seen the 2nd but not the original, which I've heard was good.
That is bad 
Cotton balls ( salt=BIG NO to me ) and alcohol, or VINEGAR.
Activated charcoal pallets and grain alcohol, the alcohol evaporates and the bad taste is in the tiny pallets.
Cotton balls ( salt=BIG NO to me ) and alcohol, or VINEGAR.
Activated charcoal pallets and grain alcohol, the alcohol evaporates and the bad taste is in the tiny pallets.
Cotton Balls, that’s what I use.
Have you put a cotton ball inside the chamber, and filled it up with Grain alcohol like Everclear?
Also, sand the chamber clean, I can’t remember what grit I used, but if there’s any carbon or cake, you’ll want to sand it away, down to the bare wood.
Have you put a cotton ball inside the chamber, and filled it up with Grain alcohol like Everclear?
Also, sand the chamber clean, I can’t remember what grit I used, but if there’s any carbon or cake, you’ll want to sand it away, down to the bare wood.
I recently got a Poul Olsen " codger pipe" that had seen decades of tobacco and appeared as if it had never been cleaned on the inside. After vigorous washing/scrubbing with a shank brush, coffee grounds, salt/alcohol treatment and several passes with the retort it still smelled nasty. I followed this advice from George Dibos and was quite surprised at what came out of the shank!
Rancid Residue Caked in the Shank :: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
+1 for the cotton balls, this is what I’ve done with good results. I never like the idea of salt, cotton balls simpler and less mess. :)
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I didn't even have to do the charcoal/alcohol treatment. (though I picked up some charcoal for the next go around).
Have you removed all the cake down to fresh wood? If it still has cake in it, nothing you do is gonna fix the problem.