Stain Shedding on Brand New Pipe

[mingc]

Yeah, these guys get a little steering wheel for the back seat too, they think they're driving, keeps em happy.

I look forward to the day of self-driving cars with fake steering wheels, so they won't be able to take my car keys away, like they did to old grandpa.

 

[georged]

Yeah, these guys get a little steering wheel for the back seat too, they think they're driving, keeps em happy.

Leave my back seat steering wheel outta this, you... you... Canadisian!

Regarding washing or not, I do the only sensible thing. The full, four hour, high-heat, max-soap dishwasher cycle for the stummel, and the stem in a pot of boiling alcohol while that's going on... between puffs.

Yes, you read that right. One puff, and off to the kitchen. Every time, every smoke, every day, no exceptions.

Only filthy animals without tastebuds would smoke a pipe any other way.

 

[sasquatch]

 

[weezell]

Oh boy, another water flushing thread!

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[OzPiper]

But, many times I have used a toothbrush to clean up the outside of my pipes with no problems. Never has getting any part of my pipes wet caused wax or pieces of the surface to come off.

If I'm cleaning an estate that's grimey, I scrub with an electric toothbrush and liquid soap, in addition to a hot water flush.

Dry off with paper towels, then some briar reconditioning balm (proprietory, so no knowing what's in it) and hand buffing with micromesh pads and they're good to go. Never had any stain come off.

The pipes often appear lighter in appearance after. I imagine it's the grime, rather than the stain being scrubbed off.

 

[gamzultovah]

You’re missing out!!!

Oh great…now along with PAD & TAD, I now have to have FAD. ?

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Oh great…now along with PAD & TAD, I now have to have FAD. ?

I find that fingers don’t age well. Ha ha, so smoke ‘em fresh.

 

[gamzultovah]

I find that fingers don’t age well. Ha ha, so smoke ‘em fresh.

So don’t dry them to a crisp? Okay, got it. I hope they don’t leave too much dottle.

 

[peteguy]

Oh boy, another water flushing thread! ?

Wait until Briar Lee gets going on this thread.

 

[olkofri]

Oh great, a rumination on stains and waxes. Fabulous.