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Post by kxg on Jan 28, 2019 12:04:53 GMT -5
What are your opinions/experiences using Murphy Oil Soap to clean the crud from the outside of briar pipes? I hear pros and cons but have not tried it. I did read that you can use it to shampoo your dog - I probably won't be trying that!
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Post by Legend Lover on Jan 28, 2019 12:09:11 GMT -5
I've never heard of using soap. How bad are your pipes?
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Post by sperrytops on Jan 28, 2019 12:20:13 GMT -5
What are your opinions/experiences using Murphy Oil Soap to clean the crud from the outside of briar pipes? I hear pros and cons but have not tried it. I did read that you can use it to shampoo your dog - I probably won't be trying that! My wife and I use Murphy's all the time for cleaning wood floors and furniture. Can't speak to it's applicability to pipes. |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Jan 28, 2019 12:22:00 GMT -5
 Wife says it cleaned good, but doesn’t like after a time it leaves an oily residue.
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Post by slowroll on Jan 28, 2019 12:35:49 GMT -5
I would put it in the same category as furniture polishes and the like. Liable to give an unwanted aroma when it gets hot.
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Post by daveinlax on Jan 28, 2019 12:54:33 GMT -5
I use a tiny drop like the size of a pinhead or a dab of saddle soap on a toothbrush with warm water.  |
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Post by monbla256 on Jan 28, 2019 13:10:00 GMT -5
When I was training Saddlebreds we used the gel version to clean our harness and saddles. It's the best glycerine saddle soap made ! 
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Post by kxg on Jan 28, 2019 13:23:35 GMT -5
I've never heard of using soap. How bad are your pipes? None of my current pipes are that bad, but I'm considering some estate pipe clean-ups - just for fun. |
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Post by kxg on Jan 28, 2019 13:27:19 GMT -5
I use a tiny drop like the size of a pinhead or a dab of saddle soap on a toothbrush with warm water. Thanks for that advice! Kind of like Brylcreem, "A little dab'll do ya". Not that I'll be trying that on my pipes, or my dogs. |
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Post by peteguy on Jan 28, 2019 13:28:55 GMT -5
I read somewhere that it will remove stain if you use too much. Was on one of the old sites I used to visit.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2019 13:33:36 GMT -5
I read somewhere that it will remove stain if you use too much. Was on one of the old sites I used to visit. THIS^^^^^^^^^^ happened to a pipe buddy. Plus he said when he smoked the pipe again it gave offa foul odor once the briar got heated a bit. |
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Post by cgvt on Jan 28, 2019 13:44:35 GMT -5
I use it on nasty estate pipes. Cleans them up nicely and does not remove the finish or stain. Has not left any odor that I can detect. I use alcohol to remove the finish and acetone to remove the stain if I choose to go that far. I haven't done a shite-ton of pipes, but on those that I have used it on, I have had no ill effects.
YMMV
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2019 14:37:13 GMT -5
It works fine but after using it you will need to buff the pipe. A pipe does not have a lot of surface area so a very small amount of the product is needed. Maybe a 1/4 teaspoon to make up a quart with warm water.
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Post by roadsdiverged on Jan 28, 2019 15:05:57 GMT -5
When I was sanding/redoing wood floors I could always tell a floor that was "cleaned" with Murphy's oil soap. It never took very long for it to gum up the sandpaper. The residue it leaves over time was frustrating.
I've never used it on a pipe, or anything else.
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Post by kbareit on Jan 28, 2019 15:28:37 GMT -5
I've used it on all my estate pipes and have not had a problem with gunk other than it removes it or any off flavors in the pipe. I block the chamber and mortise when I'm cleaning them so it doesn't get in.
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Post by briarbuck on Jan 28, 2019 15:34:03 GMT -5
I'd be scared all my pipes would end up tasting like urinal cakes.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2019 15:41:17 GMT -5
I'd be scared all my pipes would end up tasting like urinal cakes. Okay, you put your foot in it......have you ever tasted urinal cakes??......lol. I remember when urinals in restaurants used moth balls....that stunk. I always wondered how they kept the moths legs opened to remove the moth balls......now that’s funny!! |
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Post by briarbuck on Jan 28, 2019 15:43:10 GMT -5
I'd be scared all my pipes would end up tasting like urinal cakes. Okay, you put your foot in it......have you ever tasted urinal cakes??......lol. I remember when urinals in restaurants used moth balls....that stunk. I always wondered how they kept the moths legs opened to remove the moth balls......now that’s funny!!  |
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Post by Ronv69 on Jan 28, 2019 16:18:20 GMT -5
I have used oil soap for cleaning really bad estates and it works well. Only a drop is needed and I clean the pipe with Everclear, which will strip everything off except dirt.
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Post by addamsruspipe on Jan 28, 2019 17:35:07 GMT -5
I have used it on heavily dirty pipes or when the rim has a heavy build up of tar. Always worked well with no issues to the pipe. 🙂
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2019 17:42:55 GMT -5
Gotta agree with the last two, used it a lot when I was restoring pipes and it worked great.
Just a little buff after and they always were lustrous. As with anything if too much is used
you may get results you don't expect, that and if a pipe is that worn you'd be looking at
a re-stain anyway, which is not so much work at all for a good pipe really.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Jan 28, 2019 19:52:45 GMT -5
Haven't used it...but just wanted to say...welcome back, Ron...so good to see you posting.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2019 21:28:05 GMT -5
Haven't used it...but just wanted to say...welcome back, Ron...so good to see you posting. Thank you Walt! |
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Post by adui on Dec 4, 2019 1:54:44 GMT -5
I'm interested in this thread and opinions. I have a bottle of the stuff largely unused. I bought it to use in my muzzleloader patch lube and bore cleaning.
I think I'll try some of scrap wood and see is there is any issue with residue.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2019 8:57:13 GMT -5
It works very well just a tiny amount of the soap is needed. But it is best to clean afterwards with a plain hot water rinse.
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Post by pappyjoe on Feb 23, 2020 18:44:12 GMT -5
I've used a drop on a wet magic eraser to clean heavily charred rims. Like psycho said, you got to rinse it with plain hot water afterwards.
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Post by bigwoolie on Feb 23, 2020 19:40:27 GMT -5
When I was training Saddlebreds we used the gel version to clean our harness and saddles. It's the best glycerine saddle soap made ! Ive used it for saddles as well, but never a pipe. |
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Post by chasingembers on Feb 23, 2020 19:45:04 GMT -5
I've not ran into anything that a wet paper towel and a toothbrush couldn't clean.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2020 12:28:57 GMT -5
I've never heard of using soap. How bad are your pipes? None of my current pipes are that bad, but I'm considering some estate pipe clean-ups - just for fun. “Several have asked about Jeff’s cleaning regimen as I generally summarize it in the blogs that I post rather than give a detailed procedure. I have had the question asked enough that I asked Jeff to put together this blog so that you can get a clear picture of the process he uses. Like everything else in our hobby, people have different methods they swear by. Some may question the method and that is fine. But it works very well for us and has for many years. Some of his steps may surprise you but I know that when I get the pipes from him for my part of the restoration they are impeccably clean and sanitized. I have come to appreciate the thoroughness of the process he has developed because I really like working on clean pipes!” |
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Post by stone on Feb 24, 2020 12:33:45 GMT -5
I am mechanically inclined so for me, I would rather clean the exterior with whatever it takes, insert a $2 buffing wheel in the drill, run the high speed wheel over some $1 carnuba wax, and spend 45 seconds buffing the pipe to a brilliant shine.
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Wife says it cleaned good, but doesn’t like after a time it leaves an oily residue.
