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Post by rdpipes on Feb 24, 2021 19:29:52 GMT -5
Save the liquor for your glass. It doesn't clean the tar like the .99 cent 97% alcohol from Walmart does. I've tested it and it's not even close.  I believe you, but.... if I cant drink it I prefer to keep it out of my pipes. Just a health freak thing with me.  It evaporates quickly, no health issues or poisoning will occur unless you're sipping out of the bottle while applying it LOL! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2021 19:31:34 GMT -5
That's good to hear. I've got to check Walmart. I've been ordering 99% by the gallon on Amazon. On the other hand, I'm good for several years! I order mine online as well, not Amazon but, through cheaper distributors because not ALL Pharmacies carry 99% and 70% you might as well use water. I have only been using 99% when salt soaking. I use 70% for scrubbing bowls and shanks. Not sure why I'm doing it that way - perhaps just an old habit. I know the 70% is noticeably less effective for the soaks, so I probably ordered the 99% just for that job. Thoughts? |
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Post by rdpipes on Feb 24, 2021 19:34:43 GMT -5
I order mine online as well, not Amazon but, through cheaper distributors because not ALL Pharmacies carry 99% and 70% you might as well use water. I have only been using 99% when salt soaking. I use 70% for scrubbing bowls and shanks. Not sure why I'm doing it that way - perhaps just an old habit. I know the 70% is noticeably less effective for the soaks, so I probably ordered the 99% just for that job. Thoughts? You probably already know but, just in case 70% Alcohol is 30% water so is less effective and will take longer to evaporate. Good for cuts and cleansing of the skin but, that's about it in my opinion.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2021 19:51:55 GMT -5
I have only been using 99% when salt soaking. I use 70% for scrubbing bowls and shanks. Not sure why I'm doing it that way - perhaps just an old habit. I know the 70% is noticeably less effective for the soaks, so I probably ordered the 99% just for that job. Thoughts? You probably already know but, just in case 70% Alcohol is 30% water so is less effective and will take longer to evaporate. Good for cuts and cleansing of the skin but, that's about it in my opinion.
Thanks. I had read somewhere that 99% was too concentrated for some jobs. I know that some people even recommend burning off the alcohol after you clean out a bowl. I've never had to do that - I just leave it exposed to air until it's dry, which isn't long. But if you say 99% is fine for everything, I'm making the switch. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 24, 2021 19:58:19 GMT -5
Gotta agree with Dave, I've been using 99% alcohol when doing a through clean for many years, you just have to be careful not to get it on the finish. Yeah, OK. But a liquor clean is... cool. Alk is just, you know, pedestrian. Ditto! Plus it tastes good. |
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Post by rdpipes on Feb 24, 2021 19:59:40 GMT -5
You probably already know but, just in case 70% Alcohol is 30% water so is less effective and will take longer to evaporate. Good for cuts and cleansing of the skin but, that's about it in my opinion.
Thanks. I had read somewhere that 99% was too concentrated for some jobs. I know that some people even recommend burning off the alcohol after you clean out a bowl. I've never had to do that - I just leave it exposed to air until it's dry, which isn't long. But if you say 99% is fine for everything, I'm making the switch. Just be careful with it, it can mar or de-gloss some stem materials and you know about finishes.
It's not hard to keep it where you want it but, some just can't seem to do things without being messy about it. Don't know how many times I've seen stain running down the inside of a chamber and I reckon some don't think there's anything wrong with that. I reckon I'm just too anal to think it's acceptable. No reason to be in a rush to do anything if you wish to do it right.
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Post by kxg on Feb 24, 2021 21:39:59 GMT -5
My routine is a bit over the top. I use three pipe cleaners/pipe after each smoke. Usually they are BJ Long. A regular for the stem, a bristle for the shank, often doubled over. Then a "fluffy" (or what ever they are called) through the shank and then doubled over for a scrub out the bowl. I know it is over kill and probably a waste of pipe cleaners, but they are cheap, relative to pipes. I rarely have to deep clean a pipe, as in hardly ever, but when I do, I go with 190 proof Everclear; it is still available in my neck of the woods.
On a whim, I bought some pipe cleaner from a shop that is made by a veteran's group. I really haven't tried it out, so I'm not sure about it; but it was a good cause. I'll check out the brand in a minute when I go to the basement to load up a couple of pipes.
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Post by jcurtis55 on Feb 25, 2021 21:33:45 GMT -5
I clean my pipes after every bowl, after they cool down. Don’t worry much about that with the Army mounts. But after a while theyh seem to need more than a quick swizzle with a pipe cleaner. This I have been doing with a cleaner with some vodka on it. Cleans out a lot more crud. What does everybody else do? Or do you even bother with it? I've heard Everclear does well. |
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Post by daveinlax on Feb 25, 2021 23:52:23 GMT -5
Save the liquor for your glass. It doesn't clean the tar like the .99 cent 97% alcohol from Walmart does. I've tested it and it's not even close. I believe you, but.... if I cant drink it I prefer to keep it out of my pipes. Just a health freak thing with me. LoL! Use whatever works for you but alcohol is probably safer than the pesticides and herbicides they spray on the tobacco plants. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2021 15:49:39 GMT -5
Pipe cleaners every time I’m done. Easy peasy.... Same here... Pipe cleaner after every smoke and that's me. If I get an estate off ebay (which I haven't in years), I'd fill it with salt/cotton balls and whiskey. I do that too, but still do the alcohol paper towel scrub first;otherwise, the salt/alcohol treatment often just leaches out a top layer that you can get a good head start on with the paper towel/alcohol scrub. Even if it looks clean, the paper towel scrub allows the salt/alcohol soak to do a more thorough job. Of course, it all depends on the pipe and the life it's had. And yeah - pipe cleaners after every smoke for me as well. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2021 15:51:33 GMT -5
I believe you, but.... if I cant drink it I prefer to keep it out of my pipes. Just a health freak thing with me. LoL! Use whatever works for you but alcohol is probably safer than the pesticides and herbicides they spray on the tobacco plants. It's funny how people think about such things. I was talking with a guy the other day who won't smoke estate pipes, even if professionally restored, because he doesn't want something in his mouth that's been in someone else's. Makes me wonder if he brings his own pint glass to the pub, or his own silverware to restaurants. But I do understand the thinking. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 26, 2021 16:28:07 GMT -5
LoL! Use whatever works for you but alcohol is probably safer than the pesticides and herbicides they spray on the tobacco plants. It's funny how people think about such things. I was talking with a guy the other day who won't smoke estate pipes, even if professionally restored, because he doesn't want something in his mouth that's been in someone else's. Makes me wonder if he brings his own pint glass to the pub, or his own silverware to restaurants. But I do understand the thinking. I like that attitude, it makes estate pipes more affordable. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2021 19:26:58 GMT -5
It's funny how people think about such things. I was talking with a guy the other day who won't smoke estate pipes, even if professionally restored, because he doesn't want something in his mouth that's been in someone else's. Makes me wonder if he brings his own pint glass to the pub, or his own silverware to restaurants. But I do understand the thinking. I like that attitude, it makes estate pipes more affordable. It's kind of surprising to me that they are still so affordable. Over the last twenty years I've seen a lot of great things go from nearly free on ebay, to being priced as if they were in an upscale live auction. Estate pipes are still a great value, but I wouldn't expect that to last much longer - the folks who are buying then now and restoring them, aren't going to be letting them go for peanuts, and there are only so many old guy estates left. If the under-40 Microsoft (and similar) employees start getting into pipe-smoking more, we're all screwed. I just hope they keep stuffing those $25 cigars in their mouths. |
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