After reading a little about pipe cleaning after use, I decided to dip a few pipe cleaners in rubbing alcohol and run them through my pipe. It was cold, so I pulled them stem off, and the inside parts a good wipe down with the alcohol soaked cleaner. A few drops got on the black stem, so I thought I'd give it a wipe too. Seconds later, as I was wiping off the stem, I noticed to my horror that it'd changed colors a little, it's now a dull black instead of shiny like it was before. Have I done something horrible here, or is there some way to bring back the shine?
Alcohol on pipe stems?
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I was told that this could happen and to be wary of alcohol on the outside of a pipe but I believe that all you did was to un-polish it and i have seen different compounds for polishing pipe stems out there that would probably work to bring it back but I'm sure someone with more experience will be along shortly.
Commander Quan
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Wipe it with some olive oil.
I grabbed a little bottle of Obsidian oil, and that stuff is awesome.. the tiniest little dab works wonders, and I can see one bottle lasting years.
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The olive oil worked, thanks guys!
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