How To Clean A Briar Pipe

If a smoke begins to taste sour salty.

How to clean a briar pipe. Disassemble any removable parts of the pipe typically the mouthpiece and any filters. Use the Qtips Cotton swabs pipe cleaners and alcohol to clean out the stem. Unlike a briar pipe it is near impossible to remove this rim charring from a meerschaum so it pays to be extra careful in this department.

In the short term this ability to soak helps to keep excess moisture out of your smoke. Most will rest the pipe as usual but you can smoke it right away. If you wish you may insert a regular pipe cleaner into the stem of the pipe before placing it back on the rack in order to absorb any residual moisture but if you are diligent in using your pipe cleaners this is.

Then swab with alcohol and set aside to dry thoroughly. Rinse and let dry. Stanwell Pipe Polishing Cloth.

Tougher stains will need a different approach depending on the cause. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 20 feed. You can remove the stem to clean the mortise by drying with a Q-tip or save it for the one deep cleaning you do.

Generally cleaning a pipe is best done with some oil olive oil is great and a cloth as we describe at the end. Rotate your pipes. I use the cotton swabs to clean out the end of the tenon and the area around the tenon and the face of the stem.

This will clean and dry out your pipe. How to Clean and Care for Your Pipe. Once youve got a clean well-reamed bowl its time to wax.