Removing Stem Oxidation

[@jonlynnseward2745]

Lovely pipe! I’m glad you went with the lite brown dye, it kept the character of the pipe aged without it looking old in my opinion. Thank you for sharing.

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You. I thought it turned out really well. I appreciate you watching and the comment

[@matthisschwarz2227]

Woah, dude, a little spoiler warning first next time, please. ;)

[@3stringpiper951]

Well if a picture is worth a 1000 words, a video is 100,000.... a master class in basic restoration..thank you!!!

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You for the kind words. And Thank you for watching.

[@jackmclane1826]

A decent buffer is one of the most valuable additions to my workshop. Taking edges off things. Polishing edges of other things, shining up brass and stainless pieces... countless! I found my dad buffing the screw heads for his sun deck rebuilt. We had a good laugh and loved the idea. It does not need to be expensive. A couple of different hardness buffing wheels on an old grinder from a yard sale does it.

[@The_Southland_Piper]

@@jackmclane1826 Buffers are definitely handy. Thanks for watching.

[@wolfgangreischmann3381]

Very good result! Congratulations from austria!

[@The_Southland_Piper]

@@wolfgangreischmann3381 Thank You and Thank you for watching.

[@spearfish228]

Thank you so much; you have displayed some great ideas and techniques during this video. It deserves much more credit! Fantastic results and the final colour looked very well matched.

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You for the kind words. I’m glad you are enjoying the videos. Thank you for watching.

[@4one6Piper]

Great video! Ear plugs are a brilliant idea. That liquid is like magic. Makes me wish l had a buffing machine. Hope you and family are well.

[@murphtahoe1]

That was very helpful and informative. Nice job sir.

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You. I’m glad you found it helpful. Tomorrow I will be posting a video reviewing some very nice products to clean and keep your pipes looking good. Thank you for watching.

[@geoffryfeinberg1349]

Great job, Tim. The color looks very nice. Earplugs were a clever trick and the cotton ball and alcohol worked quite well. Thank you and take care.

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You. I like using the cotton. The salt is a little messy. Thank you for watching.

[@jesusmarrero4328]

Looks great! Terrific job on the pipe as well as the video!

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You. I appreciate you watching and the comment.

[@brianquilty687]

Tim, that was a great video. I really enjoyed watching your process. After I have smoked one of my pipes and it's going back in the pipe rack I will use tooth paste on the stems if they are oxidized. Tooth paste is a mild abrasive and works well if the oxidation isn't too bad.

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thanks for watching. I might have to try using toothpaste.

[@tonyadams6375]

The color is perfect. Thanks for the video!

[@The_Southland_Piper]

@@tonyadams6375 Thank you for watching.

[@cephasmcpher67peteroutdoorspip]

That pipe came out great and it's got a nice shape to it too.

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You. It feels good in the hand.

[@J-DSPIPEDREAMS]

Thank you for sharing.. my wife and I smoke pipes and we just finished our pipe room and started our YTPC channel.

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank you for watching. I just subbed your channel.

[@briandawkins984]

Tim that’s a super idea using the ear plug. I’ve used activated charcoal tooth paste and a bottle brush to clean the draft hole of oil and tar, I have also used dry coffee grounds to deodorize nasty pipe bowls after reaming - it works well.

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Never considered toothpaste. Might give it a try. Thank You for watching and commenting.

[@vikingbushcraft1911]

Fascinating- many thanks 👏

[@The_Southland_Piper]

@@vikingbushcraft1911 I appreciate you watching and the comment.

[@mikeyolexypersonal]

Best video I've seen on restoration! I'm always afraid about getting vulcanite stems due to the inevitable. But this brings ease into my anxiety on if i ever need to get rid of any oxidization! BTW You earned a new sub! Cheers man!

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Glad you found the video useful. Thank You for the sub and for watching.

[@rustbeltpipes]

This was riveting...you're a wizard!!!

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You but no wizard. Just a guy in a shed messing around with pipes. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@dartusi_galgos_italianos]

Fantastic result! Congratulations

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You

[@ironleatherwood]

I'm glad to find your channel. Keep up the good work. David from Lafayette TN. God bless you

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You. I’m glad you enjoy the videos. I’m in Tennessee too. Murfreesboro, Tn. Thank you for watching.

[@AndrewCirigliano]

Great video walkthrough, thanks for sharing with us. Amazing how oxidized that stem was. I thiught it was a brown stem the first time i saw it. Pipe came out great and nice to see it able to be back in service again.

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Yes, the oxidation was terrible. Took a bit of work but turned out nice. Thank You for watching and the comment.

[@enigmatic_lee]

Thanks, Tim. Learn a lot from this video!!

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You. Glad you found it useful

[@graveyardbriars2459]

That turned out nice. Great job sir.

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You. I was happy with it. Working on an old Savinelli Punto Oro that someone smoked until it wouldn’t. And tons of carbon on the rim.

[@graveyardbriars2459]

@@The_Southland_Piper I have several pipes I have to get caught up on. Ha..I have an old Kaywoodie Natural Burl I'm working on soon. I'm hoping it'll turn out good.

[@PaladinPiper]

Tim you have a great gift my friend.

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You. I enjoy it very much.

[@ttrdf]

a new subscriber. greetings from cairo, commendable work!

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You for subscribing. I appreciate you watching and commenting.

[@claygreen4723]

Love giving the old ones some new life. I'll buy a new one that catches my eye but I really like the used ones.

[@The_Southland_Piper]

I appreciate the comment. Just finished working on a Caminetto and the video. It is one of my favorite restorations. If it were a filtered pipe I would keep it. Thank you for watching.

[@claygreen4723]

@@The_Southland_Piper I noticed the Bama flag on the wall. Better not display that much in Tennessee! Greetings from South Carolina!

[@The_Southland_Piper]

@@claygreen4723 Im not worried. I’ve lived in Tennessee for over 50 years.

[@johnpena200]

That was a beautiful transformation!

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You. I was happy with the pipe. Thank you for watching.

[@fideauone3416]

Wow. That stem cleaner is remarkable but I would never let one get that bad. Good job. Looks just right to me.

[@The_Southland_Piper]

It’s good stuff. Thank you for watching.

[@pipincouple7225]

Nice looking pipe turned out great

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You

[@pieterb4049]

Nice job! Thanks for sharing this. 🥰

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You and Thank you for watching.

[@roustaboob]

Nice video! I have I have cleaned many many heavily oxidised stems by using just Clorox. Be sure to place Vasiline on the tenon so it wont be cleaned and lose a good fit. 30-60 minutes , in severe cases I have left them overnight and I move directly to White Diamnond buffing wheel. The results are as if the stem is brand new.No pipe cleaner in it as this cleanses the airway as well. Rinse and buff.

[@The_Southland_Piper]

@@roustaboob Thanks for sharing and watching the video.

[@haydenfriend7810]

Very nice work! The pipe looks great.

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You. I appreciate the compliment.

[@scottwright9059]

Tim, thanks so much for doing this video and posting it. So helpful.

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching

[@BobbyMeeks]

What s great video. Thank you!

[@The_Southland_Piper]

@@BobbyMeeks Thank You very much.

[@dalepiper6693]

Great work…I enjoyed watching.

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You and I appreciate you watching

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@fretman6]

Color is perfect!

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You

[@sunset3052]

Wow, great finish!

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You

[@eduardosalazar3827]

Wow!! nice and excelent...

[@The_Southland_Piper]

@@eduardosalazar3827 Thank You

[@stewartobrien7447]

really was fun to watch...suddenly I want a rusticated apple with saddle bit from Italy!

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Glad you enjoyed the video

[@dongelinas5990]

I have useed alcohol for over nite cleaning. I find that everclear works very well

[@The_Southland_Piper]

@@dongelinas5990 I appreciate the comment. Thank you for watching.

[@kaankayaoz6380]

Thank you very much 🙏🙏🙏🇹🇷

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank you for watching.

[@stonehengeminstrel]

Great job, it turned out well

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You

[@glennstevenson6242]

Very interesting! Thanks.

[@jeran881]

I like it. It has character.

[@The_Southland_Piper]

@@jeran881 Thank You

[@bobbywett]

Excellent tutorial

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You. I appreciate you watching

[@stewartobrien7447]

Could you please share details of your buffing wheel and specifics of the wheels and the compounds that you apply to the wheel? I'll be shopping for just such a rig. Thanks for a a great video!

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Everything came from Amazon. The variable buffer is actually one made for polishing jewelry. I use 5 inch wheels. For buffing stems I use Tripoli then white diamond. The stummels are buffed with carnuba wax. Thank you for watching.

[@stewartobrien7447]

@@The_Southland_Piper thank you so much for the info! time to go shopping!

[@mehmetyolyapar7453]

Hey great video, very helpful. I have a orange clarinet mouthpiece from ebonite, I guess its the same material as the stem you worked on. I actually need a little advise from you. I bought the mouthpiece secondhand and did not know that it is a ebonite one, so I did the mistake of deep cleaning it with dishsoap, hot water and the rough side of the sponge. Meanwhile I got surprised with a bad rubber smell and the texture changed immediately from smooth to grippy. Also discolouration took place. So, is it gonna be enough to do just the same steps as in the video or do I need to approach it in another way to save that mouthpiece? I'd appreciate any tips or advices. Kind regards

[@The_Southland_Piper]

I would sand it with progressively finer sandpaper. Should work out fine. Thanks for watching.

[@StDavidpipes]

Very good advice! May I be so bold as to why you don’t smoke in your own home?

[@The_Southland_Piper]

When I started piping three years ago that was the deal I made with my wife of 30+ years. Previous to the pipe I have never been a smoker.

[@StDavidpipes]

@@The_Southland_Piper , oh . Thanks for replying back.

[@chubbyjohnson5480]

For small stems I prefer a Dremel with a buffer wheel and jewelers rouge. An adjustable speed Dremel.

[@The_Southland_Piper]

@@chubbyjohnson5480 Sounds like a solid plan

[@stewartobrien7447]

I'm looking for a buffing wheel set up and the right type of wheels, one for coarser buff off and the other for the high gloss polish/shine

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Be sure and get a variable speed buffer. Thank you for watching.

[@claudecharland5091]

you did just fine sir

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You. I appreciate you watching

[@robertcornelius3514]

Looking back, do you think that stem changed color do to some type of chemical fumes in the air? I am talking about the color before treatment.

[@The_Southland_Piper]

No not really. I think the pipe was exposed to direct sun light most of the time. Thank you for watching.

[@bobfadness8321]

darn oxidation

[@The_Southland_Piper]

I know. Sucks

[@CristianMartaAlarcon]

Aceite de que es?

[@X4R4X]

hi, what is the stem's matterial? Is it vulcanite?

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Yes, it is vulcanite. Thank you for watching.

[@frederickdominguez4829]

I think the color is perfect

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You

[@ParsimoniousPiper]

I haven’t bought a buffer yet, but I’ve been happy with micromesh so far. How does that gunk compare to OxyClean or the Briarville deoxy liquid?

[@The_Southland_Piper]

I have used those as well. I think the Before and After is better than both. Although it is more expensive.

[@othername1000]

Yep. The price sticker leaves a clean spot.

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Yes it does. Thank you for watching.

[@shadowmoon044]

whats that thing you use for cleaning the bowl with bristle? i just got a rusticated pipe from an antique shop and i have no idea how to clean the bowl.

[@The_Southland_Piper]

@@shadowmoon044 I use JB Long tapered bristle pipe, cleaners. Thank you for watching.

[@dongelinas5990]

Could you explain your vac exhaust system,maybe a link

[@The_Southland_Piper]

@@dongelinas5990 I’ll try to make a short video

[@roadkingrider6532]

Great work!!

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You. I appreciate you watching and commenting

[@airadaimagery692]

Looks great! I would love to own that pipe, after you modified for a filter! Lol... Question, do you not find that using a heat gun also helps restore the color of the stem? The only reason I ask, a buddy of mine restores old dirt bikes and atv’s, and he uses a heat gun on the plastics, and fenders and for whatever reason, it brings the colors of the parts almost back to original. I’m sure it’s a different type of plastic, but I was just curious...

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Using a heat gun won’t work on vulcanite. Wish it would though. Unfortunately the tenon of the stem is too small for a conversion to a filtered pipe. Thank You for watching and commenting.

[@roypowell72]

Hi, what is the green stuff called and where do I get it from? Thankyou

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Here is a link to my product review. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q17baqxvbbh_apIsi=TAjGZ8cK6EuJc02u

[@olepops5021]

That is a gorgeous pipe. What are you going to end up doing with it?

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You. The pipe is still in my for sale box. Unfortunately, I’m slow to offer up my pipes for sale. If you are interested make me an offer. Email: [e-mail]

[@tech1960ps1]

I enjoyed your video lots of great info. Do you sell your restored pipes on eBay?

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Yes, I sell on eBay. Need to get some more pipes listed. Currently I only have one pipe listed. I have a few ready i just need to add them to eBay. Here is a link to the one www.ebay.com/itm/186125022518?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=llVaRnflRTO&sssrc=2051273&ssuid=llVaRnflRTO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[@jackhere4594]

what compound is the red block on first wheel?

[@The_Southland_Piper]

@@jackhere4594 Tripoli

[@scottwright9059]

Tim, what is the brand of your buffing wheel? i like that it is an adjustable speed wheel. Thanks

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Bought it from Amazon, $65. I run 5 inch buffer wheels. BAOSHISHAN Bench Buffer a.co/d/34lB5JL

[@smiah1990]

Like Bob Ross of the Pipe World 👍🏾

[@The_Southland_Piper]

That is quite the compliment. Thank You

[@ForPipesSake]

This is a very appropriate description for a wonderful artist working on a beautiful pipe

[@natiman9955]

Outstanding!

[@The_Southland_Piper]

Thank You. It turned out well. Thanks for watching

[@RasDoc89]

Didn’t know they can get that bad😮

[@The_Southland_Piper]

That one was pretty bad. Thank You for watching