Ep 20 - How to apply a bowl coating to a pipe 

Thanks for sharing. I have used this on several pipes and had great success with it. I’ve found that a little thicker coating tends to give me a better all around coating once everything dries because some of the moisture from the sour cream is absorbed into the briar and I get a more even coating in the pipe (just my observation). Again, thanks for all of your videos. I’ve learned a lot from you and appreciate you sharing this with the YTPC!!

I’m retiring soon and have been thinking about doing estate pipe restoration as a hobby. You have been an invaluable teacher in my learning process, thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Thank you for taking the time to present this information. I will file the information for future use. For the moment, I am using what I consider a simple method for coating flawed areas of bowls. For example, I have a pipe with a very dark area on the exterior of the bowl. It looks like the first stage of a burn through. I cleaned the interior of the bowl at the dark spot, then coated just that point of the interior with fireplace cement. Just a thin layer of the cement. Here in the U. S., fireplace cement is available in tubes at hardware stores. I then smoked the pipe to build up carbon over the cemented spot. So far, no progression on the burn through. - Just another idea.

This is what i looking for, i was confuse about the safe coating for the bowl and finally i found here..thanks for sharing.

I have about 80 vintage pipes I've been collecting and love watching your channel. Going to clean some of them up and polish them . Keep up the great videos.

Outstanding! I have really enjoyed watching you bring this Parker back to life, and have learned a lot in the process. Thanks for sharing.

Worded like a charm!! So much better than coating the bowl, maple syrup in this case, and then filling with the charcoal. I was surprised to see how durable it was after curing! Thanks for these videos, answers a lot of questions for those of us just starting out!

So far, so good with the honey and charcoal method. The old pipe, I have, has had three salt and Everclear treatments but still had a strange smell? Even after carbon cake removal, sanding the bowl, and cotton ball with bourbon. No smell now. Now I'm just letting them cure. Thank you.

Super. I'll squirrel away this video for future reference. I m learning a lot from your videos.

Hiya, Thanks for sharing your pipe alchemy with us

Interesting technique. Did not know. On a sidenote, both honey, and activated charcoal or great for your health. Honey can be substituted for any sugar products and it’s completely healthy. Activated charcoal binds with any toxins in your body and removes them. It’s also great for bloating and gas.🤔☑️👍🤷‍♂️

Beautiful pipe and work thanks!🙏

Some notes on my own experience: I noticed charring in the estate pipe I recently bought: a Savinelli nonpareil 9111. The charring resembled a log burning with white charring. I used your second method but substituted non-fat yoghurt and mixed in the 6 activated charcoal tablets I ground up. I applied it in the bowl and let it sit for a day. Then I noticed that it had started to dry and absorb into the charred part but still left a gouge. So I applied a second thicker coat. I let it dry over 4 days. I then filled the bowl with Newminster Blackberry Brandy. I smoked it slowly. It burned hot. But I got the sensation of smoking a new pipe. There was no distinct flavour from the yoghurt. But there was also no flavour to the tobacco. Some of the carbon bits absorbed into the fine ash. I emptied the ash and carefully cleaned the pipe. It looked like a worked in pipe. I think it will take a few more bowls to get it back to normal smoking. But thanks for the tip. At the very least there was no smell or taste and it seems to have solved the charring problem. I think applying a second coat helped. Thanks.

I first tried the honey/charcoal method. As said, too messy!...Then tried the sour cream/charcoal method....Much better!!!..I mix the two ingredients on a small salad plate or small condiments cup(Taco places)...I use a mixing stick (popsicle stick), dab some on bowl interior, but smooth with my finger...

Thank you for such excellent videos!

Great job....I’m going to try this on my next new pipe...just subbed you👍

Nice trick!!! I will definitely consider this. I would personally do 2 coats though, allowing the 1st coat to dry for 4 days and then apply the 2nd coat and then allow to dry for another 4 days but that's just me.

An amazing and beautiful pipe, I really miss your content. Does anyone know how Bare Pipe is doing and why his extended absences?

Awesome, thanks so much for sharing 👊

What a great job.

Great video. I'm definitely going to use this in the future. Just need to buy the ingredients. thanks👍🏻

just awesome !!! I got to try this on my Ascorti.

I'll try this. Thanks. Been using 100% maple syrup and activated charcoal. Dosent always hold

I did honey chorcal with one of my pipes that it does gurgle collects a lot of moisture. First smoke and it’s in much better situation. I will give it some time to see how it will turn out

Always educational Thanks.

Great videos,why did you stop? Very interesting

Fabulous. Thanks!

Indeed, a beautiful pipe. It does the Parker name proud. (o:

Wow, looks a bit like pipemud. CaneRodPiper did a video about his prefer methode and i did try his recepy. works out great. Wanna try yours next. Thank you for your recepy. Greetings,, Kitty

Great video! I have small hole in the inside of the bowl. Can you recommend some material to seal it?

Tim west uses grape jelly and charcoal. It works great.

Real quick. How did you get that brilliant mirror shine? I just attempted for the very first time to restore and clean up an estate pipe. I used paragon wax and microfiber cloth...since I don’t have a lot of tools or buffing wheels. About 3 or 4 coats. It looks good enough I guess. It shines. But it doesn’t have that POP.

1:50 what do you think about media blasting the bowl inside instead of reaming? I have 150 pipes to clean up and sell from my father.

Thank you for this video. I just coated my first pipe yeasterday using the maple syrup and charcoal. I will be trying your method on the next pipe I have comming up. Thank's again . Cheers

Thank you for these educational DIY techniques. I am wondering if this coating mixture can also be used as cement to fill up the bottom of the bowl, instead of the ash-water mixture. Please let me know your thoughts.

Hello! I usually use honey but I’m going to try the sour cream because it’ll be much less messy for sure. If you see this comment would you mind answering a question please. I would like to use this sour cream and activated charcoal on 7 pipes I’m cleaning. I don’t smoke a whole lot so it may be some time before I smoke each one. Will this be ok just having the pipes on the shelf after adding the layer of paste? I imagine it cures pretty solid but if it’s sitting there a month or two unsmoked I wondered if it would matter. Thanks in advance.

Bear Piper I love the videos. You’re South African originally yes ? I’m Irish and the wife is Dutch, so have ties with SA. what is the theme music please? Very nice and jivey!

Awesome video. I just purchased a very old calabash from 1908 LB I want to use the technique you showed me with sour cream would that work on the gourd ? It has a coating but I want to reinforce the pipe so it want change the color of the Gourd !

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is this good for sealing up a small crack in the pipe?

Hello is it possible bowl sweet with honey liquid(honey+water)then after 10 days use sour cream+charcol method??

As educational as always, thanks very much for sharing. I am slightly skepitcal with the sour cream somehow. I mean it is a product that goes bad really quick if not refrigerated. Might this not produce mold or anything in the pipe?

Hello is it possible use only cream?because in my country sour cream is not available

I have two pipes that are showing a dip in the bowl walls where burn out has started. How can I pack the crater? And what do I pack it with ? Thank you in advance.

How thick usually is a coating inside the bowl? 1mm?

I'm due to receive a brand new estate pipe this week.... Would you recommend a bowl coating for every new pipe?

Does the sour cream "burn up" before it can spoil?

Will bowl coating make a cedar pipe safe? I'm carving one and I want it to be safe to smoke because of the carcinogens in the wood and sap.

I take the coats out of all of my bowls. Not needed.

Give me a break. Use a torch and char the honey on. I don't know about smoking charcoal and sour cream ???? No wonder it has a bad taste.

Great job! Thanks a lot! I’m subbed! 1 question.. can I use charcoal from a pipefilter and grind that? I have white elephant 3mm charcoal filters.