Impressions of Briarville's Pipe Stem Oxidation Remover. Weekend Chat 11 April 2021 

I see that Vermont Freehand sign in the back :). Fantastic shop

Yes ... that is a beautiful pipe you are smoking ! The oxidation remover did help and your work came out very nice. The finished pipe looks fabulous !

Thank you, good info...nice

It only goes to show that there is no easy solution to conquering oxidation. You know what I've been missing? Your pipe trivia quizzes with or without a give away. They are always challenging and lots of fun. But they are probably a lot of work. Cheers

Hi Mike, Thank You for these valuable pieces of information and updates, Have a Nice Sunday, see You again

I’ve used that with mixed results, but didn’t have the info to use a toothbrush *in* the solution after the soak. Thanks for that tip…I’ll be trying it on a recently arrived estate.

55°F here in NYC and we are getting the rain same as you are Mike.

Thanks for your honest review of that solution. Considering I don't have any buffing wheels or micromesh...that might be a quick "solution" for me...😉🤣Have a great weekend!

Thanks for the deoxidizer update.

Have a great rest of the day Mike 57° Here in battle creek mi.

Thanks Mike! If it saves Sanding time, I'm in.

Sounds like a very good product for those pesky stems. Thanks for sharing!

I wish I had known about that product when I had my inherited briars I got when my brother in law passed. I just smoked them the way they were. I eventually gave them to my niece when she got older

Perhaps shorten the 12 hours soak. Maybe 12 hours is bit long. I still work with Oxy and after just a couple of hours it's good and i can clean it with the toothbrush and ill sand it just a littlebit and than put the Wallnut oil on the stem. Also experimenting with oil and heat. That seems to help a bit.

Yay! Ylva's mug is at the end of the video!

You forgot one critical step, you need to use an old sock as a lid for the Tupperware. Presto! 🪄 Godspeed 👍🍂💨

Love that pipe, it's definitely a holder. I first saw this solution on a video Corvette Jim made. I ordered a bottle and did the same thing as you soaked it overnight then ran it under water and it didn't work for me either so I'll give it another go with the toothbrush in the solution which by the way to me smells a lot like Listerine mouthwash. I personally don't mind a little oxidation on my stems I don't like them to get thick and almost chalky but a little under the surface doesn't bother me but there is a certain aspect of relaxation and satisfaction that I do find when using micromesh pads to clean a really bad stem. Take care and all the best.

Beautiful pipe! Is he not selling it to public yet? I couldn’t find it on his store anywhere. I’m just curious. I do so many a week.

I'm glad that you figured it out. I wasn't expecting the stem to come out shiny either, so no surprises there. The stem comes out a very similar texture to one cleaned with calcium hypochlorite - sanding is still required. Did you find that the stem was in anyway more pliable or swelled at all? Wintergreen oil contains methyl salicylate (methyl ester of salicylic acid). As you know methyl salicylate is used in the manufacture of rubber parts to keep them soft and pliable, but it tends to "dry" out of the rubber over time so that the rubber becomes hard and brittle. I am interested to see if there was any effect on the stem after you soaked it. Some of the plasticisers in stuff like brake fluid and WD-40 can make rubber parts swell up considerably and I have seen some parts get really really soft and way bigger than original. Lots of the recipes for restoring things like rubber motorcycle manifolds involve adding wintergreen oil (plus other stuff sometimes) to an alcohol carrier and soaking the part in the solution for a few hours. Since vulcanite is a rubber product, the effect should be similar. I'm still experimenting at the moment, but I have a Spartan pipe stem ready for a video when I get my concoction sorted out. Thanks for the update on your stem de-oxidiser. It makes me curious about what else is in the mixture. Hmmmm 🤔

Thanks Mike 🍭🐓👶

interesting stuff. i wonder how many stems you can do before it gets too nasty. i will have to look into the stuff. thanks

Have you tried the extra strength Before and After Deoxidizer from the pen guy?

When you're buffing, what are you using on the buffing wheel? This is good info, thanks for sharing this. Take care and stay well my friend.

Does buffing with carnuba fill the voids?

It’s close enough to the end all, cuts my sanding time way down

Almost forgot ... how much does this stuff cost ?

How does it compare to hydrogen peroxide or oxyclean?