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<blockquote data-quote="Singed" data-source="post: 618228" data-attributes="member: 6261"><p>[USER=5139]@Swede[/USER] I painted the last two inches of the stem with enamel - three coats baked at 175F for two hours and a day rest in between - and then French whipped the stem from about an inch past the bowl back to the mouthpiece. The wrap is cotton macrame cord. I don't know how long it will last but it stands up to heat well enough. The stem rarely gets uncomfortably warm when I'm smoking but the heel will burn your fingers if you're not careful. I use the wrap as a guide for my grip and I don't stray from it. I used the same treatment on my OGC Antique Belge, too. If I changed anything it would be to use foodsafe ceramic glaze as a precaution but the enamel I used was Humbrol model enamel for kit hobbyists.</p><p></p><p>There is a drawback, I cannot ember-clean the pipe without ruining my handiwork. - the wrap would burn and I do not know what would happen to the paint.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Singed, post: 618228, member: 6261"] [USER=5139]@Swede[/USER] I painted the last two inches of the stem with enamel - three coats baked at 175F for two hours and a day rest in between - and then French whipped the stem from about an inch past the bowl back to the mouthpiece. The wrap is cotton macrame cord. I don't know how long it will last but it stands up to heat well enough. The stem rarely gets uncomfortably warm when I'm smoking but the heel will burn your fingers if you're not careful. I use the wrap as a guide for my grip and I don't stray from it. I used the same treatment on my OGC Antique Belge, too. If I changed anything it would be to use foodsafe ceramic glaze as a precaution but the enamel I used was Humbrol model enamel for kit hobbyists. There is a drawback, I cannot ember-clean the pipe without ruining my handiwork. - the wrap would burn and I do not know what would happen to the paint. [/QUOTE]
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