bowl coating mix.
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2015 4:40 am
Hey guys.
I have decided to start experimenting with bowl coatings, partially because I think my pipes rarely look really complete with the bare briar bowl, and partially because I like the idea of some extra protection in the bowl since I can't possibly know the smoking habbits of my customers.
I have a few questions though. After using the search function for a while I have learned that most people use components like activated charcoal, pumice, waterglass, honey, ash, buttermilk etc, and even though I know it's controversial (at least somewhat) I think I want to go with water glass, especially after seeing Todd Johnsons video with the tea lights.
From what I undestand, most people use a mixture of activated charcoal, pumice and water glass. Am I correct in this? And I also wonder about the mixing, should the water glass be the only wet thing in the mix or should there just be a tiny bit of waterglass mixed with the charcoal and pumice, which should then be diluted with something else to acieve the correct consisency? Water? Alcohol?
And also, the only water glass I can find in sweden is 57% water and 29% sodium silicate (I don't know what the remaining 14% is), is this the stuff I should use?
Also, if anyone have some good mixing ratios they'd be willing to share I would appreciate it.
Thanks!
/Albert
I have decided to start experimenting with bowl coatings, partially because I think my pipes rarely look really complete with the bare briar bowl, and partially because I like the idea of some extra protection in the bowl since I can't possibly know the smoking habbits of my customers.
I have a few questions though. After using the search function for a while I have learned that most people use components like activated charcoal, pumice, waterglass, honey, ash, buttermilk etc, and even though I know it's controversial (at least somewhat) I think I want to go with water glass, especially after seeing Todd Johnsons video with the tea lights.
From what I undestand, most people use a mixture of activated charcoal, pumice and water glass. Am I correct in this? And I also wonder about the mixing, should the water glass be the only wet thing in the mix or should there just be a tiny bit of waterglass mixed with the charcoal and pumice, which should then be diluted with something else to acieve the correct consisency? Water? Alcohol?
And also, the only water glass I can find in sweden is 57% water and 29% sodium silicate (I don't know what the remaining 14% is), is this the stuff I should use?
Also, if anyone have some good mixing ratios they'd be willing to share I would appreciate it.
Thanks!
/Albert