cleaning my adorable little glass pipe

topic posted Thu, October 12, 2006 - 9:50 PM by  feralkittycat
i've tried alcohol, kosher sea salt, astringent...

i've tried alka seltzer...

i've tried HOT HOT HOT water...

and i can't get it beautiful sparkling clean like new... it's very very small so i can't really get in there with a q-tip...

any ideas? or should i just give up and live with a slightly dirty pipe and smoke my pot and shut up?
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    Re: cleaning my adorable little glass pipe

    Wed, October 25, 2006 - 10:47 PM
    i would boil it. first do that to get the shtuff really hot on the inside. it does stink up your house tho.

    fill it with alcohol, and plug all the holes with fabric or something that will keep the alcohol IN IT.
    let it SIT in a really HOT tub of water for about an hour. keep changing the water so it stays REALLY hot, and keep swishing the alcohol inside the pipe.

    keep the piece hot and submerged in alcohol and the gunk will come out. it should get more clear-er.

    the hot water keeps the resin soft and pliable....and easy to remove. The alcohol eats up the warmed pliable resin. the piece needs to be swished to get it all out tho.

    try this, tell me what you think. i just cleaned the nastiest bong with this method and it really worked!
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