the best way to clean a pipe

heathaa

heathaa

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well i was helping my neighbors look for a stethascope that was thrown in the woods and i found a glass bowl. theres no cracks in the glass. it seems like its been out there a week. some water in it. but regardless how can i clean it? can i boil in water to clean it? or will the glass break. my wife is at work with the vehicle so i really cant get anywhere. i was kinda thinkin about vinagar but whats a surefire way?
 
upthearsenal

upthearsenal

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yeah, but you want to maybe heat it up. that will make it amazingly quicker, i boil mine in water w/ salt and use the alcohol bag method.
 
TheWesterner

TheWesterner

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Salt, 90% if you can help it if not, 70% works fine. Put your pipe in a pot with some water in it, dont set the pipe directly on the bottom were the burner comes in contact with the pot, because it will most likely break, try to immitate chocolate boilers or fondue makers.

P.S If you didn't know this already if theres any resin/residue in it, boiling it will stink up your house, happy cleaning
 
upthearsenal

upthearsenal

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TheWesterner said:
Salt, 90% if you can help it if not, 70% works fine. Put your pipe in a pot with some water in it, dont set the pipe directly on the bottom were the burner comes in contact with the pot, because it will most likely break, try to immitate chocolate boilers or fondue makers.

P.S If you didn't know this already if theres any resin/residue in it, boiling it will stink up your house, happy cleaning
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true it does smell but it didn't stink up my house, i boil it because i have a fucked up pot that i don't use for food. now that i think about i wouldn't use a pot you typically cook with. hot running water from the tap or a lighter would work as well
 
rambler420

rambler420

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salt works as a grit....kinda like the gritty hand cleaners. Alcohol breaks down the grease/resin. If you boil, be sure and understand the pot/pan you use will be sacrificed. You won't want to use it to cook again.
 
TheWesterner

TheWesterner

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upthearsenal said:
true it does smell but it didn't stink up my house, i boil it because i have a fucked up pot that i don't use for food. now that i think about i wouldn't use a pot you typically cook with. hot running water from the tap or a lighter would work as well
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My pipe must have had and insane amount of resins in it cause I went outside smoked a ciggarette came back and it smelled like Cypress Hill and Cheech and Chong had a smoke session without me o_O
 
heathaa

heathaa

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ok so no heat this time. i cant sacrifice a pot or pan. so do i add the salt with the rubbing alcohol? kinda stoned here
 
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BL0TT0

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Another way is to use simple Denatured alcohol. It will melt the resin. Acetone works really well too. Plus if you feel like it you can evaporate it, and smoke the "resin oil" after wards. Tastes like concentrated resin, but it will get you messed the hell up. I've done this a few times, and was pleased with the "resin oil" I got out of it.
 
akgrown

akgrown

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OK here is my sure fire method, works every time.

take 90% iso and a large ziplock. add enough iso to cover the pipe. Place pipe in bag then hang from one of those hangers with the clips on them, this ensure that there is no leakage and that the pipe stays submergerd. Allow to marinate overnight and then rinse well with warm tap water. Discard alcohol. This works perfect for me, and I never need salt because soaking gets rid of almost everything.
 
heathaa

heathaa

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well i took a ziplock and put the pipe and 90 or 91 percent rubbing alcohol in it and shook the hell out of it it turned the alcohol black instantly then i ran hot water through it and chunks of resin came out then i put it in alcohol again and shook it then rinsed it and did it again now its like brand new
 
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BL0TT0

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heathaa said:
what is denatured alcohol
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Basically 99.5% pure alcohol. The 0.5% is poison that will blind you if you drink it. It IS flammable so be careful. Use it in a very well vented space. I am crazy tho, and use a double boiler cuz I am impatient. If you do so. Make sure you NEVER turn the heat up over 200, and make sure the pie pan floats.
 
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