should i?

[make it legal]

is it ok to put a clay piipe in boiling water to get the resin out or will it mess up the pipe?

[Big Calhoun]

If the pipe was properly baked (I forget the term) when it was made, you shouldn't have a problem. But then you'll also have to worry about the finish.

Just squeegie that bad boy with a paper clip or something.

[KL4D4]

I put hot water into my bong and it ended up cracking ;/

[Fattie]

is it glazed right? no thin spots or cracks? if not go ahead.

[notech]

It's best not to use Boiling water. . . .

Maybe oK with Hot water. . . .

All depends on the quality of the pipe. . . .

Peace. . . . :thumbsup:

[Genuine17]

id say rubbing alc and salt would do the job

[dopesmoker]

If its not glazed any liquid will just make it mushy, if it is glazed then you should be fine with some warm or hot water

[birdgirl73]

If it's made of clay and it was properly fired in a kiln, it becomes what's known as bisque and should be fine even if it's not glazed. But it'll be particularly fine if it is glazed. That is, if it has a shiny, waterproof, slick surface like glass on the outside.

Only if a clay piece hasn't yet been fired will it turn to mush if it gets in water. And no one would sell an unfired piece as a pipe to be put in someone's mouth. Besides, unfired, dried clay is very fragile.

I'm taking a pottery class right now and learning about all these things as we speak.

[seattle420]

get or make a new pipe, they are disposable,
and you could probably even recycle it!

no sense cleaning a 3 dollar pipe!

[easton]

salt+rubbing alcohol+pipe in a plastic bag, then shake.