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Second, I am suprised no one has mentioned white vinegar water? This is all I've ever used, it breaks down that resin like a charm and it just falls right off with the touch of a q-tip. Just let it soak for a few hours in a jar. That, and vinegar is less harsh and safer. I use it to clean all sorts of stuff.Quote:
I see everyone saying to boil it. You dont have to in fact sometimes boiling a pipe, is too much thermal shock for the glass to quickly, and the pipe will break.
Well the good thing about Iso is it is a solvent and also polar, meaning it can clean and dissolve things that are not polar(things such as tar and such that water doesn't clean) but can also be cleaned by the water seeing as it too is polar. If I'm wrong, my B, but that's what I remember from Chem Class.
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dont boil your pipe, thats the dumbest thing you can do especially if its a glass piece, it weakens the temper of the glass. which means they break easier. use rubbing alcohol(white vinegar works too), its cheap and wont hurt the piece in anyway. Be smart people you spend money on the stuff take care of it.
How to properly clean a glass piece or any piece for that matter:
1. Get a ziploc bag
2. put your piece in there with enough iso alcohol to cover it
3. let it sit in there for a while(really depends how bad the pipe is)
4. after a while shake the bag up
5. take pipe out and rinse it out with the hottest water your hands can stand
6. any leftover residue can be easily removed with pipe cleaner sticks or Q-tips
7. after its dry load it up and toke
8. dont listen to bad advice!!
anymre questions? ask someone with a clue.
One other thing do we really need these same questions asked over and over cluttering up the forums? Use the search function people.:thumbsup:
Its funny no one mentioned the sticky that stinky posted long ago.
http://boards.cannabis.com/medical-m...ss-pieces.html
that is all move along!!
Try SCBC, it cleans all that crap out in 45 seconds - no boiling - no scrubbing, no mess. There's a photo demo at SCBC - Remove resin in less than a minute with SCBC :rastasmoke:
yup easiest way, works on plastic pipes and bongs as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Ub3rB0ng
I am a mechanic and I use brake cleaner every day to remove the oil grease and dirt off of brakes. One day it hit me, I could soooo use this to clean my glass pieces. I thought more mechanics smoked pot honestly but I have been searching the net and everyone says the same that alcohol and qtips. BULLSHIT! hit it with some brake clean available at any parts store. It completely discipates in a minute and rinses so clean u have never seen such a clean pipe. when ur done rinse with hot soap and water and thats it, u cleaned ur pipe with a half a $2.50 cent can of brakekleen and boy does it work omg spread the word I know I have been. everyone is loving me for this its awesome
the rubbing alcohol and salt procedure works GREAT; however DO NOT boil you pipes, It doesn't happen all the time, but boiling your pipe often makes it very brittle, the alcohol and salt should be enough to get it done. I haven't looked too much into it but the salt might also be leaving small scratches in the glass.
ask any lamp worker if salt makes scratches and they will usually say, probably but I am still waiting to see one. but if it does scratch there is always a flame polish which is part of the properties of how cool glass is. had to add borosilicate glass is extremely hard to scratch we use, diamond tools to scratch and scour them and even then it is a process. I don't thing salt is like diamonds.
I found this stuff on CannabisCulture.com, awesome stuff all natural. I can use and reuse it and it cleans my glass perfect! All Natural Green Glass Pipe, Water Pipe and Hookah Cleaner They're giving away a two year supply in some contest they're running.
Check it out.
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wow good job! You somehow managed to start and end the sentence with Yo!Quote:
Originally Posted by Strikerrr
Bra ya need to get out more:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Strikerrr
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its simple! rubbing alcohol and salt
this saves you money so you dont have to waste it on 420cleaner or any product like that
just mix them together in a 4:1 ratio rubbing alcohol/salt and run it through the piece a couple of times
works like a charm! :smokin:
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Originally Posted by DRybes
Don't put your pipe in the rubbing alcohol bottle. That will ruin all your rubbing alcohol and is a waste of money. Use a little more than enough to submerge it
What people listing are good methods but they are harmful. Full of non healthy chemicals and later on can take a toll on you. A lot of the cleaners out there are filled with tire degreaser and no natural product. Then people who clean with alcohol, is very bad for you especially since its at such a strong level.
I recently came up on a cleaner from friends called Clean Dream.
Its all natural and doesnt require much work. I was able to clean my piece within 30 seconds without having to scrub. Bonus was I was able to reuse the product that I cleaned my bong with to clean the down stem, 1 pipe and 2 bowls. So I didnt have to keep pouring liquid in.
It smells amazing and makes you feel healthy. Since its nothing bad for you. You should deff try it out and check them out online. I couldnt handle all the work of scrubbing and having it smell like hell.
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Originally Posted by triv
Scrape your pipe as cleanly as you want, or not at all, some people don't enjoy smoking their resin so they can skip this step.
Fill your pipe with a teaspoon or two of salt, depending on pipe size. You can use regular table salt, sea salt (preferred) or rock salt.
Plug the head of your bowel with your finger or thumb, and pour rubbing alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, into the mouthpiece of your pipe.
Cover the mouthpiece with another finger or thumb and shake the pipe up and down vigorously but carefully, for a few minutes.
Dump out the waste and rinse thoroughly with tap water.
Repeat if needed until pipe is sparkling clean
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Originally Posted by shangeet
an easy way to rid your pipe of resin is to put it on some news paper and microwave it for about ten seconds. resin will ooze out of it and unclog it. repeat if needed.
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Originally Posted by 420purplehaze420
all i have ever seen in the stores is the 70%. where can i find this 99% you speak of?
rubbing alcohol, withe rice, little salt. clean pipe 5 minutes
Dip it has been linked, recently, to severe reactions. There is a liquid Dip It product out there that claims to clean glass and negate scratches. BEWARE: There is a man in a local community that has lost his sight from using the wrong Dip It product. The legal team associated with this is quickly trying to get on top of this. BEWARE.Quote:
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