I boil my glass piece very rarely (but need to soon) and am wondering, the resin chunks that come out in the water...can they be dried out and smoked or something or do I just rinse it all down the drain?
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I boil my glass piece very rarely (but need to soon) and am wondering, the resin chunks that come out in the water...can they be dried out and smoked or something or do I just rinse it all down the drain?
Dont boil your pipe,it weakens the temper of the glass therefore causing breakage. put your piece in a ziploc bag and put rubbing alcohol in there and let it sit(how long depends how much resin buildup you have).Then rinse with warm water. if you absolutely must smoke resin,then scrape your pipe first. Now that you are further educated please pass the info on. Take care of your pipes and they will take care of you,being careless with your pipes causes you to lose money.:thumbsup:
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!!
acetone/nail polish remover works well also. just be sure to rinse it really really well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ub3rB0ng
I've boiled my glass pieces plenty of times with no problems. And yes, you can smoke the resin that comes out. Pour out the water you boil the pipe in over a coffee filter, it is easier to collect the resin that way.
your wrong about boiling. your pipe is exposed to a hell of alot hotter temps while your combusting outof the bowl then it will ever reach in the boiling water. secondly scraping your pipe actually causes little scratches to form inside your pipe, which (over time) can weaken it. get your facts straight before you post here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ub3rB0ng
i just put a little rubbing alc down the bowl hole, cover the carb and bowl with my fingers, and shake the hell out of it for a little bit, dump and repeat till its clean. i keep my pipes immaculately clean so this only takes a few mins for me. for the hard to reach places, i use a q-tip dipped in alc. or a small wooden stick (the stup left over after burning an incent is perfect for cleaning)
Thats because your an idiot and cant obviously read.Quote:
Originally Posted by KomfortablyKnumb
Heh my facts are straight brain dead,before you make stupid assumptions do a little reading, I know thats difficult for all you poser little teenie boppers on here,but smarten up and learn how to disprove something.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frickr
im alot older then a "poser teenie bopper" thank you very much. but tell me how how is your glass pipe going to break from boiling, but not break when you put the lighter to it? water boils at 212, weed combusts somewhere around 450 degrees, so if the heat were a problem, wouldnt you have more of a problem burning the bowl? glass breaks from stress. if your piece wasnt propperly kilned then yes boiling may break it. to bad cheap glass. good glass however, should stand the heat perfectly well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ub3rB0ng
and i heard the bit about scraping pipes causing scratches in the glass which over time will lead to weakening the glass, from a glass blower. i dont boil my pipes just because it takes to long and smells bad. i have a very nice illadelph spoon, and it takes me all of 10 mins to clean depending on how many times i smoked out of it before i cleaned it. usually every time i smoke out of it i clean it, as i vape regularly, but a little rubbing alcohol in the bowl shaken around works perfect for me. minty clean in a few mins, the hard to reach places are scrubbed clean with a qtip to avoid scratching.
I have a couple pieces and my method is alcohol, not boiling because of smell and my fear of breaking it. (not that it will but the thought gets me shooked)
The method i learned which I actually learned in youtube/as well as on this forum consists of.
The strongest rubbing alcohol you can find (CVS carries many types)
Epson salt/ or rice (depending on how big you pipe/bowl/bong is)
Shake,shake,shake
Repeat if you have to
My mini bubler (slave) takes about 6 min ti clean and thats like 1 week of use (i like my tools to be clean)
EW!Quote:
Originally Posted by KomfortablyKnumb
blast that pipe with brake cleaner outside of course then just flush it out with soap and hot water and you can do it in 5 min or less the best method ive ever come across go to an auto part store and get a can