there are 2 ways ive found work best,depending on how smashed or what my mood is at the time. for your smaller pieces take a ziploc bag put your alcohol and salt in it put your piece in there close the bag and shake that baby up.for bigger pieces like sherlocks just take an old clean margarine bowl or something similar and put your alcohol in there now place your piece in there and let it soak for half an hour or so,now depending on how much resin buildup you have will determine what you use as a cleaning implement,q-tips and small paint brushes work good.dip the q-tips in the alcohol as your cleaning helps it go faster. on my pipes i dont bother with the salt its not really needed,works wonders on bongs thou.Oh the most important part is the most easiest to forget,after you have done all of this,rinse your pieces in water,alcohol generally doesnt leave any kind of residues, but some folks say it leaves a funky taste that ive never gotten. Rinse those puppies out boys anyway dude good luck.