Pipe cleaning methods! who does, who doesnt.

[SurferBoy37]

Yo folks, I was checking out a thread on resin, and it got me thinking... Most people i know clean out there pipes, using various methods (boiling, picking, alcohol and salt, cleaning kits etc.) but i also know a few that never clean their pieces.
So the question is: is there a difference?
I've always thought cleaner pipes were better, better, bigger hits, and maybe a little easier on the lungs (anyone know if thats true?), but are there any upsides to an uncleaned pipe or bong, and if so do they outweigh the downsides?
If ya got a proven answer I'd love to hear it, or even just a personal opinion, this is all just idle speculation, not some kind of stoner philosophy, (but it can be if ya want):thumbsup:

SurferBoy37 Reviewed by SurferBoy37 on 08-21-2008. Pipe cleaning methods! who does, who doesnt. Yo folks, I was checking out a thread on resin, and it got me thinking... Most people i know clean out there pipes, using various methods (boiling, picking, alcohol and salt, cleaning kits etc.) but i also know a few that never clean their pieces. So the question is: is there a difference? I've always thought cleaner pipes were better, better, bigger hits, and maybe a little easier on the lungs (anyone know if thats true?), but are there any upsides to an uncleaned pipe or bong, and if so do Rating: 5

[thcbongman]

I don't clean my pieces out of laziness. Well once in a while, but it gets clogged again so fast. There's truly no benefit unless you like smoking resin.

[SunnyD]

Smoking resin is so bad for you though...seriously, it does contain concentrated THC but it also contains concentrated chemicals and bi-products of burnt plant material which should NOT be inhaled...

That is why I clean mine after every use :thumbsup:

[FakeBoobsRule]

I hate smoking through clogged pipes and then you get a buzz from oxygen deprivation.

It is best to clean the pipe after each use. Something I never do but I also don't let them go that long before cleaning. That left over tar (seems to be the theme of the day) doesn't burn away completely but everytime you put a flame to it, some of it burns. The more tar at the bottome of the bowl, the more harmful by products you may inhale.

[epilepticme]

I have a friend in a medical setting who has access to an autoclave
I take my glass over to see him every couple weeks. We have a nice session while my glass gets crystal clean

:thumbsup:

[jimmy8778]

i dont know about anyone else, but i would actually rather smoke out of a pre-resined bowl. I dont know what it is about the resin, but i think that the smoke to me personally seems smoother. I believe that the surface area that the resin provides with all its nooks and crannies actually helps to remove more of the tars and resins that make the hits harsh.

[theforthdrive]

Im an alcohol and salt guy myself. I do it for two reasons: first, i want the least amount to tar. second, i like the fresh taste.

my neighbor is one of the laziest people Ive met in my life.... never cleans his stuff. his pipes just taste like dirty ass and get clogged. I wont even touch 'um. From time to time Ill hit his bong...but I go over to the sink and clean it out...fresh water. damn, like 5 mins is tough or something! Furthermore, he once left his hitter at my house and I cleaned it for him thinking I was being nice and helping him out. I think he was pist but didnt really say much! my bad!

[jimmy8778]

i just finished cleaning my first bowl that i ever bought, it took me about 2 days of alcohol and salt, in a plastic bag. Plus pipe cleaners, i liked the way it hit before, but the screens kept getting clogged and i decided that it would be good to do some cleaning, ive never had an issue with it getting clogged from resin blockage other than with a screen.

i have 2 other bowls, and i never really clean my bong, though i did so the other night when i broke open the alcohol container, but it took me a little more than a quart of rubbing alcohol to clean my pipe.

today im hoping to make a pickup so i can smoke out of the nice clean pipe.

[dean0000]

I clean my 2 piece glass bong with sea salt and isopropyl alcohol. It cleans really well but some pieces are hard to clean.

[jimmy8778]

i will say that by far the quickest cleaning ive ever done was with 100% acetone and salt. The salt sorta dissolved in the acetone creating a 3 layer substance in my bong when i was done cleaning it. But it had never looked cleaner.