In my experience this is very normal, and sounds as though it has been in your experience as well. Best method I've found for cleaning is salt and alcohol. I use a 91% isopropyl from CVS and sea salt. The abrasiveness of the salt scrapes away sticky resin. Use along with a pipe cleaner if you like. Not much to do in the way of prevention that I know of, but you could probably keep her clean by soaking in some alcohol after each use - probably won't even get to the point of needing to use salt if you soak regularly.

If you so choose you can scrape the resin into a ball before cleaning (easier after heating a little with your lighter) and smoke it when you're hard up, but this is not healthy and tastes pretty nasty. But it will get you high.
Call Me Steam Reviewed by Call Me Steam on . Question about pipe resin in the 5 years of so I've been using marijuana i have generally smoked out of glass pipes or sometimes metal one-hitters and a dugout. it seems like every piece i own eventually develops a heavy layer of gross, wet resin on the inside of the pipes making it smell. i know all pipes of course gain resin, but usually it becomes hard and dry... the stuff in my pipes stays wet until i clean it out, but it's just disgusting... is there anything i can do while smoking to prevent this? you Rating: 5