Quote Originally Posted by mauijim66
in the meantime, if one doesnt wanna smoke the resin, surely theres a solvent that will disolve resin buildup off of metal and glass that could then in turn be rinsed so as not to leave behind any toxic chemicals on cleaned surfaces.
ive tried all kinds of methods to clean my metal bat (one hitter), all to no avail. tried:

boiling-- stinks to high heaven and transfers your buildup problem to your cookware
alcohol-- negligible effect
listerine mouthwash-- nearly caused my roommate to die of a coughing fit when he didnt know I had filled a hookah with it and let it stand overnight (just wanted to share that little story)
Denture cleaners like pepsident work very well if you are not interested in the black gold.

Personally I like to roll the resin balls in some kief before smoking them.