How do you clean a pipe, so it looks brand-spanking-new?

Color-Me-Cliche · 11-06-2009, 07:46 PM

I have this pipe Molly, and shes super rez-ed. but she needs to look pretty again. help please?

caseyboss · 11-06-2009, 08:14 PM

Boil her in water on the stove, it stinks up your kitchen but works good. Or you can use alchohol and salt inside the bowl and it will clean it right out

old head · 11-07-2009, 07:01 AM

Soak in rubbing achohol. When I worked making chemicals we had this very dangerous stuff called Methilyn Chloride. Greatest stuff in the world for cleaning bowls. Not healthy but would clean anything in seconds.

Mydriasis · 11-07-2009, 07:47 AM

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Mercury · 11-07-2009, 08:44 AM

what if you put it in the dishwasher? the rinse cycle may not do much but the steam drying action might melt the rez away.... in theory

Mydriasis · 11-07-2009, 08:53 AM

Honestly I wouldn't bother. Soap residues in pipes and resin on your dishes just doesn't sound nearly as effective as rubbing alcohol/drinking alcohol + salt + Paper towels

**~~wiseco~~** · 11-10-2009, 10:14 PM

I wouldn't boil a glass pipe. I could see it breaking very easily.

Best way is to clean it as good as you can with a paperclip to get all the rez out, then soak it in the highest percentage alcohol you can find. Shake it around a bit with some alcohol and salt in there also.

Then rinse and dry.

Mikey · 11-11-2009, 07:27 AM

hot hot water and kosher salt is the way to go

Bearsy · 11-11-2009, 07:41 AM

I use a process of ridiculously hot water and salt in a ziploc bag with the bowl in it.
And just hold the bowl and shake the bag for 10 minutes or so.
Jerk off the bag I guess is how I would describe the arm movements.
And then scrape it as clean as possible with a paperclip.
And then use rubbing alcohol and salt with big granules. Same thing as the water.
Paperclip again.
Perfect.

catastrophe · 11-11-2009, 10:21 AM

EPSOM SALTS+rubbing alcohol
and hot running faucet water in a ceramic cup+paperclip

verklingen · 11-11-2009, 10:26 AM

a bag + salt and alcohol always seems to do quite nicely. might have to go through a couple times, rinsing with hot water in between

BibleGuy · 11-11-2009, 10:55 AM

I use Dr. Bronner's hemp soap, hot water and rag/Qtip/cotton ball. Works great.

ProfessorMurder · 11-13-2009, 05:37 AM

I try to clean my peice everyday.

Makes it much easier and quicker, and it cuts down on the overall smell.

I find resin too smelly, sticky, and difficult to handle;just to enjoy my high,
so I just 'flush' it out the old pipe,

and try to get the most out of the "first generation" high off the herb,
than recycling the resin.

*Word of caution;
Glass breaks because of the rapid change in temperature.
A Piece Too Hot rinsed out with Really Cold water.

Bearsy · 11-13-2009, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by catastrophe

EPSOM SALTS+rubbing alcohol
and hot running faucet water in a ceramic cup+paperclip

I couldn't think of the name of the kind of salt. Thanks boo!

osirus2020 · 11-13-2009, 03:00 PM

Pipe cleaners come in handy.

Color-Me-Cliche · 11-13-2009, 04:50 PM

thanks for all the ideas

I cleaned her today - she looks beautiful and clear again.

osirus2020 · 11-13-2009, 06:15 PM

It's amazing how dirty they get without realizing it.

ProfessorMurder · 11-15-2009, 08:08 AM

If only they made some industrial strength cleaner for you lungs.

11-06-2009, 07:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
Color-Me-Cliche YaHookan Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 44 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	How do you clean a pipe, so it looks brand-spanking-new? I have this pipe Molly, and shes super rez-ed. but she needs to look pretty again. help please?

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Mydriasis Do Not Resuscitate Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,293 Thanks: 840 Thanked 431 Times in 298 Posts	Honestly I wouldn't bother. Soap residues in pipes and resin on your dishes just doesn't sound nearly as effective as rubbing alcohol/drinking alcohol + salt + Paper towels __________________ ۞

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Mikey Seasoned YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: gulf islands bc Posts: 7,442 Thanks: 1,144 Thanked 2,246 Times in 1,475 Posts	hot hot water and kosher salt is the way to go __________________ RIP Gov

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catastrophe intuēri Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Minnesotaaa Posts: 1,235 Thanks: 727 Thanked 226 Times in 155 Posts	EPSOM SALTS+rubbing alcohol and hot running faucet water in a ceramic cup+paperclip __________________ “Liƒë Is a Drëam, From Which Wë First Must Wakë Bëƒorë Wë May Drëam Again…” RIP Gov “To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.”

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caseyboss YaHookan Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Boil her in water on the stove, it stinks up your kitchen but works good. Or you can use alchohol and salt inside the bowl and it will clean it right out

11-07-2009, 07:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
old head Old School Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 483 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Soak in rubbing achohol. When I worked making chemicals we had this very dangerous stuff called Methilyn Chloride. Greatest stuff in the world for cleaning bowls. Not healthy but would clean anything in seconds.

11-07-2009, 08:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
Mercury Special Delivery Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: The States Posts: 8,150 Thanks: 294 Thanked 801 Times in 539 Posts	what if you put it in the dishwasher? the rinse cycle may not do much but the steam drying action might melt the rez away.... in theory

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~~wiseco~~ Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: Banned because ASG is a hypocrytical fat bitch who can't back her shit up Posts: 3,189 Thanks: 65 Thanked 70 Times in 52 Posts	I wouldn't boil a glass pipe. I could see it breaking very easily. Best way is to clean it as good as you can with a paperclip to get all the rez out, then soak it in the highest percentage alcohol you can find. Shake it around a bit with some alcohol and salt in there also. Then rinse and dry.

11-11-2009, 10:26 AM	#11 (permalink)
verklingen Radical Dreamer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: texas Posts: 8,005 Thanks: 811 Thanked 1,491 Times in 946 Posts	a bag + salt and alcohol always seems to do quite nicely. might have to go through a couple times, rinsing with hot water in between __________________ “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” rip matt

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BibleGuy YaHookan Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 328 Thanks: 137 Thanked 136 Times in 85 Posts	I use Dr. Bronner's hemp soap, hot water and rag/Qtip/cotton ball. Works great.

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ProfessorMurder Jackal Ghoul Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Rio Grande Valley, Texas Posts: 1,270 Thanks: 31 Thanked 125 Times in 99 Posts	I try to clean my peice everyday. Makes it much easier and quicker, and it cuts down on the overall smell. I find resin too smelly, sticky, and difficult to handle;just to enjoy my high, so I just 'flush' it out the old pipe, and try to get the most out of the "first generation" high off the herb, than recycling the resin. Word of caution; Glass breaks because of the rapid change in temperature. A Piece Too Hot rinsed out with Really Cold water. __________________ "No contaban con mi astucia!" Last edited by ProfessorMurder; 11-13-2009 at 05:39 AM.*

11-13-2009, 04:50 PM	#16 (permalink)
Color-Me-Cliche YaHookan Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 44 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	thanks for all the ideas I cleaned her today - she looks beautiful and clear again.

11-15-2009, 08:08 AM	#18 (permalink)
ProfessorMurder Jackal Ghoul Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Rio Grande Valley, Texas Posts: 1,270 Thanks: 31 Thanked 125 Times in 99 Posts	If only they made some industrial strength cleaner for you lungs. __________________ "No contaban con mi astucia!"

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