The Official Piece Cleaning Guide - Page 3

BillDavis · #31 (**permalink**) 06-28-2008, 05:12 AM

Yeah, I just use the rubbing alcohol and salt mixture. Like 2/3 alcohol and 1/3 salt in a baggie and shake the fuck out of it, for pipes that is. Bongs just put the mixture into bong and close up all the holes and shake it up.

MythicDusk · #32 (**permalink**) 06-30-2008, 08:49 PM

My local hemp shop makes a cleaning called "Big Buzz Bong Juice"

A little sqeeze bottle for a couple bucks makes 4 litres of cleaner.... You just let your peices soak anywhere from 2-8 hours and it just breaks up any res inside leaving your peice as clean as the day you bought it...

It doesn't harm the glass or strip any fuming/colours and leaves absolutely no aftertaste (so long as you rinse well)

It contains Tetra Potassium, Pyrophosphate, Potassium Hydroxide, and Detergent.

Best stuff I've ever used.

Floydian · #33 (**permalink**) 06-30-2008, 08:51 PM

^ There are numerous products such as that. Hell, there's even one called Formula 420.

All of them have different levels of efficiency, or worth in money.

This guide is for the stoner who needs a clean piece and doesn't have a headshop, or is within walking distance of Wal-Mart.

Said products are to be used at ones own curiosity, however, the posted method is a sure fire thing.

squidson · #34 (**permalink**) 07-01-2008, 03:15 AM

i have used most of the cleaning products everyone has listed but i find nothing works better than a lil bit of acetone and epsom salts. with the acetone there is no messing around u put it in shake it and its clean the first time. a couple of my friends have said that it is terrible to do that because it strips layers off of the glass. i dunno sounds like BS to me but im the same person who pours a nice amount of acetone on my hands if i need to get paint off of them ahaha.

El Radd · #35 (**permalink**) 07-01-2008, 09:33 AM

if you got the cash, Bling! is the best solution to use. if not and a baller on a budget, i was first use hot water rinse, if pipe, then the grain salt with isopropyl alcohol. higher the alcohol percentage the better. be sure to rinse afterwards for no shit smell.

toker79 · #36 (**permalink**) 07-02-2008, 03:07 AM

does regular table salt work or does it have to be big kosher type salt?

dr dro · #37 (**permalink**) 07-02-2008, 05:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rjk844

that is a bad system

...Iso and salt suddenly don't work? Try it first and then explain to us why it's a bad system and doesn't deserve to be a sticky.

Dude Man · #38 (**permalink**) 07-02-2008, 05:24 AM

First let me start by saying that this is a great thread, and that I've frequently used the iso+salt method to clean my old glass pipe and my bong with excellent results.

However, I now have a small problem:

I gave my glass pipe to a friend, and my only pipe now is a small wooden piece that my sister gave me. I love the piece-not only is it cool, but it hits very well and has a nice deep bowl. However, the piece is completely clogged. I've tried running a paper clip through the pipe, but since it has a curved shape I can't get the clog out. I've also tried searching through the forums/google for answers. I'm going to try using a standard arts and crafts pipe cleaner as soon as I can get my hands on one.

My question to you, fellow blades, is - do you have any suggestions on cleaning this pipe? I figured this would be the best place to ask. My pipe's been sitting in my stash box for a while now since I have been unable to use it. While it's not of dire importance that I get it cleaned out, I'd definitely like to have it available to me again, so any advice or helpful hints would be greatly appreciated.

Also, I'd like to suggest that someone add a guide for cleaning wooden pipes to this thread, since one does not already exist.

Thanks for any help you can offer!

GhengisChron · #39 (**permalink**) 07-02-2008, 07:49 AM

another reason you shouldn't boil your pipe is that the resin will stick all around the pot at the waters surface. it. fucking. SUCKS.
i nearly ruined my mom's favorite farberware pot. i sat there for like an hour with brillo pags and steel wool trying to remove it. i ended up polishing the upper half of the inside of the pot, and had to polish the rest to cover up that fact that i had boiled my pipe.

i'm never boiling it again. ever.

Rhythm of Life · #40 (**permalink**) 07-03-2008, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dude Man

My question to you, fellow blades, is - do you have any suggestions on cleaning this pipe? I figured this would be the best place to ask. My pipe's been sitting in my stash box for a while now since I have been unable to use it. While it's not of dire importance that I get it cleaned out, I'd definitely like to have it available to me again, so any advice or helpful hints would be greatly appreciated.

Remove your screen if you have one.

Take a knife an scrap out your bowl.

Take a pipe cleaner and go at it.

Use warm water, in small amounts, to help loosen resin.

Floydian · #41 (**permalink**) 07-04-2008, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dude Man

First let me start by saying that this is a great thread, and that I've frequently used the iso+salt method to clean my old glass pipe and my bong with excellent results.

However, I now have a small problem:

I gave my glass pipe to a friend, and my only pipe now is a small wooden piece that my sister gave me. I love the piece-not only is it cool, but it hits very well and has a nice deep bowl. However, the piece is completely clogged. I've tried running a paper clip through the pipe, but since it has a curved shape I can't get the clog out. I've also tried searching through the forums/google for answers. I'm going to try using a standard arts and crafts pipe cleaner as soon as I can get my hands on one.

My question to you, fellow blades, is - do you have any suggestions on cleaning this pipe? I figured this would be the best place to ask. My pipe's been sitting in my stash box for a while now since I have been unable to use it. While it's not of dire importance that I get it cleaned out, I'd definitely like to have it available to me again, so any advice or helpful hints would be greatly appreciated.

Also, I'd like to suggest that someone add a guide for cleaning wooden pipes to this thread, since one does not already exist.

Thanks for any help you can offer!

Pipe cleaners.

Yeah, turns out those fuzzy multi colored bendy things you fucked with in art class, actually DO serve a purpose :P

aiyo · #42 (**permalink**) 07-05-2008, 04:51 PM

Hrmm...maybe I'm the only ones that does this but I never let alcohol come into contact with anything other than salt or cotton swabs. I see you guys using rubber stoppers and various plastic brushes... I dont wanna know what's on your glass.

Dude Man · #43 (**permalink**) 07-07-2008, 02:55 AM

Ah, well I tried using a pipe cleaner, but due to the shape of my bowl and the fact that it has a very small stem, I've been unable to remove the clog in the pipe.

Here's a picture of the piece so you guys have a better idea of what I'm talking about.

I even tried running hot water through the bowl/stem, and after a few tries with that and the pipe cleaner, I decided trying putting the pipe in a bag of piping hot water and salt and shaking it, which also didn't work.

I think the stem is just too narrow and curved to allow the piece to be effectively cleaned, and that it has become so clogged that it is now near impossible to clean. I might just give up with it and buy a glass piece. I've been interested in buy a sherlock for a while anyway.

dy-no-mite3000 · #44 (**permalink**) 07-09-2008, 11:34 PM

Without reading your issues with your blockage, have you tried some rubbing alcohol and kosher salt? i know it's great for glass cleaning, but the alcohol might help breakdown whatever is blocking your pipe just enough to work for ya.

It's either that or drano

Dude Man · #45 (**permalink**) 07-10-2008, 12:43 AM

Yeah, I'll try the iso/salt trick next. My pipe is pretty much good for nothing other than decoration as of now, so if I ruin it trying to clean it with alcohol it won't be much of a loss for me I suppose. I'll post up the results after I try it.

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#31 (permalink) 06-28-2008, 05:12 AM
BillDavis The Bong Rippah Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 1,965	Yeah, I just use the rubbing alcohol and salt mixture. Like 2/3 alcohol and 1/3 salt in a baggie and shake the fuck out of it, for pipes that is. Bongs just put the mixture into bong and close up all the holes and shake it up. __________________ "Life goes fast, like a blunt it don't last."

#32 (permalink) 06-30-2008, 08:49 PM
MythicDusk ~ CANADA ~ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canadian Prairies Posts: 104	My local hemp shop makes a cleaning called "Big Buzz Bong Juice" A little sqeeze bottle for a couple bucks makes 4 litres of cleaner.... You just let your peices soak anywhere from 2-8 hours and it just breaks up any res inside leaving your peice as clean as the day you bought it... It doesn't harm the glass or strip any fuming/colours and leaves absolutely no aftertaste (so long as you rinse well) It contains Tetra Potassium, Pyrophosphate, Potassium Hydroxide, and Detergent. Best stuff I've ever used. __________________ Peace B / MythicDusk

#33 (permalink) 06-30-2008, 08:51 PM
Floydian The Grand Arcanum Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Trippin' Companion Cubes Posts: 5,520 Blog Entries: 2	^ There are numerous products such as that. Hell, there's even one called Formula 420. All of them have different levels of efficiency, or worth in money. This guide is for the stoner who needs a clean piece and doesn't have a headshop, or is within walking distance of Wal-Mart. Said products are to be used at ones own curiosity, however, the posted method is a sure fire thing. __________________

#34 (permalink) 07-01-2008, 03:15 AM
squidson Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 18	i have used most of the cleaning products everyone has listed but i find nothing works better than a lil bit of acetone and epsom salts. with the acetone there is no messing around u put it in shake it and its clean the first time. a couple of my friends have said that it is terrible to do that because it strips layers off of the glass. i dunno sounds like BS to me but im the same person who pours a nice amount of acetone on my hands if i need to get paint off of them ahaha.

#35 (permalink) 07-01-2008, 09:33 AM
El Radd Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: phx Posts: 7	if you got the cash, Bling! is the best solution to use. if not and a baller on a budget, i was first use hot water rinse, if pipe, then the grain salt with isopropyl alcohol. higher the alcohol percentage the better. be sure to rinse afterwards for no shit smell. __________________ be chill.

#36 (permalink) 07-02-2008, 03:07 AM
toker79 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 55	does regular table salt work or does it have to be big kosher type salt?

#38 (permalink) 07-02-2008, 05:24 AM
Dude Man Got Bud? Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Everywhere. And nowhere. Posts: 677	First let me start by saying that this is a great thread, and that I've frequently used the iso+salt method to clean my old glass pipe and my bong with excellent results. However, I now have a small problem: I gave my glass pipe to a friend, and my only pipe now is a small wooden piece that my sister gave me. I love the piece-not only is it cool, but it hits very well and has a nice deep bowl. However, the piece is completely clogged. I've tried running a paper clip through the pipe, but since it has a curved shape I can't get the clog out. I've also tried searching through the forums/google for answers. I'm going to try using a standard arts and crafts pipe cleaner as soon as I can get my hands on one. My question to you, fellow blades, is - do you have any suggestions on cleaning this pipe? I figured this would be the best place to ask. My pipe's been sitting in my stash box for a while now since I have been unable to use it. While it's not of dire importance that I get it cleaned out, I'd definitely like to have it available to me again, so any advice or helpful hints would be greatly appreciated. Also, I'd like to suggest that someone add a guide for cleaning wooden pipes to this thread, since one does not already exist. Thanks for any help you can offer! __________________ "God made Grass, Man made Booze... Who do you trust?"

#39 (permalink) 07-02-2008, 07:49 AM
GhengisChron blazin' Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: left coast the best coast Posts: 498	another reason you shouldn't boil your pipe is that the resin will stick all around the pot at the waters surface. it. fucking. SUCKS. i nearly ruined my mom's favorite farberware pot. i sat there for like an hour with brillo pags and steel wool trying to remove it. i ended up polishing the upper half of the inside of the pot, and had to polish the rest to cover up that fact that i had boiled my pipe. i'm never boiling it again. ever.

#42 (permalink) 07-05-2008, 04:51 PM
aiyo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 91	Hrmm...maybe I'm the only ones that does this but I never let alcohol come into contact with anything other than salt or cotton swabs. I see you guys using rubber stoppers and various plastic brushes... I dont wanna know what's on your glass.

#43 (permalink) 07-07-2008, 02:55 AM
Dude Man Got Bud? Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Everywhere. And nowhere. Posts: 677	Ah, well I tried using a pipe cleaner, but due to the shape of my bowl and the fact that it has a very small stem, I've been unable to remove the clog in the pipe. Here's a picture of the piece so you guys have a better idea of what I'm talking about. I even tried running hot water through the bowl/stem, and after a few tries with that and the pipe cleaner, I decided trying putting the pipe in a bag of piping hot water and salt and shaking it, which also didn't work. I think the stem is just too narrow and curved to allow the piece to be effectively cleaned, and that it has become so clogged that it is now near impossible to clean. I might just give up with it and buy a glass piece. I've been interested in buy a sherlock for a while anyway. __________________ "God made Grass, Man made Booze... Who do you trust?"

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#44 (permalink) 07-09-2008, 11:34 PM
dy-no-mite3000 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 217	Without reading your issues with your blockage, have you tried some rubbing alcohol and kosher salt? i know it's great for glass cleaning, but the alcohol might help breakdown whatever is blocking your pipe just enough to work for ya. It's either that or drano

#45 (permalink) 07-10-2008, 12:43 AM
Dude Man Got Bud? Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Everywhere. And nowhere. Posts: 677	Yeah, I'll try the iso/salt trick next. My pipe is pretty much good for nothing other than decoration as of now, so if I ruin it trying to clean it with alcohol it won't be much of a loss for me I suppose. I'll post up the results after I try it. __________________ "God made Grass, Man made Booze... Who do you trust?"