Just bought this beauty off of a friend, first pipe I had ever smoked from and now it's mine Any suggestions for how to clean it? I want it to look brand new, but I heard about collecting resin, and other complications. Tips?
ziiploc bag, or container, submerge in iso alcohol. 91% or better. Soak for a day or two, shake some etc... then run it under some water and rinse it off. Should be brand new.
yep, alcohol works great. add some salt to the alcohol too.. a good amount. then shake the shit out of it. then, let it sit. repeat a few times. Take it out, rinse with hot water and you should be good to go. Only takes about 15 minutes the salt works as a corrosive to get the gunk out.
Id rather eat deer shit than smoke resin. Seriously don't do it. Just clean the piece. I have a minor alteration that works a. It quicker so you can smoke out of it the same day you clean it. Step 1: place bowl into a ziploc with 91% isopropyl alcohol (found at any pharmacy with the rubbing alcohol, band aids and hydrogen peroxide) the bowl should be covered 1/2-3/4 of the way Step 2: add coarse sea salt. Not table salt. It works much better with coarse salt. You don't need much. Step 3: shake the bag vigorously for about a minute. Step 4: take the bowl out, but keep the contents of the bag. Rinse it with hot water in a sink to get rid of some of the loose resin. Allow the water to enter through any hole. The carb, mouthpiece, and the bowl. Steph 5: place bowl back in bag and shake for another minute. And repeat step 4. Step 6: get a qtip and wipe the excess resin off. I've gotten creative over the years and started using a paper clip to scrape the inside. Step 7: rinse thoroughly with cold or warm water and let it dry for a half hour to an hour. Step 8: smoke some bud! That's me though. I don't like to wait. But now I have multiple pieces so I can just soak a piece over night.