One shooter?

[cloud 9]

im trying to clean out the pipe and someone told me to soak it in boiling water, it didn't get the job done.
any suggestions on how to really clean it out???

thanks

[l8tnightskunk]

First you place your dirty pipe in the plastic zip lock bag and drop about half a table spoon of salt in it. You might want to put more or less salt it all depends on the size of your pipe.

Step 2Second you get some hot water, preferably reaching a boiling point, and pour it carefully into the bag making sure the pipe is drowning in the water. Then pour 1/4 cup of rubbing alcohol. You then zip it up and give it a shake, dissolving the salt in the water. This process is basically getting the resin or sticky build up in your pipe to loosen up so it can easily be removed. Leave the bag sitting for a while, again it all depends on how much resin needs to be removed from your pipe. The more build up the longer the wait.

Step 3The next step is scrubbing that resin out with your pipe cleaner. There are three holes where you can access the inside of the pipe to remove the resin. The carb, the mouth piece, and the bowl. Run the pipe cleaner from all angles, through each one of the holes until all resin is completely removed. You might have to place pipe back in bag if youre having a difficult time removing the resin. You can always use more salt as a scrub. Once youve reached point of satisfaction you can rinse it out with lukewarm water, wipe it up, and then celebrate...

[LabRat]

Originally Posted by cloud 9

im trying to clean out the pipe and someone told me to soak it in boiling water, it didn't get the job done.
any suggestions on how to really clean it out???

thanks

What kind of pipe? I take my one hitter apart and use a propane torch on the metal parts. Turns all the resin into ash like a self-cleaning oven. Then just blow it out. After it cools of course.

Do it outside tho, stinks like hell and hangs around for days!

[Doucheatron]

A variation on the salt method already posted: Use rubbing alcohol instead of boiling water. Alcohol will dissolve the resin and the salt will abrade it away.