so i need help cleaning my pipe...

you cant save the resin without scraping it, and personally i wouldnt want to.
take rubbing alcohol, pour salt into it, throw your pipe into the mixture, and shake and shake and shake.
it should dissolve it
flush out the mixture with boiling water.
thats what i do

He beat me to the punch. That's what I usually do but watch out when changing the temperature of hte glass as this could cause it to break. Formula 420 also works well but there really is no need to spend money on that when you can us rubbing alcohol and kosher salt. That's what I do.

You could boil the pipe in hot water which helps a lot, then use a pipe clean (fuzzy wire thigns) to get in there without breaking it.

You could also fill a bag with iso or acetone and place the pipe in there, place the bag in the microwave (with it open a bit for ventilation), and heat it for about 10 sec. It'll be hot so take it out carefully, then just add salt and agitate.

AWESOME. so simply put. thanks so much, im about to do that right meow. and noice owl FTW.

thanks for all the other answers too. there pretty similar.

lol you just reminded me that i need to clean my pipe, she's getting purple from resin

I scrape my pipe out and mix the resin with some shake, then I put a little nail polish remover in a small container, and soak the pipe for a few minutes, clean with Q-Tips and wash with soap and water. Works perfectly and I get to save the resin.

smokin purp by the pound? the only purp I've ever smoked yet was some medical i bought in cali. it literally was purple. i need to get more... hmmm...

smokin purp by the pound? the only purp i ever have smoked yet was some stuff i bought in cali.
it literally was purple. i should get more.... hmm....

covertStoner said:

i wouldnt boil it...

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Why not...?

iamdonds said:

smokin purp by the pound? the only purp i ever have smoked yet was some stuff i bought in cali.
it literally was purple. i should get more.... hmm....

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lol what does this have to do with pipes? and yeah, we have good weed out in cali.

I always wondered something though. How can resin make my pipe look purple when it started out clear glass, and when i clean it, it still stays like an opalescent violet color

upthearsenal said:

fill a bag with iso or acetone and place the pipe in there, place the bag in the microwave (with it open a bit for ventilation), and heat it for about 10 sec.

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Put alcohol (flammable) or acetone (very flammable) in a microwave???
Commonly called a bomb !

i think resin like, stains things. even glass. im not sure how tho...
magic?
& it doesn't. just casual conversation

covertStoner said:

depending on the pipe it could break, and heat, in MY experience always stains the glass... I use cold water, my pipes smell and look brand new almost always...

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Isn't glass placed in a kiln during the production process, and those reach quite high temperatures. But yeah, the movement of the water itself can break the pipe if it's light enough.

GreatwhiteNorth said:

Put alcohol (flammable) or acetone (very flammable) in a microwave???
Commonly called a bomb !

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Do you honestly know what you're talking about? Could you explain what happens on a scientific level? And what the catalyst would be?

Not being rude, I'm okay with being wrong, especially if I learn something

its just when the pipe goes from cold to boiling hot.
in my case the pipe is almost always room temperature.
and if i were to boil it (which im not) i would gradually increase the temperature of the water in order to avoid and sudden changes.

im pretty sure you're right. its okay. that stuff only catches on fire if exposed to open flame. or a cigarette cherry...

rubbing alcohol, and a few BB's. The bb's will do a much better job of knocking shit off the glass, just cover the holes with your fingers, and shake the piss out of it. Youll probably have to repeat a couple of times. you can let the alcohol evaporate, however I usually just dump it. the rinse the pipe under hot water from the faucet. let dry, make dirty again.....

iamdonds said:

im pretty sure you're right. its okay. that stuff only catches on fire if exposed to open flame. or a cigarette cherry...

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Yes, it's called a flash point.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_point