Restoring your pipe to its resin-free glory…
A growing number of products, some made locally here in Colorado, are available to combat dirty glass and the specter of sticky, won’t-wash-the-heck-off-of-you-no-matter-what resin. I would say that if you have cash to burn, sure – they’ll certainly do the trick – but you pay a premium.
I like to think of myself as being frugal, and not as cheap (ladies!), so here’s a cost-effective alternative to purchasing a traditional cleaning product –
Start by getting some salt from the cabinet.
The second, costliest material, is good ol’ isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol). Walgreens sells it for $.89/bottle.
Lastly, for materials, you’ll need a Ziploc (or Kroger-brand, whatev) bag.
Start by placing your pipe into the bag; drop 4 teaspoons of salt into the bag; pour 1/4 of the bottle of alcohol into the bag; get your CSI-on and seal that sh** up like it’s evidence!
Put the bag down for a minute and go find your Livin’ La Vida Loca CD like it was a ticking time-bomb in need of disarming. Press play – quickly now, pick up that bag and get ready to shake your ass off.
(embedded instructional video featuring Jason has been removed at the request of his Latin dance coach-slash-BFF-slash-attorney’s concern)
So as you can see, I find it best to hold the pipe while shaking the bag.
If you lack the hard copy, click it and it’ll be stuck in your head again for hours —>
http://www.lala.com/#song/504684637772546656
Make sure that your bag is not totally full of air – leave at least half of the bag empty to allow the solution room to do its job. Shake the bag often, vigorously… pretty simple… you’re on to the last steps.
Remove the pipe and discard the liquid/clumpy resin cocktail bag immediately – it stinks.
Hot water. You don’t need to run it full-blast – a steady stream of water, as hot as you can get it without scorching yourself (or if you “like to” mutilate/harm yourself, do your thing and feel the burn) – shoot it through the pipe for 10-15 minutes [if it's super-saturated] – it will smell nasty and cannot be avoided; cold water does not work.
Let it dry out, and if you’re just too cool for school, consider trying this technique: leave your pipe in the freezer for 10-15 minutes; wipe out the bowl as to remove any last dew drops – not only will it be dry enough to smoke from on the inside, it will be chilled - making those first green hits memorable – tasty on the tongue, numbing to the throat, sublime to the senses.
-J
“When I pack a fresh bowl, I clean the screen“.
