how do you guys clean your waterpipes?

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  1. smoka

    smoka Member

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    buy those expensive liquid cleaners from headshops or 79Cent rubbing alcohol?

    any of you guys have good tips on cleaning agents? :confused:
     
  2. drew5147

    drew5147 Dingledodie

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    Isopropyl alcohol and kosher salt.
     
  3. smoka

    smoka Member

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    wat does the salt do?
     
  4. wetsocks

    wetsocks there's no one driving

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    I just use boiling water and salt, or vinegar too if it's really dirty.
     
  5. LittleRaisin

    LittleRaisin Member

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    The salt acts as an abrasive but also gets dissolved by the alcohol so you may have to add more.
     
  6. drew5147

    drew5147 Dingledodie

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    Its an abrasive, to scrub off the resin.



    You put your piece the alcohol and salt together and shake it.


    Put pipes in a bag.
     
  7. skierdood

    skierdood Space For Rent

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    This.
     
  8. drew5147

    drew5147 Dingledodie

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    Some salts work better, I forget the names.



    I dont wanna say alkali salts, cause that would just explode...
     
  9. twang

    twang on the run

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  10. Just a daily toke

    Just a daily toke Senior Member

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    grunge off......best shit ever invented.....nuff said
     
  11. ahimsa

    ahimsa Senior Member

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    I have a big ass jar full of isopropyl that I just rotate my pieces through. If you leave them soak for a couple days, you can run them under hot water and they get pretty clean.

    Sand works better than salt because it doesn't dissolve.
     
  12. smoka

    smoka Member

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    how many times can you use grunge off, one use per bottle?

    i'd like to clean it every nite if possible. something i can just spray and rinse?
     
  13. drew5147

    drew5147 Dingledodie

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    iso and salt!
     

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