does using the rubbing alcohol and salt take all the color away like my pipe is mostly clean with red twirlsalcohol! use it! you can probably go to your local hardware store and get some industrial grade cleaning alcohol, or just plain rubbling alcohol it works.
oxyclean is some bad ass stuff.I got this from someone here and now I swear by it. Use boiling water and Oxyclean let it soak in it overnight. By morning you will just have to swirl it around a bit and then rinse. Makes your glass like new got all the crap off of my bong which is amazing because it was really dirty.
o and im 16 i dont have my license so i need house hold things to clean with would soakiing in soapy water work