boiling your pieces will get them spotless. the key to to use something to get most of the big chunks out. i like doing it a couple times in a row because it works best when your pipe has just a little left on it.Yeah I just use alcohol and salt. Works great, i ususally leave it in the solution for about an hour or two.
Does boiling the peice in just stragit water work as well? I have never tried that.
it works well but it's a big risk unless you're very careful. the risk of cracking any of my pieces puts alcohol + salt in front of boiling any day. I can do just as good of a job with alch + salt as I could with boiling (though boiling would be way less work to be honest.)boiling your pieces will get them spotless. the key to to use something to get most of the big chunks out. i like doing it a couple times in a row because it works best when your pipe has just a little left on it.
it works well but it's a big risk unless you're very careful. the risk of cracking any of my pieces puts alcohol + salt in front of boiling any day. I can do just as good of a job with alch + salt as I could with boiling (though boiling would be way less work to be honest.)
as long as you put the piece in the water before you heat it up and do it slowly i dont think its really too bad. ive done it with some pretty thin glass and its been fine. ive heard it weakens the glass but ive heard the same for alcohol and salt. ive also heard of alcohol leaving a residue that either can or can not be washed off. i dunno how true any of these are. honestly i have used both methods and they both work really well.it works well but it's a big risk unless you're very careful. the risk of cracking any of my pieces puts alcohol + salt in front of boiling any day. I can do just as good of a job with alch + salt as I could with boiling (though boiling would be way less work to be honest.)
there's no point in soaking your piece in alcohol+salt. you need to shake it for the salt to make a difference. though soaking the piece in alcohol also works really well for almost no effort.Yeah I just use alcohol and salt. Works great, i ususally leave it in the solution for about an hour or two.
Does boiling the peice in just stragit water work as well? I have never tried that.