# Best way to clean glass tobacco pipes

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-clean-glass-tobacco-pipes/271768
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [October 29, 2004, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-clean-glass-tobacco-pipes/271768 "2004-10-29T01:08:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![ninetypercent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9de0a6/32.png) [@ninetypercent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ninetypercent)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2004, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-clean-glass-tobacco-pipes/271768/21 "2004-10-29T22:43:25Z")

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I go to the dollar general and get a few bottles of generic nail polish remover. Works wonders.

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### Author: ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2004, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-clean-glass-tobacco-pipes/271768/22 "2004-10-30T00:00:19Z")

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Drug-related threads aren’t appreciated here at the Straight Dope.

Asking about the medical consequences of smoking illegal substances: allowed

Asking scientific question about the composition of illegal substances: allowed

Asking about help for someone who has an addictive personality: allowed

_you get the idea_

Questions about how to clean your bong: not appreciated

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