Having a really hard time with bubbles I buy at the shop that have been bulked from China with apparently no individual wrapping...and are either scratched to shit, inconsistent thickness, etc.
Hoping to dispel some myths I've been operating with for a couple years;
1. Micro-Cracks;
There are invisible cracks that occur in pipes from heat or product settling uneven and burning into a spot. These cracks will leak butane in from the outside and fuck the pipe, impossible to fix.
2. Burning the fuck out of a pipe with a torch will clean it
Every time I do this, I'm left with a film of dark cloudy brown all around the bowl. This isn't burnt old meth, it's like (again) the gas from the torch has found its way in and is coating the glass. Impossible to burn a pipe until no smoke comes out.
It seems like lately I cannot find a bubble that will last more than a few sessions.
Maybe it's my technique and I'm burning it myself,
I've been working on a very very cheap oZ for a month, so maybe my product is full of impurities
Maybe this is how it's always been and I just used to deal with it or spend more time cleaning bowls.