How to clean your glass pipe or bong

kevin

kevin

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when i run the self cleaner on the oven i put my glass in a cast iron skillet, when they come out all the resin is dust. haven't tried my bong, think i'll stick with the simple green for it.
 
parabear

parabear

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Acetone works 10x better than IPA does. Takes way less as well. A cap full cleans out my 16" ice bong of thick resin/hash vapor res. in seconds. It also evaporates a lot faster. Pure acetone is also cheaper/easier to find in areas with laws regulating VOC content which IPA is regulated more so than acetone. One can easily find 99% acetone for $2 a quart, or less if bought by the gallon ($3.99). I bought some today at target, 1 qt was $2, it is 99.9% pure acetone, with a drop of denatonium bonzoate added to bitter it (same as pure denatured alcohol). This agent is easily rinsed out with some soap and water.

But I prefer Acetone over IPA for cleaning my glass... works faster, and takes less... just remember, it is slightly more flammable than alcohol, however it is less harmful than alcohol (your body produces it naturally). It is also preferred because it leaves no reactive residue, IPA does due to manufacturing processes and trace contaminants. Acetone will however damage enamel coatings/wraps, and dissolve non-silicon rubber seals, and damage PVC (why you are using plastic bongs.... friggin moron). All my glass is clear, with all designs in the glass itself. Acetone is also not nearly as harsh on the skin as IPA is, and is much less harmful on the eyes, as well as the vapors are less harmful. It is used to sanitize most medical equipment, packaging for food and drinks, and more.

I find it cuts through the gunk much better, I don't even need to use salt! I just add a cap full of acetone (or more for my big piece) inside, shake it aruond for 20 seconds and blammo it is squeeky clean. I use one capful to clean all 5 of my bowls and precoolers!!!
 
parabear

parabear

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MellowHaze said:
how much is it tho cuz isopropyl alcohol only costs me about £4 for 500ml an you can use it more than once :)
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In the US, Acetone is dirt cheap... cheaper than IPA. I can pick up a quart (~939ml) of acetone for $2(US). It is denatured, as it has been used in drug production, but its fine and suitable to clean a bong with. I prefer it over IPA because it cuts through the shit that much faster, and it goes further. I also have used de-denatured acetone to extract hash vapor res... just not cost efficient... unless you have a vacuum chamber and reclamation cycle going on.
 
BubbleRap

BubbleRap

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This is basically the same ingredients as 420 solution....i have heard that this method can make your glass brittle so be careful.
 
parabear

parabear

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BubbleRap said:
This is basically the same ingredients as 420 solution....i have heard that this method can make your glass brittle so be careful.
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It will make cheap none borosilicate glass, and other cheap crap glass brittle, but the big thing that makes glass brittle is temp, and all the repeated abuse and trauma we all subject our bongs to when we are stoned (come on, admit it, you have knocked it over once or twice before). Glass is very brittle as is, and if heated and cooled quickly (as in cooled at room temp) it will crystalize and become more brittle. Acetone will not react with silicate glass, there are very few compounds which do, and if you are handling them, well lets just say you probably should be over at snortitup.com... lol
 
virual blazer

virual blazer

Member
a really easy way to clean out your bong is to put a magnet into it an another one on the outsdie an move it around an it scrapes it clean
 
B

BMG

Member
mogie said:
Many people like to keep their glass pieces relatively clean, or enjoy reaping the benefits of scraping their bowels for resin to smoke. I can scrape my bowel pretty clean, but there is only so much you can get out. The end result is usually a pipe that wont look right until you get more resin in it to give it back its color. And every time you do this it gets harder to scrape clean because of the old stuff hardening.

If you follow this technique you can get your pipe as clean as it was the day you bought it every time, plus it will always be easier to scrape your pipe the next time.


Scrape your pipe as cleanly as you want, or not at all, some people don't enjoy smoking their resin so they can skip this step.

Fill your pipe with a teaspoon or two of salt, depending on pipe size. You can use regular table salt, sea salt (preferred) or rock salt.






Plug the head of your bowel with your finger or thumb, and pour rubbing alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, into the mouthpiece of your pipe.

Cover the mouthpiece with another finger or thumb and shake the pipe up and down vigorously but carefully, for a few minutes.







Dump out the waste and rinse thoroughly with tap water.

Repeat if needed until pipe is sparkling clean.
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J

jntinker

Member
lol i told my bf to use this to clean his bowl out today cuz were gonna use it for salvia, and hes like "its not pretty anymore" lol :-o
 
T

Tyspipecleanin

Member
Rubbing alcohol, Q-tips, and Pipe cleaners are definitely your best friend for cleaning a pipe. I like to just throw my pipe in a bowl or cup of rubbing alcohol overnight, then grab out in the morning. After you rinse in some warm water, it is almost clean. Just rub the few spots that get left behind with Q-tips, and pipe cleaners. Also I found a great post about it on this site about how to clean a pipe
 
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