Whats the best method of cleaning a piece?

[Mare Ahh Won Ahh]

What method cleans a big fragile piece the best?
Very interested to hear what people have to say.
Kinda having a problem cleaning my bubbler, nothing seems to work good.

[IE420Patient]

What method cleans a big fragile piece the best?
Very interested to hear what people have to say.
Kinda having a problem cleaning my bubbler, nothing seems to work good.

Orange Chronic is the bomb!

Here is an image I found on the 'net:

http://www.valleyhemp.com/usrimage/orange%20chronic.jpg

Before finding this, I was using a product called Grunge Off. But again, Orange Chronic is the bomb.

I was told at the THC Expo that rubbing alcohol and white rice works good too as many of the cleaners are mostly rubbing alcohol. I ran out of Orange Chronic and tried this method but, honestly, it sucked.

I have a few glass bongs and pipes. My pipe was not cleaned in YEARS but, one day I decided to pull it out drop it in a little of Orange Chronic and within a few minutes my glass pipe looked brand new! It got years of resin and grime out in just a few minutes soaking and shaking...

A bottle runs about $10-12 bucks and cleaning is fast. Even with Grunge Off, I have to work, shake, and poke for 10x longer vs. the Orange Chronic.

Good luck!

Cheers (& Cough),
IE420Patient

[Mare Ahh Won Ahh]

Thanks man :] Sounds like it will work great.

[valluco]

alcohol and kosher salt work perfect.

[Chef]

alcohol and kosher salt work perfect.

What he said. It works and it's cheap.

[cheefpoker]

alcohol and kosher salt work perfect.

This method will give the best results at the most affordable price. I have been using this method for years and have saved a ton of $$. Just mix about 2 TBSP of salt for every half a cup of alcohol you use, shake around really good, let it set, shake again, run excess out with already running hot water, and you're golden. Don't buy products. :cool:

[medi-kate]

This method will give the best results at the most affordable price. I have been using this method for years and have saved a ton of $$. Just mix about 2 TBSP of salt for every half a cup of alcohol you use, shake around really good, let it set, shake again, run excess out with already running hot water, and you're golden. Don't buy products. :cool:

I completely agree:o, don't bother wasting the money when salt and alcohol work just fine.

Really letting it soak in it is the best. I leave my pipe, down stems, and bowl pieces hanging in my closet soaking in a bag of alcohol and salt for about a day and they come out looking practically new.

[DPHil.Socrates]

Depending on the level of resin on your glass, you should either just rinse it with a solvent (premade or homemade, it doesn't matter really), or like Medi-Kate said, you can soak it and then clean it later.

Using a large gallon Ziploc bag works well for pretty much any piece other than a bong. If you do end up deciding to clean a bong, use your thumb to clog the hole the down stem goes into, and a piece of plastic for the top of the bong, and shake. If you have percolators, just put some solvent into the base, and then into each perc.

Make sure you rinse thoroughly with water after cleaning your pieces with a premade solvent like Orange Chronic or 420 solution, otherwise the extra scent they add will make your smoke taste like the cleaner (and that's a BIG no-no)!

[Mare Ahh Won Ahh]

Sounds great guys thanks. I'll use one of these methods later on and tell you how it works.

[rustee305]

alcohol and kosher salt work perfect.

sea salt works better!

[Chubbs]

How big is the piece?

--Chubbs

[Mare Ahh Won Ahh]

Probably 6 inches tall, lots of nooks and cranny's with hollow tubes. Kinda thick glass. I just went out and bought some Orange Chronic cleaner when I was running around today, worked perfectly, looks brand new, im just going to rinse it with some hot water for a while, let it dry and smoke some of this bomb Kush I have :]

[DPHil.Socrates]

Probably 6 inches tall, lots of nooks and cranny's with hollow tubes. Kinda thick glass. I just went out and bought some Orange Chronic cleaner when I was running around today, worked perfectly, looks brand new, im just going to rinse it with some hot water for a while, let it dry and smoke some of this bomb Kush I have :]

Amen!

Sounds like a blast!

[IE420Patient]

Probably 6 inches tall, lots of nooks and cranny's with hollow tubes. Kinda thick glass. I just went out and bought some Orange Chronic cleaner when I was running around today, worked perfectly, looks brand new, im just going to rinse it with some hot water for a while, let it dry and smoke some of this bomb Kush I have :]

Glad you were able to find the Orange Chronic. A little bit goes a long way. Just a small splash in the bong (I'll even dilute a bit with water) and it does job easily.

When you run out try the Alcohol/Rice-Salt method and see if it works for you. Personally, they did not work for me the way I wanted it to. Only the Orange Chronic makes my glass new each and every time and I've tried many other products too.

Cheers (& Cough),
IE420Patient

[SantaCruzMts]

I agree with the majority for sure I use ice cream salt not as big as the salt that goes in a water softener but but not as small as kosher salt, then mix with alcohol and shake and stir. That is for bong cleaning. For smaller pieces I do the same but with kosher salt and put it in a plastic container with a lid so I can shake it gently and keep it safe at the same time.

[PipesDreams]

hot water and Simple Green concentrated non toxic cleaner.

[m1ke]

Hey Mare...

everyone is right about the alcohol as it is a solvent for the main contents of the resin that builds up. you also need to add something to scrub it. above someone said rice, which would be interesting, but I use regular table salt as its small and gets evertwhere easy, but any salt is recommended as it acts as a scrubber.

The main problem people have with the alcohol method is the strength they use. most people go into their cupboards and grab some isoproyl alcohol, which is 70%. this is garbage, i clean my vape pieces regularly and left them for 24hrs even and it didn't break everything down(no salt, just soaking).

99% isopropanol

is the key... otherwise you are wasting time. i can use 20% the volume of liquid and just shake it around and it does a better job in 2 mins what 24hrs couldn't even do with the 70%...

if you are worried about using it, don't be, alcohol just evaporates and the other 1% some rinsing in some hot water is taken care of. I clean my glass, about 2 ft with about a 50 ml of it and a teaspoon of salt and just shake shake shake... hahah, 5 mins later its mint... i keep my glass super clean though, so it usually takes less but for the dirty ones it might need some more.

also, 99% is more, don't be cheap, you will still use less and again are wasting your time with anything else. also, for my bowl, it a bubble style with a floating bowl that pulls smoke underneat before it goes down the stem and all i do is plug the bowl with some paper towel, pour some iso down the stem and just let it flow around and for build up, soak for an hour or two, shake once in a while, you will be amazed

[DPHil.Socrates]

If you end up getting Iso alcohol, you can also take the remainder of the iso and use it to make IHO, similar to BHO, but not as refined. Clean your bong AND get super high!

[Chef]

take the remainder of the iso and use it to make IHO, similar to BHO, but not as refined. Clean your bong AND get super high!

You should stop smoking that.

I used to make QWISO my self until I tasted difference between QWISO and BHO.

I can tell you that there is something extra in the ISO that gets left behind after the evaporation. Don't get me wrong there can also be impurities in butane, but I think you will find that they are minimal in comparison to isopropyl alcohol

[rustee305]

Hey Mare...

everyone is right about the alcohol as it is a solvent for the main contents of the resin that builds up. you also need to add something to scrub it. above someone said rice, which would be interesting, but I use regular table salt as its small and gets evertwhere easy, but any salt is recommended as it acts as a scrubber.

The main problem people have with the alcohol method is the strength they use. most people go into their cupboards and grab some isoproyl alcohol, which is 70%. this is garbage, i clean my vape pieces regularly and left them for 24hrs even and it didn't break everything down(no salt, just soaking).

99% isopropanol

is the key... otherwise you are wasting time. i can use 20% the volume of liquid and just shake it around and it does a better job in 2 mins what 24hrs couldn't even do with the 70%...

if you are worried about using it, don't be, alcohol just evaporates and the other 1% some rinsing in some hot water is taken care of. I clean my glass, about 2 ft with about a 50 ml of it and a teaspoon of salt and just shake shake shake... hahah, 5 mins later its mint... i keep my glass super clean though, so it usually takes less but for the dirty ones it might need some more.

also, 99% is more, don't be cheap, you will still use less and again are wasting your time with anything else. also, for my bowl, it a bubble style with a floating bowl that pulls smoke underneat before it goes down the stem and all i do is plug the bowl with some paper towel, pour some iso down the stem and just let it flow around and for build up, soak for an hour or two, shake once in a while, you will be amazed

You can just get 90 percent isopropyl alcohol at walgreens which is cheap and not worry about spending any more money.

[Chubbs]

You can just get 90 percent isopropyl alcohol at walgreens which is cheap and not worry about spending any more money.

When using 90% alcohol, be sure that you DO NOT get any on the outside of the piece if the piece has any kind of frost on it.

Alcohol ate right through the frost on my $600 illadelph leaving it looking like crap permanently.

--Chubbs

[DPHil.Socrates]

You should stop smoking that.

I used to make QWISO my self until I tasted difference between QWISO and BHO.

I can tell you that there is something extra in the ISO that gets left behind after the evaporation. Don't get me wrong there can also be impurities in butane, but I think you will find that they are minimal in comparison to isopropyl alcohol

I don't smoke QWISO. I do use the 99% however when I'm making BHO, to transfer it from the bowl I use to a jar, which seems to work wonders (I haven't noticed a taste difference from just scraping the BHO out, and using the 99%, but I'll definitely look into perhaps more "safe" methods of transfer).

Butane however is a different story, most people use regular butane, but I use triple refined butane, so it not only would burn cleaner if I put it into a lighter, but it will not have nearly as many extra compounds and impurities in it compared to regular butane.

[chrisn9ne1]

Sea salt & isopropyl or (rubbing alcohol) and maybe a lil really hot water......all you need