Ways to clean a glass bong
 

How can I clean a nice glass bong? I normally use Purple Power, but we're out of that, and I don't really feel like buying more if I don't have to.. :) What else will get the crap off the walls of this thing?

dont use or buy anything.

rubbing alcohol and salt.

cleans better than anything, simply let it sit in the mixture it will break up all the gunk and does most of tyhe work for you.

i clean my stems and stuff daily and change the water twice a day.

damn its 9 am now i wanna smoke.

Fill your sink up with bleach, and dip it. Fill it full of the water, and let it sit for about 10 minutes, then dip it again.

Don't do this if you have any decals on there.

That's how us mountain men do it.

I dunno... I wouldn't use any kind of cleaners on something that I was inhaling. What's wrong with water and a pipe or bottle brush?

my pipe was stolen b4 I learned how to clean it!!

not good.

bleach will eat away at the rubber stoppers and seals on your bong in adition to it just being harsh to deal with bleach.

dont listen to hybrid.

heh.

this will work, also try Windex. they wash it with soap, Windex will leave a taste

water doesnt break down oil.

the resin left from smokein is like a grease, water doesnt do anything.

the alcohol and salt tears it apart chemically.

My roomie uses plain HOT water to get rid of the resin in his pipe. maybe that's the mother of all cleaners?

this is also true don't use bleach, good thinking Fletch:thumbsup

i smoke $600 sacks of weed homie, trust me.

alcohol and salt.

right now I have a Blueberry Northern lights hybrid. and when I clean my bong it takes like 5 minutes because of the salt and alcohol, you guys can use what you want but take it from a pro.

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Add a little vinegar to salt and alcohol solution...........Keeps the residue of the salt and alcohol off the glass............ So I have heard.

i never buy those overpriced pipe-cleaning solutions... i have found that the cleaning product "Oxy-Clean" works wonders against tar and resin... dissolve some of it w/ warm water in a cup and soak your utensils for an hour, it will be squeaky clean and no harsh bleach aftertaste left behind..!

This is the way to go.....and for a change replace water for
Black Rum (Havana Club 7 or 9 years) or Sugar Cain Rum.

It adds a very nice taste to your smoke and keeps your bong
a lot cleaner than water :glugglug

DynaMite

rubbing alcohol and salt works like magic!

drugs kill

THIS IS THE PRO METHOD FOR GLASS!

[be sure not to try it in some crappy acrylic based *plastic* pipes or they will shatter]

No, Fletch is right.. After further research, any alcohol will do.. Salt also helps, and the best (and fastest) idea I read about was rice and rubbing alcohol.. the rice just does some of the scrubbing for you..

Clean with a brush is bad, risks breaking the internal glass stem..

And fletch you seriously clean your bowl twice a day? We have a nice big glass bowl, I could soak it in alcohol too I guess

If you´re one of those types that has to cough a lot from smoking
a pipe add 3 ice cubes it does miracles for the faint hearted :glugglug

DynaMite

i keep my downstems around, and i change out my water for every bowl.

i like the water cool and clean. I smoke reeeeally good herbs, and want to taste it.

i have more than one bong so I am always cleaning one and using the other etc.

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And damn fletch where do you live at??! I'd love to try some properly grown blueberry.. I'm goin to Amsterdam on April 22nd, can't wait for that shit.. we smoke to start the day too here, and continue the day, and finish the day, of course.. How do you stay focused on work though? It's rough sometimes keeping at work

yeah I use 70% rubbing alcohol.

Oh wait.. you have 16,000 posts.. you don't stay focused on work. ;)

all i smoke is blueberry and puple kush.

this shit i got from my friend, is indoor grown in Humboldt.

As for focus... Pot helps me focus.

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Memories from my wreckless youth:

90% alcohol and kosher salt.

The stronger alcohol and larger grain of salt used to work best for me.

I have an ice chambered bong that rules for this.

its a 3 foot straight glass bong with the ice stoppers, lemme see if I can get a pic....

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drugs fuck with your brain

OxyClean?? Hmm. I will have to try that.
I have some in the laundry room I think.

I don't own any glass bongs.
We drop stuff to often around here ;^))

What's good for Plastic?

I love my little Honey Bear Bong :^))

Fletch is my hero :glugglug

can a brother come out to visit :)

i use fridge water so its ice cold, thats why I change the water every bowl, saves with dealing with the ice every time.

if you keep putting ice in your bong, it fills up with water, if you change the water (cold) same thing, without the ice.

if you have a Sparkletts water cooler its even better. keeps the hardware clean and the water fresh.

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They´re awesome one of my best friends runs a huge wholesale
business for grow/smoke shops in Amsterdam. He has 1000´s
of different pipes/bongs.....which reminds me I´ll have to visit
my old town someday soon again......:glugglug

I only smoke Isolator Hasj also known as skuff which a hash made
of only the residu that sticks to scissors when they cut the plants.
Same friend is real bushdoctor and produces the best damn
Isolator Hasj one can get.

And sometimes I like to smoke malana Cream which is a black
Hasj from Nepal also known for it´s very fine quality.

DynaMite

DynaMite:thumbsup

Fletch is right this is THE way to clean a bong. I find I get faster results if I rinse with very hot water first. Then dump in a bunch of salt-fill with alcohol-let sit for about ten minutes-swirl the salt around and rinse. Best way and easiest way I have ever found to clean a bong.

drugs support terrorists and gangsters

Fletch, you need to return to nola the first weekend of May. jazzfest(which you know:) plus epoch's party on the 3rd and hirise/oprano crawfish boil on the 4th. Gona be a good time for all :glugglug

Damn. You guys SUCK!!!!

I'm from California where the bud was nice, but now I live in Texas where all we have is Mexican Flat Bud and Hydro
that gives me a headache. I miss Cali. I don't think I could
handle your Hasj :stoned I would never get any work done.

same here.

a close friend has a buddy that runs one as well.

I have a few pieces, i dont put too much emphasis on multiple bongs, just maintaining the ones I do have, but cool glass is always nice.

drugs kill

I know, I know. I wont be making it.

My little brother is graduating highschool at the END of May and thats when Ill be rolling into new Orleans.

I have friends who work at House Of Blues on Decatur up near Canal St and always get the killer free passes with a roll of beer tickets, i miss that damn fest.

:glugglug

Have you looked into getting one of those expensive vaporizers?

I looked at the one Labret picked up.

Never really got into em. My friend has one its an old one, very different but same theory.

Id like to try one of the Vapirs though, but hear its not the same and most mis the taste from combustion.

When you smoke with Vaporizer there is no combustion, no flame, so the flavor is diffeent.

How can I not post a herb pic.

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Isopropyl Alcohol..keep running it through until it's clean..but pour the alcohol etc into a bowl and set it in front of a fan... Once the alcohol evaporates you'll have yourself some VERY strong resin (yes, you will get MAJORLY stoned from it), AND a squeaky clean bong.

Not that I would know or anything. But I have heard that if you use grain alcohol a capful of vinegar and salt it works like a charm.

Rubbing Alcohol and Rice.

The rice act as little sponges while the starch and alcohol break down the resins. Salt works too, just not quite as well IMO.

* And dont pour the rice out into the sink as they will swell and possibly cause blockage in the drain. Toilet is fine.

have some back home down south, but not here.

weed is the accepted drug of choice here.

my friend was telling me yesterday how Humboldt is now at 99 plants allowed per house.

i think im gonna move there.

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Hey Fletch you seem to know what you are talking about...how much salt do I use, is there a specific amount...I use peroxide but it takes forerver...

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I take the downstem out and put it in a glass bowl with enough alcohol to at least let it flow through the middle.

I dont measure salt or nothing, I simply grab the shaker and shake a bunch on there, i dont think it matters,dont go crazy but at least cover the stem and see it the salt gather on the bottom of the bowl... youll see it wont dissolve quickly or anything just throw a few 'tablespoons' in there I guess if you wanted to measure.

let the stem soak.

then depending on your bong, pour about as much alcohol as you would water. then apply roughly about the same amount of salt, not too much, just let say 3 tablespoons.

let it soak, if you have to use a poker so be it, itll come off easly, youll be amazed at the difference.

the day i started using salt and alcohol i started cleaning my bong way more often because its so easy and helps keep it easy on your throat wet from daily bong smokin of the killer chronic .... flush with water. load, then *bizowl.

eh, ill smoke one now.

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See.

Before

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after.

less than 5 minutes. (including pics)

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Crystal clear.

cant beat that for time and results.

methyl hydrate .

For smoking Try filling your bong with HOT water .. just let it sit for a few secs before you take it down .. not as smooth as with ice .. but it gets in your head better . :Graucho