Tips How Do You Clean Your Glass

[momofthegoons]

Last month we were talking about using Simple Green for cleaning oil rigs and bangers... so I thought I should give a visual.

I use a much more concentrated solution for my bangers... probably 3/4 SG to 1/4 water. Sometimes, I get lazy and use the SG straight.

So for this demonstration I got my banger hot and hurty dirty. I usually don't let them get this bad....

This is after an overnight soak...

 

[Tincandtoke]

Is there anything in the "gunk" that winds up on smoking accessories
I use everclear etoh to clean and thought about processing it like a tincture (filter and reduction)
Sorry, the pictures were not suppose to be there

 

[Thedev]

Maybe that is why it is also called 'rubbing alcohol', lots of rubbing required to get anything done!

I finally got my good iso...
Which really proved how wank the 70 is...
I bought a solo which came with a stem that had never been cleaned...

I soaked in 70 for a week.. tried to clean it, and it jus smeared.. slightly softened it, but thats all... after a week...

So got my 99.999999 iso..
3 hours later, without physically cleaning it (jus swirling the iso), sparkly clean.....

Good iso is a must...
Imo 70% is next to useless....

I have been using 70 (overnight) followed by 2 sections on this cheap ultrasonic cleaner (using dish soap), it works great for the price ($20.00 ?)!

 

[treesaver]

So, a very noob question. Should I clean my glass before first time use?

 

[Thedev]

So, a very noob question. Should I clean my glass before first time use?

I personally always do at least wipe down with IPA and a initial burn.
Better safe than sorry, and really only takes a few extra min

 

[felvapes]

I definitely wash my glass
In case of any leftovers from manufacturing
Gets rid of any nasties, even in post or storage

I clean my vapes and do a burn off run too before first use

 

[LesPlenty]

I do not know what a burn off run is?

I just rinse with hot water and also a quick ultrasonic clean now I have one.

 

[Moses Baca]

Everything gets washed before use. Everything.

 

[felvapes]

I do not know what a burn off run is?

I just rinse with hot water and also a quick ultrasonic clean now I have one.

Just with a new vape I will turn on full and let it run through a session before packing and using
Can help lose any robot fart smell/taste too

My glass I do as you describe

 

[LesPlenty]

Just with a new vape I will turn on full and let it run through a session before packing and using

Oh OK, yep I do the same with vapes, I thought you were talking about burning off glass!

 

[Thedev]

Ended up getting a super soaker from elev8 . I figured that for the price I will come up ahead on the long run when compared to ziplock bags.
I bought it especially for the SSV wands, making alternating and maintenance a breeze
Pic of the free pick they sent me with this cheese resupply order

 

[deep_meditation]

Is it possible for 91% ISO to strip fuming off of glass?

So, I'm worried I screwed up a new rig. I've used it multiple times now (even thought I've had it for a short period of time) with the Sai WPA and a cartridge vape with a little rubber or silicone connector I think I got from DynaVap and with a setup from 710 coils. I'm using various types of concentrates but mostly wax and budder.

The weird thing is the fuming looks cloudy / hazy in an odd way. Is this just reclaim building up? If I hold it up to a light/lamp the haziness is nowhere near as visible as if I'm just looking at it when it's sitting in a table or in my hand under normal light.

 

[felvapes]

Is it possible for 91% ISO to strip fuming off of glass?

So, I'm worried I screwed up a new rig. I've used it multiple times now (even thought I've had it for a short period of time) with the Sai WPA and a cartridge vape with a little rubber or silicone connector I think I got from DynaVap and with a setup from 710 coils. I'm using various types of concentrates but mostly wax and budder.

The weird thing is the fuming looks cloudy / hazy in an odd way. Is this just reclaim building up? If I hold it up to a light/lamp the haziness is nowhere near as visible as if I'm just looking at it when it's sitting in a table or in my hand under normal light.

Iso sometimes can leave a bit of a white haze on glass

Try rinsing with white vinegar after a wash
It grabs left over soaps or iso etc

Do your iso wash or simple green or whatever you use
Iso and rice or rock salt shaken works well (I use an ultrasonic cleaner these days with simple green/orange)
Then rinse with water
Then rinse with white vinegar and pour a little over the bong
Shake and then rinse with water again and dry

Should hopefully come up sparkly clean

 

[deep_meditation]

Iso sometimes can leave a bit of a white haze on glass

Try rinsing with white vinegar after a wash
It grabs left over soaps or iso etc

Do your iso wash or simple green or whatever you use
Iso and rice or rock salt shaken works well (I use an ultrasonic cleaner these days with simple green/orange)
Then rinse with water
Then rinse with white vinegar and pour a little over the bong
Shake and then rinse with water again and dry

Should hopefully come up sparkly clean

Thank you! I'm going to give this a try tonight!

 

[felvapes]

Thank you! I'm going to give this a try tonight!

No worries
I hope it works for you

 

[arb]

I have hard water and my glass gets cloudy also.........vinegar is awesome.

 

[LesPlenty]

It is not the 91% iso, it is the other 9% of water/contaminates that causes the problems, gets worse with 70% iso/ 30% whatever. +1 with @felvapes with the SimpleGreen soak, I might try vinegar next time I get a water stain from vape water when I get lazy and use normal tap water!
I use 99.9% iso and filtered Tassie rain water (I hear distilled water is great for peeps with hard water) to avoid the problem to start with

 

[momofthegoons]

One thing I want to mention, since folks are hopping on the Goo Roo train, is that Simple Green can take off the logo if it is not 'baked' on..... I received my Goo Roo pieces yesterday and noticed that their logos don't look like they are all that permanent. My bet is that they'll come off in a good soak. The logos on the DHGate stuff definitely comes off.

 

[Moses Baca]

I prefer no labels so I’ll be interested to see if they come off.

 

[deep_meditation]

No worries
I hope it works for you

I didn’t try it but I did get a reminder of why I usually don’t buy expensive glass. Ugh... definitely not breaking my rule again. Some days you just can’t win.