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Ensure those fresh, flavourful rips keep on coming with regular bong cleaning. Learn how to clean a bong using alcohol, lemon and salt solutions for a pristine clean. Enjoy smashing hits with your sparkling clean glass piece.
How often should you clean your bong and bong parts?
Keep your smoking sessions fresh and flavourful with a thoroughly cleaned water pipe. Remember, we mainly love a bong because the water filtration makes for a smooth, flavoursome draw. But, like any filter, your bong parts will get filled with gunk. As we all know, dirty bong water can be nasty, and you don’t want any bacteria or mould transferring into your lungs and causing respiratory issues. Smoking connoisseurs clean their bongs as often as daily or after every use. Depending upon how much use it gets, we recommend cleaning the inside of your bong at least weekly.
Why a clean bong is essential
If you want to keep smoking for a lifetime (like we do), good hygiene is critical to ensuring your smoking sessions are as healthy as can be. There are many legit reasons why keeping a sparkling glass piece is worth every effort, including:
•A clean bong that functions correctly keeps your weed fresh and flavourful.
•Inhaling bacteria and mildew can lead to a massive coughing session (and worse).
•Residue and resin build-up will quickly taint your clean bong water.
•Dirty bongs smell pungent and permeate your surroundings.
•Resin, tar and debris build up quickly in the main chamber.
•Downstems and bowls develop a dark, sticky coating.
How to know when my bong needs cleaning?
When bong water grime starts to form a ring inside the chamber, you’ll know it’s time for a good clean. Another obvious sign is when you pour in clean water and see resin or chunks of weed floating about. Of course, any pungent or nasty smells mean it’s time to pull out the cleaning products.
Cloudiness, grime and unappealing flavour are giveaways. With a glass bong, it will be self-evident when the residue coats your pipe. However, it’s a little harder to tell with acrylic and silicone bongs. We thoroughly suggest that you establish a regular cleaning routine anyway. Just because you can’t see the bacteria doesn’t mean it’s not there.
Different ways to clean your bong
As with all aspects of smoking weed, there are plenty of opinions on how best to clean your water pipe. From bong cleaner to hot water and other essential household remedies, you can use plenty of methods and tricks to get your bong back into premium condition. Some favourites include:
•With Alcohol
Isopropyl alcohol (the active ingredient in rubbing alcohol) cleans brilliantly and removes water stains.
•Without Alcohol
Regular dish soap and hot water will properly clean up your bong and mouthpiece. You can use a white vinegar solution to avoid the alcohol.
•With Baking Soda
Baking soda is another classic household cleaner. Make a solution from one tablespoon of both baking soda and white vinegar. Soak your glass piece in the solution for a few moments. Rinse with warm water and push a pipe cleaner through if necessary.
•With Salt
Coarse salt combined with alcohol is a surefire way to clean out sticky resin and gunk. Firstly, dismantle all the parts of your bong. Pour isopropyl alcohol into the bong with some rock salt or Epsom salt. Shake well for several minutes. Rise thoroughly with water and soap.
•With Lemon
Lemon juice is a natural astringent that is highly effective in breaking down any build-up. The natural acids breakthrough resin and tar, keeping your bong smelling fresh. Separate your bong parts from the main chamber. Soak everything in a mix of very hot water and lemon juice (for as long as needed). Rise thoroughly.
*note: you can clean a borosilicate glass bong in boiling water for a sparkling finish, but we recommend submerging it in room temperature water and slowly bringing it to a boil to reduce the chance of thermal shock breakage.
Popular ways to clean a bong for cannabis enthusiasts
Cannabis enthusiasts understand the importance of a regular cleaning process. Bongwater is the most critical aspect of filtration. You get the smoothest, most flavoursome smoke from clean water, and without a clean bong, you don’t have clean water. Of course, your downstem, percolator, diffuser, cone and mouthpiece are all targets for resin and tar build-up. But the good news is, with a regular, thorough cleaning, your favourite water pipe will be reusable for a lifetime.
Smoking connoisseurs use different variations on how best to clean a bong. Still, they all use some combination of Isopropyl alcohol, coarse salt, lemon juice, dish soap, baking soda, white vinegar, hot water, pipe cleaner, bottle brushes and cotton swabs. Of course, you should never let your bong water sit in the chamber for any period. Throw it out immediately after every session to avoid gunk build-up. In addition, keep your bong out of direct sunlight to prevent speedy bacteria and algae growth.
Six simple steps for cleaning a bong
•Give your bong a thorough cleaning at least once a week. With proper care, your bong will remain brand-spanking new indefinitely. Follow these easy steps for a satisfying clean:
•Wearing latex gloves, carefully pull apart all the pieces of your bong.
•Rinse the parts in hot water to dislodge the larger resin chunks.
•Remove the sticky resin from your bong and parts using pipe cleaners, cotton swabs and a scrubbing brush.
•Place all parts in zip-lock plastic bags for soaking. Add cleaning solution and salt to the bag and allow the pieces to soak. Submerge your pipe in the same solution. Use Rubbing alcohol to move things along.
•Shake the bag and watch as your pieces become visibly cleaner. For stubborn stains, soak components for several hours or overnight.
•Rinse everything with fresh hot water. Swish with diluted lemon juice to remove water stains.
•Dry the bong with paper towels or air dry it. Put all the parts back together, load up your weed and fresh water and take your sparkling new bong for a test drive.
If your bong has permanent stains that are impossible to remove, it may be due to poor-quality materials. Cheap glass is more porous, and gunk will accumulate more readily.
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