Cleaning all your smoking gear can be a real pain. It is one of the biggest downsides of smoking with anything other than a fully disposable joint. The level of difficulty of the cleaning process depends upon the devices being used as well as the level of usage between cleanings. But, did you know, there is a simple way to clean smoking gear? This blog we will go through the standard ways of cleaning as well as introduce our greatest cleaning method ever!
Standard Pipe Cleaning
Since the days of your grandfather, the go-to method for pipe cleaning was, well, a pipe cleaner. A soft material integrated with a rigid wire forms the pipe cleaner and is run through the holes in the pipe to scrub away tar build-up. With glass or metal pipes, soaking in isopropyl alcohol loosens the tar resin and make the pipe scrubbing much easier.
With most glass pipes the ability to clean is limited by the internal chamber access. Sadly, in most cases manipulation of the pipe cleaner cannot remove all the gunk, and the pipe is left with a tar build up on the underside of the bowl. With metal pipes, they can be taken apart and the parts scrubbed individually. The Invincipipe makes the cleaning even easier with a single hole and a sleeve to scrub.
Standard Bong Cleaning
Generally, bong cleaning requires the separation of the bowl, downstem and bong. Next, the bowl and downstem go into a bath of isopropyl to soak and loosen the tar, while the bong gets a gulp of isopropyl and salt. Shaking the bong scrubs the salt along the interior surface while the isopropyl breaks up the resin.
After a good soak the bowl and downstem can be cleaned with a pipe cleaner. Finally, all components are given a minor scrub with soap and rinsed with water. Hopefully, nothing slips out of your hand and drops during this process, if it does, it will likely break… that is unless you have the Invincibowl and Invincipole.
Next-Gen, Cutting Edge Cleaning
To save time, effort, and that stinky resin from getting on your hand, use our Ultrasonic cleaner. This portable bath works by transmitting high-frequency sound waves through liquid to scrub clean the surface of immersed components. 40 kHz high-frequency sound waves, agitate the liquid and cause the cavitation of solution molecules.
To effectively clean smoking gear, fill the ultrasonic cleaner with 70% Isopropyl, then submerge the bong bowl, downstem, or pipe that you wish to clean. Depending upon use and build-up, it may be necessary to soak the parts for a few hours (or overnight). After the soak, touch the start button and watch as the cleaning bath scrubs all the resin from the parts. After the sonic cleaner is finished, lift out the parts and rinse with water. The bong bowl may retain a faint cannabis smell, so for a squeaky clean, perform a soap and water scrub-rinse.
We have sourced the perfect size ultrasonic cleaner for all your smoking gear. Compact, and with an attached lid, this bath is discrete and can easily hold a bong bowl and downstem. Watch this video to see how effective this cleaning can be!
