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Slider Resin Hard as Diamond

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Hi alright well my slider for my bong is highly resinated and ive tried scraping it out with a paper clip with no success so i let it sit in hot water for a while then scrape it but it only worked a little bit does anyone have and suggestions on what to do to remove the resin?
 
Go to your local beauty supply and grab some pure acetone and soak it. Acetone should break the resin down, just make sure that you wash it EXTREMELY well after soaking, you don't want to ingest those chemicals. I would suggest giving it three thorough soap rinses before using it again afterward.
 
you don't want to ingest those chemicals

acetone is harmless unless you drink it or something like that, i wash glassware with huge amounts of it all day at work.

And no need to wash with soap afterwards, acetone is extremely miscible with water, and its also very volatile so you can just let it evaporate.

people and their chemophobia, i swear it just gets excessive sometimes. acetone is practically harmless, the main danger with it is that its very flammable.
 
acetone is harmless unless you drink it or something like that, i wash glassware with huge amounts of it all day at work.

And no need to wash with soap afterwards, acetone is extremely miscible with water, and its also very volatile so you can just let it evaporate.

people and their chemophobia, i swear it just gets excessive sometimes. acetone is practically harmless, the main danger with it is that its very flammable.

Are we talking pure acetone that you use to remove acrylic, solar, and gel nails? Because I sell and use this product and I wouldn't put it anywhere near my mouth. Sure, it's not going to kill you or do any harm if you're only using a little bit, but I don't even like to soak my fingers in it. It's just my personal opinion, I don't think you should ingest it if it's not necessary.
 
haha well my mom took my slider cause i left it on my bed but its ok cause it was my not so nice one and she thought it was a one hitter so shes none the wiser of my bong
 
The acetone isnt needed yo.

My cure for nasty resin which is used by many of my fellow stoners is this:

Half Isopropyl alcohol (also known as rubbing alcohol!)
Half warm water
about a tablespoon of salt.

Put this mix in a plastic ziplock bag, make enough to submerge your piece in. Leave it in this mix anywhere from a few hours to overnight, and be sure to shake the bag every once in awhile. Right before i take it out to scrape my piece i give it a nice long shake.

BE SURE TO RINSE YOUR PIECE OUT WELL BEFORE SMOKING OUT OF IT!!! The rubbing alcohol is highly flamable.
 
acetone is harmless unless you drink it or something like that, i wash glassware with huge amounts of it all day at work.

And no need to wash with soap afterwards, acetone is extremely miscible with water, and its also very volatile so you can just let it evaporate.

people and their chemophobia, i swear it just gets excessive sometimes. acetone is practically harmless, the main danger with it is that its very flammable.

Isn't there a danger from inhalation of large amounts? It was either that or methylene chloride (1 of the 2 solvents we use in work). I know that methylene chloride is stronger, but I seem to remember accidentally inhaling a lot of acetone and nearly being sick afterwards.
 
Why is isopropyl alcohol preferable to acetone? Acetone is cheaper and less polar (and so better at grabbing oily shit).
 
Yeah, acetone is dirt cheap, which is why it's the solvent of choice for cleaning glassware in the lab. Acetone is the direct precursor for IPA, obviously it's going to cost less.
 
Hm...so someone could go buy say a small bottle of acetone at a beauty supply store for 99 cents?

Cause i can get a bottle of rubbing alcohol for 99 cents at and dollar store or drug store or grocery store.

Either way both will work fine. One question. When using sure acetone can you just soak it in a plastic bag? Should it only be stored in glass?

In the way i suggested the salt acts to help break up the resin as you shake the bag like sand would, but it doesnt hurt the glass.
 
The acetone isnt needed yo.

My cure for nasty resin which is used by many of my fellow stoners is this:

Half Isopropyl alcohol (also known as rubbing alcohol!)
Half warm water
about a tablespoon of salt.

Put this mix in a plastic ziplock bag, make enough to submerge your piece in. Leave it in this mix anywhere from a few hours to overnight, and be sure to shake the bag every once in awhile. Right before i take it out to scrape my piece i give it a nice long shake.

BE SURE TO RINSE YOUR PIECE OUT WELL BEFORE SMOKING OUT OF IT!!! The rubbing alcohol is highly flamable.

I've used this method and it works wonders. Also, I've boiled my pipes before with salted water and it got them clean pretty fast. Might ruin the pot though!
 
The acetone isnt needed yo.

My cure for nasty resin which is used by many of my fellow stoners is this:

Half Isopropyl alcohol (also known as rubbing alcohol!)
Half warm water
about a tablespoon of salt.

Put this mix in a plastic ziplock bag, make enough to submerge your piece in. Leave it in this mix anywhere from a few hours to overnight, and be sure to shake the bag every once in awhile. Right before i take it out to scrape my piece i give it a nice long shake.

BE SURE TO RINSE YOUR PIECE OUT WELL BEFORE SMOKING OUT OF IT!!! The rubbing alcohol is highly flamable.

This works wonders, I've been doing this for years..


I've used this method and it works wonders. Also, I've boiled my pipes before with salted water and it got them clean pretty fast. Might ruin the pot though!

sure does, and stinks up the house.
 
The acetone isnt needed yo.

My cure for nasty resin which is used by many of my fellow stoners is this:

Half Isopropyl alcohol (also known as rubbing alcohol!)
Half warm water
about a tablespoon of salt.

Put this mix in a plastic ziplock bag, make enough to submerge your piece in. Leave it in this mix anywhere from a few hours to overnight, and be sure to shake the bag every once in awhile. Right before i take it out to scrape my piece i give it a nice long shake.

BE SURE TO RINSE YOUR PIECE OUT WELL BEFORE SMOKING OUT OF IT!!! The rubbing alcohol is highly flamable.

Just do this. It works.
 
Pour liberal amounts of 91% isopropyl alcohol and a bit of salt with the piece all in a ziploc, then throw the ziploc it in your microwave for no more than 17 seconds, then shake the hell out of it for about 30s-1min. Rinse with tap water first as its "hard" minerals wash the resin off much quicker, then filtered water to remove the minerals from the tap, which you don't want to smoke. Then, use a toothpick or kebab stick to physically scrape the weakened resin, then rinse with filtered water.

Seriously, isopropyl is quite flammable and can ignite around 20-30 seconds in the microwave, but making it warm enough to not even burn your hands as your shaking makes it so much easier and faster to remove resin. Also, 91-99% iso removes resin much quicker than 70%, so go with the 91% imo for cost efficiency over the 99%, unless you were making some QWISO; in that case, the 99% pulls less chlorophyll and other nasties from the herb/shake/stems, and evaporates much faster due to lack of 9% water and perfumes that the 91% has.

Basically, the iso chemically weakens and breaks down the accumulated "diamond hard" resin, while the toothpick physically scrapes off the now-soft resin.
 
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All my glass is thick enough so I have a designated tupperware that I use the mix on and just shake it up. Soak over night if I have 1, but always come out spotless.
 
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