Keeping your glass clean is an important activity for any serious smoker. The benefits are numerous. Take it from the best smoke shop Utah has to offer, Smokers Guru. You will be glad you added this simple routine into your life.
Every smoke shop in Utah suggests you clean your glass often, but Smokers Guru is here to teach you how. Remember, this process can be adjusted to any type of glass you have.
Materials Needed
- Your glass pipe
- A scraping device
- A scrubbing device
- A ziplock bag
- Rubbing alcohol
- Salt
Step One
As you begin the pipe cleaning process, make sure you have cleaned your glass of as much residue as possible. Use a device such as a paper clip to scrape out as much as you can. Make sure the device you choose will not harm or scratch your glass. There are tools available for this process, specifically designed to help. Also, give your glass a good preliminary scrub on the inside with something like a pipe cleaner. Again, you can purchase tools that are specifically for this and will make the job much easier.
Step Two
Place your glass into a ziplock bag and add rubbing alcohol until it is fully covered. You can also use any sort of small, sealable container that will not leak if you so desire. The more appropriately sized container you choose in relation to the size of your glass, the less rubbing alcohol you will have to use. Alcohol acts as a dissolving agent that helps break down sticky, resinous by-product that has built up over time.
Step Three
Pour in approximately one teaspoon of table salt, Epsom salt, or kosher salt. Salt acts as a massaging agent that helps break down and scrub build up off of your glass. Some prefer the ease of everyday table salt. Others prefer the extra cleaning agents found in Epsom salt or the chunky grains of kosher salt to really help scrub the glass clean.
Step Four
Gently massage the bag and leave your glass in it for at least 12 hours. Check the bag a few times throughout the process to give it another massage. Consider taking your glass out and scrubbing the insides with a pipe cleaner again after a few hours of soaking. At this point, the resinous build-up will be a lot softer and easier to remove.
Step Five
Lastly, remove your glass after it appears to have shed the gunk of many uses and give it one more scrub if needed. Wash the glass off with warm water and enjoy the newness of your favorite piece.
Why you keep your glass clean:
Following these steps is important because it provides you with a happier and healthier smoking experience. When you have a build-up of ashy and resinous by-product in your glass, it both negatively affects the taste of your herb, thus dampening your experience, and it also creates more carcinogens when smoking.
Using clean glass is healthier for you because it does not expose your lungs to the same amount of harmful chemicals. Keeping your glass clean is also a great way to make sure you are not allowing contagious diseases to be spread by the use of your glass. Lastly, when your glass is clean, it’s restored to its original beauty. Most of us purchase glass that speaks to us in some way and the more beautiful it appears the more attracted we are to it. When you clean your glass regularly, you get to enjoy the artful design of your favorite piece.
As Utah’s leading smoke shop, Smokers Guru is the place to go for more information and help. We have all the tools and materials you may need to clean your glass. Come by and check out our selection or just pick our brains about our own experience. We look forward to meeting you!
