How To Clean A Plastic Bong

Byking_adm on April 19, 2021

If you’ve ever smoked weed out of a filthy bong before, then you know how unpleasant the experience can be. It can ruin all the fun even if you’ve got your favourite strain prepared. Cleaning your bong isn’t a super frustrating process, and it will result in you being able to enjoy your weed much more every single time. Learning how to clean a plastic bong is easy, it only takes a couple of basic steps.

How To Clean A Plastic Bong

With a just a bit of your time and some simple supplies, you can restore your plastic bong to its sparkling glory. Let’s embrace the ritual of cleaning, starting with gathering all the supplies.

Step #1. Collect All Of The Necessary Supplies

There are a bunch of supplies you’ll need before you start actually cleaning the bong:

• Sink or some type of basin
• Salt
• Rice (baking soda works too if you don’t have rice)
• Rubbing alcohol
• Vinegar
• Water
• Latex gloves

That’s it. Nothing you can’t get at home or at the nearest convenience store. Now you can get to action.

Step #2. Fill The Bong With Warm Water

For this step, you’ll want to put your latex gloves on. Get rid of the current water that’s sitting in your bong. You’ll also want to chuck any cashed-out cannabis that’s sitting in the bowl. After that, fill your bong up with some warm water so that any loose debris in the bong will be released. Once you’ve finished that, add some more warm water to the bong.

Step #3. Disassemble Your Bong

You’ll now want to remove every movable piece from the bong so you can clean each one. If you notice any damage while you’re doing this, you’ll need to do a repair job before you go to smoke weed out of the bong again.

Step #4. Pour Rubbing Alcohol And Salt Into The Bong

Coarse salt works fairly well for this step because it acts as an abrasive. Pour the salt and isopropyl alcohol into the bong. If you don’t have these products inside your home, you can substitute them with baking soda or rice, and vinegar. The rubbing alcohol you want to use should be over 90%. If you have even stronger stuff, then that’s even better. If you don’t have any rubbing alcohol, try substituting it with Formula 420 if you have that on hand.

Step #5. Keep Any Holes Plugged

For this step, you’ll want to cover up all of the openings because you’re going to be giving the bong a good shake. If you don’t cover the holes, the solution will splash all over the place, and you don’t want to be covered in that. Shake the bong around for a good five minutes. If you get tired, take a break and then shake it again.

Step #6. Give The Bong A Good Rinse And Then Repeat The Process

After you’ve shaken up the bong, you can now empty the solution down the drain. Fill the bong with water and rinse it out. If you notice that your bong is still fairly dirty, try repeating all of the steps over until your bong is nice and clean. Usually, it only takes one time, but for bongs that are absolutely filthy, it could take a few.

How Can I Clean Bong Stains?

Bong stains are sure an unpleasant sight. If your bong has a bunch of stains on it, you need a bit of a different approach.

Step #1. Let Your Bong Sit In Water And Dish Soap

Sometimes people don’t clean their bongs for many months. If you’re one of those people, then your bong will require a little more effort to get it as clean as you might like. Fill up your sink or bathtub with warm water and add some dish soap to it. Gentle slide your bong into the water and give it a good chance to soak for about two hours before even beginning to clean it.

You don’t have to add a ton of dish soap to the warm water. Sometimes people like to go crazy with the dish soap, and that could end up creating a soapy taste to it once you’re ready to smoke out of it again.

Step #2. Take Each Piece From Your Bong And Place Them In Bags

With this step, you’ll want to take your bong apart and place the pieces into a bag that contains around one tablespoon of salt. The coarser salt works best for this step. After that, get some rubbing alcohol and add it to the bag so that it completely covers all of the pieces. Give the bag a gentle shake to aggravate the residue and debris off of the pieces, and then let them sit there for about ten minutes. Take them out of the bags and give them a good rinse once you’re done letting them soak.

Step #3. Get Some Q-Tips Or A Pipe Cleaner

Q-tips and pipe cleaners work fairly efficiently for scrubbing small crevices on bongs and pipes. Sometimes water stains and resin can be very stubborn to get rid of. Before scrubbing at those stubborn areas, dip the Q-tip in some rubbing alcohol before you begin.

Step #4. Use Lemon Juice To Remove Water Stains

If you still notice stains in your bong, add some lemon juice and warm water to your bong and give it a gentle shake. Pour it one and then give it a good few rinses with water. That’s it. All that’s left to do is stock up on your weed strain of choice and enjoy the freshest sensations. If you find the cleaning process too bothersome, you might want to explore other ways to consume cannabis. Maybe you’ll find weed vapes much more convenient that the classic bong option.

How To Take Care Of Your Bong

Depending on how much you’ve spent on your bong, sometimes that determines how well you take care of it. If your bong cost you $1,200, there’s a good chance you’ll be taking a little better care of it than if you only spent $200 on it. But in the end all bongs deserve some love and care.

Ensure You’re Only Using Filtered Water In Your Bong

Tap water contains a range of minerals that will end up creating stains inside your bong. To avoid that, filtered water is the best kind to use. For best results, you should also only use filtered water during the cleaning process.

Timely Replace The Water In Your Bong

Sometimes people tend to get lazy and use the same bong water over and over. This can lead to your bong becoming dirty much quicker than if you just changed the water every single time you used it. Stagnant bong water can accumulate mold very quickly, and you probably don’t want to be smoking weed out of a bong that has mold growing inside of it.

Once mold starts to grow in your bong, that will only cause the entire cleaning process to be much more difficult. All of this can be avoided if you just change up the water every time you smoke out of it.

Do Once A Week Bong Cleans

On average, thoroughly cleaning your bong around once per week is a good recommendation. Doing weekly bong cleans will prevent mold and stains from developing in your bong. You don’t have to do an entire in-depth clean every week, but a quick weekly clean will ensure your bong will be in tip-top shape.

Consider Getting A Case For Your Bong

Glass bongs are easy to break. They also aren’t exactly the cheapest weed accessory you can purchase. Considering purchasing a bong case to keep your bong nice and safe whenever you’re moving it around. The small investment into a case will give you greater peace of mind when moving from point A to point B.