PBW & the Chemistry of Clean

ataxian

ataxian

PALE BLUE DOT
TommydCat said:
Yes, or at least substantially accelerated. This was quite apparant.

Unknown and I can only speculate that it would affect it at a greatly reduced pace that you would likely not notice, as this is the usual method I use. This time I scooped a little in before the water on top of the pieces rather than introducing the pieces later. Some of the powder chunks looked like they didn't dissolve. Oh, they dissolved alright - right into the finish of the grinder. I don't trust it now not to flake, and it also really got the flat area on the bottom piece for collecting kief - don't think scraping or even brushing of any kind would be a good idea, so off in the trash it goes :cry:
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Thanks for the warning!
I only clean glass so far.
 
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olivianewtonjohn

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TommydCat said:
Tossed my large 4pc SantaCruz Shredder in a container I was cleaning, sprinkled a bit of PBW in, and bam!
The spot the sprinkles were on the metal stripped the gunmetal finish right off! :doh: Makes me wonder a bit about the finish they put on those things?

Hotish water, soak time around 10 mins...

Beware! :bang:
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MinnBobber said:
sorry to hear but thanks for the warning. Do you think it only happened where a sprinkle directly hit the finish? In other words, would it happen if PBW was totally dissolved in hot water in the container and
THEN the SCS was added so no PBW pieces contacted the finish???
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ataxian said:
Thanks for the warning!
I only clean glass so far.
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http://fuckcombustion.com/threads/herb-grinders.15/page-160#post-497475
 
xRUFUSx

xRUFUSx

special like everyone else
After a PWB soak, I pour an inch into whatever coffee mugs are in my sink to pre-wash for stains and water spots. Nothing I've used works as well (except a fresh PBW solution lol). It also gets weird stains off my cheap (semi-porous) ceramic plates with almost no elbow grease.
 
t-dub

t-dub

Vapor Sloth
I found out the hard way too. PBW is high alkaline which KILLS anodized finishes, period. End of story. No appeal, nada. You are screwed. A pic of my Titanium Space Case . . . :doh:

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Monsoon

Monsoon

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TommydCat said:
Tossed my large 4pc SantaCruz Shredder in a container I was cleaning, sprinkled a bit of PBW in, and bam!
The spot the sprinkles were on the metal stripped the gunmetal finish right off! :doh: Makes me wonder a bit about the finish they put on those things?

Hotish water, soak time around 10 mins...

Beware! :bang:
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I learned the hard way that you shouldn't use it to clean prescription glasses. I'm -4.00 so I'm blind without them but luckily had a new pair the next day.
 
t-dub

t-dub

Vapor Sloth
Monsoon said:
I learned the hard way that you shouldn't use it to clean prescription glasses. I'm -4.00 so I'm blind without them but luckily had a new pair the next day.
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Ouch . . . thanks for sharing. Those coatings are expensive and easy to screw up. Even a blast of heat from opening a grill or oven can ruin them as well.
 
blankrider

blankrider

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Hey everyone as long as we are warning people about cleaning products I would like to warn everyone that Simple Green can completely remove labels from glass.

I had a bong with Alex K downstem with big black label. I filled it with simple green and let it soak for a day or two. Then I rinsed it and put it away. When I pulled it out the other day to admire it I all of a sudden was like where the hell did the label go. It is completely gone without a trace! Then I realized that it must have been the simple green that removed it.

I love simple green and use it on lots of stuff and will continue to do so. The loss of that particular label wasn't a big deal but if I mistakenly took the label off a peyote pillar or something I would freak out.

So people be care with your labels when using simple green. And if you have a cool piece with a label that you hate maybe give it a try and it will get it off for you
 
Roth

Roth

Pining for the Mountains
blankrider said:
Hey everyone as long as we are warning people about cleaning products I would like to warn everyone that Simple Green can completely remove labels from glass.

I had a bong with Alex K downstem with big black label. I filled it with simple green and let it soak for a day or two. Then I rinsed it and put it away. When I pulled it out the other day to admire it I all of a sudden was like where the hell did the label go. It is completely gone without a trace! Then I realized that it must have been the simple green that removed it.

I love simple green and use it on lots of stuff and will continue to do so. The loss of that particular label wasn't a big deal but if I mistakenly took the label off a peyote pillar or something I would freak out.

So people be care with your labels when using simple green. And if you have a cool piece with a label that you hate maybe give it a try and it will get it off for you
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Definitely good advice for those who aren't aware of it. I think I first learned of it in relation to cleaning glass from someone trying to remove a label.

Simple Green is great stuff to have around the house.
 
biohacker

biohacker

H.R.E.A.M
How does simple green work in comparison to purple power or orange chronic? Is it easy to rinse off with hot water? I don't have any labels on my glass so not a concern.
 
Roth

Roth

Pining for the Mountains
Yes, Simple Green would be easy to wash off with hot water. I've never used Purple Power or Orange Chronic, so can't compare to those two.

Honestly, I don't think I've ever used Simple Green to clean any of my glass pieces now that I think about it. I've just always used it for normal household cleaning. It's been around for ages and has stood the test of time.

But point being, yes, it would wash off easily with hot water ;)
 
blankrider

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Simple green works similar to those products. It is easy to rinse out with hot water and works great for cleaning all sorts of stuff. It is also very affordable. I buy a gallon jug at Menards for like ten dollars and it last forever. It is super concentrated and can be mixed at different ratios or used without mixing in its pure form.

I always keep a spray bottle with 10:1 for tough jobs and 30:1 for general cleaning. If that doesn't do it you can clean almost anything with 1:1

I used to have to clean apartments and simple green was like magic. It would clean everything. We even put it in the steam cleaner for the carpets and it would get the smell out of flooded apartments
 
Bouldorado

Bouldorado

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So I finally got fed up with the harder water stains on my bubbler and picked up some PBW yesterday. ~5 pbw washes (.25-.5 teaspoon pbw, hot tap water, ~15 min) and a simple green soak later, it's 95% clean.

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After (dried for at least an hr before pic):
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Still trying to get that ring out. I read acids are good for hard water stains, so I'm going to try a quick soak with some citric acid solution
 
Superfecta

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Anyone ever use PBW to clean a fritted bubbler? Concerned that some particulate may get caught in the frit or something. Maybe pre dissolving in a bucket or something and pouring in would work better.
 
OF

OF

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Superfecta said:
Anyone ever use PBW to clean a fritted bubbler? Concerned that some particulate may get caught in the frit or something. Maybe pre dissolving in a bucket or something and pouring in would work better.
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I don't see a problem, it's a powdered solid, it completely dissolves, no 'grit' or other stuff......

Try some in a glass and watch?

OF
 
t-dub

t-dub

Vapor Sloth
You guys wont believe this but I just used Pro Strength Liquid Plumbr Clog Destroyer to clean my fritted disc. I had let "stuff" grow in there for a really long time. It was black biological "goo" that was going nowhere with my normal tricks. Used responsibly sodium hypochlorite can be a powerful tool.

shopping
 
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MinnBobber

MinnBobber

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PBW and sports bottles.
As long as I was cleaning my bubbler, I tried the cover of my sports bottle in which I drink diluted juices. So, it gets a regular sugar bath and gets this black coating in the threads that even a soak in Dawn and a knife barely penetrates.
The PBW soak and a light scrubbing removed 90% of it.
 
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Radio

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t-dub said:
You guys wont believe this but I just used Pro Strength Liquid Plumbr Clog Destroyer to clean my fritted disc. I had let "stuff" grow in there for a really long time. It was black biological "goo" that was going nowhere with my normal tricks. Used responsibly sodium hypochlorite can be a powerful tool.

shopping
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That's all food-safe and non-toxic? Did it leave any smell/after-taste? I was close to trying 35% pure Hydrogen Peroxide to clean my recycler at one point, but I decided against it because it smelt like bandaids.
 
Radio,
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t-dub said:
Don't be stupid. Its concentrated bleach (sodium hypochlorite) in a gel. You must understand your chemicals and how to deal with them. If you pollute it dilute it . . . :peace:
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Makes me very uneasy with some of the chemicals people use in their pipes.. My roommate is constantly suggesting that I just throw out the PBW and 100% ISO and just use metholated spirits..
strange world we live in
 
Frederick McGuire

Frederick McGuire

Aggressively Loungey
Deja Vu said:
Makes me very uneasy with some of the chemicals people use in their pipes.. My roommate is constantly suggesting that I just throw out the PBW and 100% ISO and just use metholated spirits..
strange world we live in
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Has he even tried ISO or pbw?

I tried metho once, smelled like shit, was crap at shifting resin (I was cleaning a combustion piece for a friend at the time) and took quite a few water rinses to get all the residue out...

Bleh.
 
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Frederick McGuire said:
Has he even tried ISO or pbw?

I tried metho once, smelled like shit, was crap at shifting resin (I was cleaning a combustion piece for a friend at the time) and took quite a few water rinses to get all the residue out...

Bleh.
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He hasn't used them, I'm the one who cleans my own piece but he always has input on what 'could be better' to clean it. He's a tradesman though so metho is his solution to everything :lol:
 
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