This Is the Best Way to Clean Your Dab Rig and Accessories

Your dab rig, nails, and accessories could accumulate too much resin over time. Also known as reclaim, this charred and dark material can alter the flavor profile of your extract. Beyond having a less-than-stellar experience, though, taking hits from resin-coated nails will be uncomfortable for people who have asthma and other respiratory conditions. What you can do is to keep a clean dab rig to prevent that from happening.

Cleaning a dab rig and the accessories might seem complicated at first. On the contrary, an isopropyl alcohol solution, some coarse salt, and running water are enough to clear out residue and prepare your rig for the next use. 

Here are some guidelines beginners must follow when cleaning a dab rig:

What you can use for cleaning your rig

You do not need expensive solutions or special formulations for cleaning your dab rig. These formulas are certainly potent, but they are not any more effective than simple home solutions. You can clean your dab rig and accessories with items you can find at home or purchase from any supermarket or grocery store.

Your cleaning kit should contain an alcohol solution with 90 percent or more isopropyl to help in effectively rubbing out the most persistent of the resin stains. It should also have a bag or container of coarse salt, resealable zipper bags, cotton swabs or pipe cleaners, a dab tool, paper clips, and steel wire.

A four-step dab rig cleaning process

The first thing you should do is scrape off the largest and most brittle resin buildup. Use a dab tool, paper clip, or steel wire to do this. Removing the reclaim in this way will help you cut down on time it takes for you to do the other steps. You can also soak the dab rig in hot water before proceeding to the next step, which will help loosen more of the reclaim.

Next, you should immerse the dab rig in an isopropyl solution. Put the entire piece in a resealable zipper bag filled with enough alcohol to cover the entire rig. That will remove the resin that was not dissolved in hot water or scrubbed out with the metal tools.

You can add coarse salt into the zipper bag, which helps remove the most stubborn bits of reclaim, especially ones that are caught in areas that your tools cannot reach. Using coarse salt is preferable to table salt since the larger particles are more effective for scrubbing.

Once you have the alcohol and salt in the bag, zip it up carefully and make sure the solution will not leak. Shake the bag so that the salt and alcohol can dislodge the reclaim in nooks and folds on the device. Dab rigs that have too much residue should be soaked for hours or an entire day to ensure that no resin is left on the rig.

While the rig soaks, you should shake it as frequently as possible. It is hard to see the equipment’s real state because the plastic bag would have bits of the reclaim floating in the solution. Once your rig is thoroughly clean, you can rinse it with water and use a soft cloth to dry it.

Conclusion

Admittedly, upkeep and maintenance are not the most exciting parts of owning a dab rig. These are not exactly high up on a cannabis consumer’s list of things to do, but it is important if you want to extend the life of your equipment. Cleaning your rig also helps you get a better hit.

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