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A bottle brush and water can be used to clean most bongs. However, a more powerful solution may be needed once tough build-up of smoke residue has started to collect. An expensive bong cleaning solution is not necessary; a little elbow grease can make even the dirtiest bong like new. Here are some easy steps in cleaning a glass bong.

First, remove the stem from the bong and empty the water from the chamber. Then add boiling or very hot water to the chamber and swish it around to remove any loose debris. To remove more stubborn debris, let the chamber cool and rinse it with cool water. Then pour ½ cup of white rice grains and ½ cup of rubbing alcohol into the chamber. Cover all the holes and shake for few minutes. Pour off and discard the alcohol and the rice. Next, pour very hot water into the chamber again and shake until any excess alcohol or rice is removed. Rinse with cool water and set the bong aside to dry. Before reassembling, you must allow the bong to dry completely. Afterwards, reattach the stem and fill the chamber with water to its normal level. Now, your clean bong is ready to use.

Abrasive materials may also be used to clean glass bongs without damaging them. Metho or methylated spirits may be used as an alternative to rubbing alcohol if needed. A combination of methyl and ethyl alcohol may also be used.

A bong is a water pipe that is usually used to smoke tobacco, cannabis, or other substances. You may find it hard to clean a bong, because its shape and design make it difficult to access its interior. Also, a well used bong tends to accumulate resinous residue from being smoked. A dirty bong not only looks bad, but may give off an unpleasant odour that will destroy the taste of the smoking product. Basic bong maintenance is required, but is easy to perform.

To clean a bong, first detach the smoking screen from the bowl. Clean the screen by burning off any residue with a flame. Next, empty the water from the bong reservoir, and refill it with hot water. Cover the bong’s air holes with your hands and shake it well. Then empty the water. Next, add a few inches of rubbing alcohol to the bong reservoir and several tablespoons of salt, uncooked rice, or sea salt and shake the bong well. The rice or salt will serve as a mild abrasive on the inside of the bong while the alcohol acts as a solvent to remove any resinous residue. Shake until you see that the inside of the bong is clean, then empty the contents into a toilet.

Rinse the bong by adding several inches of clean, hot water and shaking it again. Repeat until you see it is clean and spill out the rinse water. You are ready to refill your bong with water, wine, or a liqueur.

The reliably brain-blasting bucket bong! This invention has been enjoyed universally for years and is the prime choice for many hardcore cannabis tokers!

Here’s what you need to make one:

1. A 2 litre(ish) plastic bottle (like a Coke bottle)
2. A bucket (big enough to put your bottle into)
3. Some tin foil
4. A cannabis/ tobacco mix (or just pure cannabis)

Step One:
First you have to cut off the bottom of your bottle. A pair of scissors will do the trick.

Step Two:
Fill your bucket with water.

Step Three:
You need to make a bong bowl with your tin foil. To do this, fold your tin foil into a triangular shape with a few layers to it. Then twist it around your finger and mold it into a bowl shape. If you’ve got any excess round the top, just fold it down or cut it off. Next, take a pin and pierce a few holes in the bottom of your bong bowl.

Step Four:
Push your bong bowl into the bucket of water, top side up.

Step Five:
Fill your bong bowl with cannabis mix and place it into the top of your bottle (the drinking bit).

Step Six:
Light your mix, then slowly pull the bottle upwards. You will see it fill up with smoke. NOTE: Don’t pull the bottle all the way out of the water or you will lose the smoke!

Step Seven:
Remove the bong bowl. (Be careful – they get pretty hot!) Put your mouth over the bottle top and inhale the smoke. As you inhale, gravity pulls the bong down into the bucket and forces the smoke straight into your lungs. Ingenious!

The waterfall bong is a great variation on the bucket bong. They are both “gravity bongs“.)You will need someone to help you when you use it along with the following materials:

1. A 2 litre plastic bottle
2. A bucket or a sink
3. Some tin-foil
3. Scissors or other sharp implement
4. Cannabis mix

Step One:

Make a hole in the bottom of your bottle. This can be hard to do with scissors – sometimes a screwdriver is more effective.

Step Two:

Use the tinfoil to make a small bong bowl to fit into the top of the bottle. This can be done by folding it into a triangle, a few layers thick, then molding it into a bowl shape. Then pierce a few holes in the bottom of it to create a filter.

Step Three:

Holding a finger or thumb firmly over the hole in the bottom of the bottle, fill it with water and keep upright. You need the bucket or sink to be beneath the bottle at this point.

Step Four:

Fill the foil bowl with cannabis mix, place it into the top of the bottle and light it.

Step Five:

Holding the bottle over the sink/ bucket, remove your finger from the hole at the bottom and allow all the water to drain out. This will draw smoke into the bottle. When the bottle is empty of water and filled with smoke, place your finger back over the hole.

Step Six:

Carefully remove the bong bowl (it will be hot). Place your mouth over the top of the bottle and inhale. You can use the hole at the base of the bottle as a rush-hole (release it half way through and the smoke will shoot into your lungs).

You may need a big safety cushion to fall back on about 5 seconds after your toke!

Here’s how to make a simple and effective bong from stuff you can find in your home:

To get started you will need:

1. A plastic container (eg, a water bottle with no cap)
2. A piece of hosepipe – about 5 inches
3. Some tin-foil
4. Bluetack (silicone is better but not so easy to get hold of)
5. A nice mix of cannabis and *tobacco (some people prefer to use just cannabis)
6. Scissors
7. Water supply

*With the smoking ban now in full force, some people are opting to use tobacco alternatives, available in all good headshops.

Step One:
Make a hole in the side of your plastic container. You’ll be putting your bit of hosepipe in here later so make sure you leave enough room for most of it to push through into the bottle.

Step Two:
Make a hole in the other side of your bottle. It should be around half way up. This will be your rush-hole or zoom-hole (the bit you release when you inhale – more on this later). Remember you’ll be adding water to your bong, so don’t make the rush-hole too low down.

Step Three:
Make a “bong bowl” with your tin-foil. This can be done by folding it into a triangle a few layers thick, then molding it into a small bowl shape. It needs to fit neatly into your piece of hosepipe. Once you’ve done this, take a needle or pin and pierce a few holes in the bowl. These allow smoke to draw through your bong and also act as a filter.

Step Four:
Push your hosepipe into the first hole you made in your bottle/ plastic container. This is your “downpipe” Then insert the bong bowl into the downpipe. Make sure they are as upright as possible.

Step Five:
Press some Bluetack into the join where the hosepipe enters the bottle. This is to make your bong is airtight, stopping any smoke from escaping when you inhale.

Step Six:
Pour some water into your bong, just up to the rush-hole.

Step Seven:
Fill your bong bowl with your cannabis mix and prepare to inhale. Hold your bong so that one finger or thumb is tightly over the rush-hole, grab a lighter and put your mouth over the top of the bottle.

Step Eight:
Light your cannabis mix and inhale through your bong. Half way through inhalation, release your finger/ thumb from the rush-hole. This forces the rest of the smoke out of the bong and straight into your lungs in a quick shot.

That’s it! The whole process from making to toking should only take about 10 minutes. Enjoy!