Even after wiping away sticky residue with isopropyl alcohol and a cotton swab after each dab, reclaim still tends to build up after a while. Unfortunately, reclaim drastically alters the flavor of your concentrates and reduces the shelf life of your banger. With that said, it’s vitally important to keep yours clean! Here’s a complete guide to cleaning your dab nails and bangers, with a video to match.

Why is it important to regularly clean your quartz banger?

Dab rig hygiene in general is important to the longevity of your setup. However, the most important piece of your whole setup is your quartz banger. Your dab nail is where all of the magic happens, and it’s the first surface a fresh dab will touch before you can get it into your lungs. So with that in mind, dabbing on a dirty nail is like eating off a dirty plate — the flavors are all wrong, and it’s just kinda gross.

Leftover residue from dabs can get burned onto your banger when you reheat it again. Instead of tasting the fresh terps from your favorite live resin, you’ll be tasting burnt oils and other harsh flavors. But aside from the flavor, your banger itself will suffer from reheating leftover oils. Instead of vaporizing again, the reclaim gets burned onto the quartz itself, leaving you with a chazzed banger that doesn’t retain heat the way it’s supposed to.

Regular cleaning makes it possible to enjoy better flavors from your concentrates without running the risk of chazzing your banger and forcing you to replace it. Nobody wants to replace a banger after three days of use — that’s like throwing money out the window!

Clean your banger after each use

A single dab doesn’t warrant a deep clean. However, you still want to make sure your banger is clean after every dab so that the next one doesn’t taste bad, and so that you don’t run the risk of chazzing it with the leftover oils from your first dab. You should always keep isopropyl alcohol and cotton swabs at your dab station. After every dab, allow your banger to cool down to just above room temperature. Then dip a cotton swab in the isopropyl alcohol and rub your banger clean.

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Cleaning your quartz banger between uses is the best way to keep your banger looking as good as new.

If you hit your dab too hot and the cotton swab didn’t clean the leftover black residue from the banger, you can heat it up with a torch to burn it away. Make sure your banger is completely dry before you apply heat, and take care not to get it glowing red. Overheating this residue can chaz your banger or cause your quartz to go cloudy, which will warrant a replacement.

How to deep clean your quartz banger 

After some time, you’ll notice some reclaim in the neck or joint of your banger, even if you keep the surface completely clean with regular cleaning. When it’s time to give your banger a deep clean, you’ll gather the same supplies you’d use to clean a bong or a dab rig.

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Clean your banger after every use to prevent build-up of residue

You’ll want coarse salt, 91-99% isopropyl alcohol, a ziplock bag, and some cotton swabs or pipe cleaners for hard-to-reach areas. First, place your banger into the plastic bag and add just enough isopropyl alcohol to almost cover it. From there, add some coarse salt and seal it up.

The next step involves some time and patience. Start by shaking the bag to distribute the salt and alcohol throughout the banger. With concentrates, you’ll typically have to allow it to soak to help dissolve and saturate the leftover reclaim. Shake and soak until your banger rinses clean under some hot water.

If you have a tough-to-clean burnt spot, wait until your banger is dry and hit it with the torch. From there you can burn the dark spot away, just take care not to overheat it so you can avoid chazzing it or making it cloudy. After that, you should have a perfectly clean banger, ready for your favorite concentrates. Make sure your banger is dried thoroughly before using it, and you’ll be good to go.

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