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[OC] Acetone: A Thread (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

90%+ rubbing alcohol and rock salt actually does a really good job, it just takes more elbow grease. Still won't be as clean as literally fucking dissolving it, but that's how I'd do it if I couldn't use acetone.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I use 70% isopropyl and it dissolves everything except for a film around the inner chamber.

Like a lump of tar just stops existing as a solid thing. Looks interesting after like 6 hours.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago

70% is better for disinfectant, as the water helps carry the alcohol across the cell membrane.

90+ works better to dissolve bong residues, and the coarse salt works as an abrasive