Down-stem Stuck! help!

[ThuggishRuggish420]

So my down-stem has been stuck in my bong for a month now.. now my lazy ass really wants to clean it and just get the down-stem the fuck out.. im sure this has happened to one of you guys.. any remedies?

ThuggishRuggish420 Reviewed by ThuggishRuggish420 on 10-31-2006. Down-stem Stuck! help! So my down-stem has been stuck in my bong for a month now.. now my lazy ass really wants to clean it and just get the down-stem the fuck out.. im sure this has happened to one of you guys.. any remedies? Rating: 5

[iwantFUEGO]

twist and gently tug back and forth

[Oneironaut]

Try heating it up too. Heat will make the resin inside gooeyer and thus more flexible. I'm guessing it's the resin buildup that's holding it in place. What kind of bong is it, glass or acrylic or what?

[friendowl]

i always break em and end up buying a new better one
i hate smoking out of dirty bongs

good luck

[ThuggishRuggish420]

its actually a thick glass double chamber bong.. how do u recommend i heat it up?

[HighSeekerz]

DONT heat it up. Useing rubbing alchohol, WD40 or Goo Gone works best. Rubbing alchohol actually works very best. Then just take something like a toothpick and work around until you loosen it up. DONT use METAL against your glass! If it is a good piece of glass with diffuser, etc, dont heat it and dont break it! Use softer materials than the material you are working...

[friendowl]

pour boiling water over it

rubbing alcohol works good too

[chisme]

whenever any parts of my bongs get stuck cos of all the resin n shit i heat em up by holding the flame of a lighter around it...it unscrews/pulls easy then

[Towelie]

boiling water or hair dryer heat it up and they should slide apart.

[prozak]

I could use some help here too, I've been trying everything.

I have a glass on glass downstem (with a diffuser) stuck in my bong right now. The remote accidentally fell on it and wedged it in there pretty good (im just glad it didn't break!). The bowl got wedged as well but I was able to get that out.

I've tried: gentle twisting and tugging combined with all of the following; rubbing alcohol (its absolutely spotless now and still stuck), wd-40, olive oil, crisco, dish soap, lime/hard water remover, and applying a lighter around the edge. i stuck it in the freezer for an hour to see if maybe expanded water/ice would pop it out, no luck. I let it get back to room temperature after that and now I have it soaking in a sink inside and out full of boiling water. It's been in there for about 45 minutes now (and I keep adding fresh boiling water) and I keep trying to free it up and it won't budge. I'm trying the differences in temperature because I figure maybe the glass can contract? But I'm pretty sure this is some strongly tempered glass so something tells me this isn't going to contract or expand much, if at all.

Pleaseeeee help me! I have pretty much run out of ideas over here. Short of just soaking it in rubbing alcohol for a month till its absolutely spotless and taking it to a glassblower for help. So yeah, help me unstick my downstem!

Thanks!