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journeyquest · 12-17-2009, 04:58 AM

Any suggestions on what to use for cleaning resin off my scissors? Someone suggested wd40 but i would rather use something that doesnt leave toxic residue. Its difficult to manicure buds when your blades are sticky. Im using surgical stainless scissors. Denatured alcohol work?

12-17-2009, 05:00 AM

scrape with a razor blade and pile it in a pill bottle

darthvapor · 12-17-2009, 05:03 AM

also if you dip your scissor in water before you trim and during the resin doestn stick to your scissor as much

Don Dump · 12-17-2009, 05:04 AM

lol at wd40

rubbing alcohol or any kind of vegetable oil or pam

12-17-2009, 05:14 AM

acetone. turps, metho spray cooking oil, they will all work...if you want to harvest the resin, what about using several pairs of scissors and then give them a butane shower?

muA

journeyquest · 12-17-2009, 05:33 AM

There really isnt enough to save but enough to make the manicuring difficult. I would prefer to totally clean them as i go along to speed up harvest. I will have penty of smoke. Here is a sample of a med sized bud i will be chopping. 8 grams, 8 inches. Fluffy and sweet sativa. I have a few days left. I picked this a little early. Mostly cloudy trichs. No amber yet.

nyy27 · 12-17-2009, 05:43 AM

Don Dump is right on the money... Take a dixie cup or just a disposable cup and fill it with 92% or higher isopropyl alcohol and allow the scissors to sit in the alcohol for about 5 minutes. You will see the resin on your scissors dissolve into the alcohol and this will make wiping them off a breeze!! I always cut with dry and sterile snips... Hope this helps some, as it has always worked beings like dissolves like and both the alcohol and the resin are polar species.
Cheers

BPJR · 12-17-2009, 07:00 AM

Exactly what nyy27 said. That's good advice. The key is the high % alcohol.

Cheers

bakerman · 12-17-2009, 07:15 AM

Methyl Hydrate_ drys clean in open air (no flames) and can be smoked after!

bzetman · 12-15-2015, 04:35 PM

I use a product called RezinOFF. I like it because there's no odor or color and is non toxic. It works wonders on trimming scissors and machines plus my hands! I also use it on my pipes and bongs. Cool stuff.

12-17-2009, 04:58 AM	#1
journeyquest Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Here Posts: 296	Cleaning resin Any suggestions on what to use for cleaning resin off my scissors? Someone suggested wd40 but i would rather use something that doesnt leave toxic residue. Its difficult to manicure buds when your blades are sticky. Im using surgical stainless scissors. Denatured alcohol work? __________________ "Make the most of the hemp seed, sow it everywhere." George Washington. Disclaimer: Im under the delusion that im free.
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12-17-2009, 05:00 AM	#2
kannubis Guest Posts: n/a	scrape with a razor blade and pile it in a pill bottle
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12-17-2009, 05:03 AM	#3
darthvapor is a nerd Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: nor-cal Posts: 899	also if you dip your scissor in water before you trim and during the resin doestn stick to your scissor as much
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12-17-2009, 05:04 AM	#4
Don Dump the man doctors said would never moonwalk again Join Date: May 2007 Location: CΔNNΔDΔ Posts: 1,145	lol at wd40 rubbing alcohol or any kind of vegetable oil or pam __________________ If you aim for the sky, you're going to piss on your shoes
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12-17-2009, 05:14 AM	#5
medi-useA Guest Posts: n/a	acetone. turps, metho spray cooking oil, they will all work...if you want to harvest the resin, what about using several pairs of scissors and then give them a butane shower? muA
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12-17-2009, 05:33 AM	#6
journeyquest Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Here Posts: 296	There really isnt enough to save but enough to make the manicuring difficult. I would prefer to totally clean them as i go along to speed up harvest. I will have penty of smoke. Here is a sample of a med sized bud i will be chopping. 8 grams, 8 inches. Fluffy and sweet sativa. I have a few days left. I picked this a little early. Mostly cloudy trichs. No amber yet. __________________ "Make the most of the hemp seed, sow it everywhere." George Washington. Disclaimer: Im under the delusion that im free.
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12-17-2009, 05:43 AM	#7
nyy27 Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Unquantifiable at this time... Posts: 303	Don Dump is right on the money... Take a dixie cup or just a disposable cup and fill it with 92% or higher isopropyl alcohol and allow the scissors to sit in the alcohol for about 5 minutes. You will see the resin on your scissors dissolve into the alcohol and this will make wiping them off a breeze!! I always cut with dry and sterile snips... Hope this helps some, as it has always worked beings like dissolves like and both the alcohol and the resin are polar species. Cheers __________________ Welcome to the world as we know it...
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12-17-2009, 07:00 AM	#8
BPJR Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Poppin beans and looking for mommas Posts: 777	Exactly what nyy27 said. That's good advice. The key is the high % alcohol. Cheers
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12-17-2009, 07:15 AM	#9
bakerman Seed Junkie!:D Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canabis..Opps..Canada Posts: 7,976	Methyl Hydrate_ drys clean in open air (no flames) and can be smoked after! __________________ To Whom it may concern!
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12-15-2015, 04:35 PM	#10
bzetman Newbie Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 1	I use a product called RezinOFF. I like it because there's no odor or color and is non toxic. It works wonders on trimming scissors and machines plus my hands! I also use it on my pipes and bongs. Cool stuff.
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