Small parts can make a big difference in how your Glass Blunt performs.
One of the most important—and easiest to overlook—is the O-Ring located around the metal mouthpiece of the Twisty Glass Blunt. This small seal helps keep the glass tube securely positioned while maintaining a proper fit between the glass and metal components.
Over time, residue can collect around or underneath the O-Ring. When that happens, simply wiping the outside may not be enough.
Fortunately, you don't need a special tool to remove it.
A regular paper clip can do the job in seconds.
Watch: How to Remove a Glass Blunt O-Ring
Follow the video below to see exactly how to remove the O-Ring with a paper clip:
The process is simple: carefully use the end of a paper clip to lift the O-Ring out of its groove, remove it for cleaning, and reinstall it once everything is clean and dry.
Why Should You Remove the Glass Blunt O-Ring?
The O-Ring sits between components that are handled regularly, so residue can gradually accumulate around its groove.
If this area isn't cleaned occasionally, buildup may make the Glass Blunt:
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Harder to assemble or disassemble
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Less smooth when removing the glass tube
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More difficult to clean thoroughly
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More likely to develop sticky residue around the seal
Removing the O-Ring occasionally gives you access to the groove underneath it and makes a more complete Glass Blunt cleaning possible.
What You'll Need
You don't need complicated cleaning equipment.
Prepare:
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One paper clip
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Isopropyl alcohol
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Cotton swab or paper towel
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Clean water
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Your Twisty Glass Blunt
Straighten one end of the paper clip before you begin.
Step 1: Remove the Glass Tube
Before working on the O-Ring, carefully separate the glass tube from the metal component.
Place the glass somewhere safe where it cannot roll off the table.
This gives you clear access to the O-Ring and prevents accidentally putting pressure on the glass while working.
Step 2: Find the O-Ring
Look around the metal mouthpiece.
You'll see the small O-Ring sitting inside a narrow groove.
This groove keeps the O-Ring positioned correctly and creates the proper fit between the metal mouthpiece and glass tube.
Don't try to pull the O-Ring aggressively with your fingers.
There's a much easier method.
Step 3: Use a Paper Clip to Lift the O-Ring
Straighten the end of a regular paper clip.
Carefully slide the tip underneath the edge of the O-Ring.
You only need to get underneath a small section.
Once the paper clip is underneath the O-Ring, gently lift upward.
A small section of the O-Ring should rise above the groove.
From there, use your fingers to carefully remove the rest.
The key word here is gently.
Avoid stabbing, cutting, or aggressively pulling the O-Ring. You're simply using the paper clip as a tiny hook to lift the seal out of its groove.
Step 4: Clean the O-Ring and Groove
Once the O-Ring has been removed, you'll have access to an area that's normally difficult to reach.
Use a cotton swab, paper towel, or cleaning tool with a small amount of isopropyl alcohol to remove residue from the groove.
You can also clean the O-Ring separately.
Pay particular attention to:
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The O-Ring groove
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The surrounding metal surface
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Areas where sticky residue has accumulated
This is also a good opportunity to inspect the O-Ring.
If you notice cracking, excessive stretching, deformation, or other damage, consider replacing it instead of reinstalling it.
Step 5: Let Everything Dry
After cleaning, allow the O-Ring and metal components to dry completely.
Don't reinstall the O-Ring while alcohol or cleaning solution remains around the groove.
Once everything is clean and dry, you're ready to put it back together.
Step 6: Reinstall the O-Ring
Place one section of the O-Ring into the groove.
Then gently work your way around the mouthpiece with your fingers until the entire O-Ring sits evenly inside the channel.
Check that:
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The O-Ring isn't twisted
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No section is sticking out
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It sits evenly around the mouthpiece
Once properly installed, carefully slide the glass tube back into position.
Your Glass Blunt is ready to use again.
What If Your O-Ring Is Damaged?
O-Rings are small wear components.
After extended use, you may eventually notice that an O-Ring becomes stretched, damaged, or no longer fits as securely as it once did.
There's no reason to replace the entire Glass Blunt.
7pipe offers a Twisty Parts Kit specifically for maintaining your Twisty Glass Blunt.
The kit includes replacement O-Rings along with useful maintenance accessories such as resin pokers, cleaning brushes, silicone caps, and other everyday parts.
Need replacement O-Rings or cleaning accessories?
Keep Your Glass Blunt Running Smoothly
Regular maintenance is one of the easiest ways to keep a reusable smoking device performing properly.
The O-Ring may be one of the smallest components of the Twisty Glass Blunt, but keeping it—and the groove underneath it—clean helps maintain a proper fit between the components.
You don't need an expensive tool.
You don't need to completely disassemble complicated hardware.
Sometimes all you need is a paper clip and a few minutes.
That's one of the advantages of a reusable Glass Blunt: clean it, maintain it, replace small wear parts when necessary, and keep using it.
Need a Glass Blunt?
If you're new to the Twisty system, the Twisty Glass Blunt Original by 7pipe combines a heat-resistant glass tube with the patented twisting mechanism that made the Glass Blunt famous.
Instead of relying on disposable rolling papers, the Twisty is designed to be cleaned, maintained, and reused.
👉 Shop the Twisty Glass Blunt Original
Already own one? Keep a Parts Kit available so replacement O-Rings and cleaning accessories are there when you need them.
Final Thoughts
Removing your Glass Blunt O-Ring doesn't require specialized equipment.
Simply straighten a paper clip, carefully lift one edge of the O-Ring, remove it, clean the groove, and reinstall the seal securely.
It's a small maintenance step that helps keep your Twisty clean and ready for continued use.
One paper clip. A few minutes. A cleaner Glass Blunt.
