How do you clean off dried Cactus Juice?

keithbyrd · Thursday at 5:20 PM

I have done a miserable job keeping my vacuum tank and top clean. The top is clear so you an observe the bubbles being pulled from the wood. I have a stainless steel tank so I cannot observe through the sides. Over time the uncleaned off Cactus Juice has dried on the top and I cannot see through it to observe the bubbles - Is there any way to clean it off and restore visibility?

d_bondi · Thursday at 6:18 PM

If you don't get an answer here, post the question in the TurnTex facebook group.

Curtis Seebeck is really good about answering questions.

Mike · Thursday at 6:21 PM

Is the top glass or some king of plastic? If it's glass, what dissolves cactus juice?

Mike

keithbyrd · Thursday at 7:30 PM

Mike said:
Is the top glass or some king of plastic? If it's glass, what dissolves cactus juice?

Mike

top is plastic!

1080Wayne · Thursday at 8:30 PM

What kind of plastic ? Did you make it , or buy it ? I suspect you are in for a new lid .

KMCloonan · Thursday at 9:54 PM

You probably already figured this out, but it's always a good idea to rinse out your chamber after each use. Tap water works well for this.

Mortalis · Thursday at 11:29 PM

Plastic definitely has an expiry date when used for stabilizing with Cactus Juice. I would buy a glass cover and replace the plastic one. Glass is much better for this purpose.

dschem · 2025-10-31T12:03:08-0400

Most of those are micro-fractures caused by the cactus juice fumes reacting with the plastic. I know this by experience and eventually will need to replace with a tempered glass lid as well

How do you clean off dried Cactus Juice?

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