How To Properly Season Your Titanium Nail

Below are three points to consider before seasoning your titanium nail.

Keep It Natural

Although there is often a debate on the various formulas for seasoning DAB nail, some methods work better than others. My opinion has always been to take a natural and balanced approach. Simply by using titanium nail at low temperatures you can build a natural flavored layer, which not only serves as a protection against oxidation but also as a way to improve the taste of medicated concentrates after inhalation. By applying extracts mild temperatures between (275-350 degrees Fahrenheit) you can create an even layer, more balanced compared to extracts exposed to higher heat intensity. Less is better in some cases. Dabbing large amounts of concentrates in one hit on an extremely hot titanium nail causes your dabs to vaporize instead of season. This is an important concept to retain during use of dabs, especially when propane and butane lighters are involved.

Heating Retention Falsehoods

Borosilicate conductivity value is 1.14 W / (mK), the value of quartz is 1.3 W / (mK) and pure titanium is 21.9 W / (mK). It is easy to assume that titanium nails have better heat retention than borosilicate and quartz based on these numbers. However, this is not the case. Titanium can heat their strokes much faster but retain more heat. Case in point. If you heat titanium for thirty seconds using a butane torch and then heating a nail glass using the same method as the titanium it will be much faster for the same amount of time. The reason is because the glass could not retain heat, but because the glass is not heated for a long enough time, due to its low thermal conductivity value compared to titanium. As a good rule of thumb, and on the basis of thermal conductivity alone, it is safe to say that titanium has higher thermal conductivity than glass or quartz, but a better heat retention.

Do Not Overheat Your Nail!

According to some scientific sources, it is ideal for titanium to be cooled just below its Leidenfrost point. In case you are not familiar with scientific terminology, the Leidenfrost point refers to the lowest point that vaporization can occur in an area, taking into account the totality of the surface to be covered with steam. Studies have indicated that water’s Leidenfrost point is approximately 339.8 degrees F on polished surfaces and 504 F on rough surfaces. Based on this information, one can conclude that a new brand titanium can be heated for about 20-25 seconds until it is about 25% red hot. Applying dabs to a nail that’s between 350-400 degrees is the ideal temp for keeping flavor and under the temperature of releasing titanium oxide gas.