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I did my first dry ice hash process recently. I am amazed at the volume I got VS plain ice water hash. HOWEVER, the 160 screen I used is now sticky/tacky to the touch from the plant oils. I washed with cold water just as directed and was left with a stained and tacky sieve. I checked further and was counseled to use alcohol and a brush to remove it. I found a wide plate to use as a scrubber backer, sprayed the alcohol on each area I was working using paper towels on the backside to catch the sticky stuff. Scrubbed for 30 min this way and hung to dry. Much stuff was seen on the paper towels. YET after drying on a line outdoors they are still tacky!! I would not want to risk running another 80 grams thru this sticky bad only to find all the trichomes sticking to the screen! What am I to do? What did I do wrong? I believe it may have been due to technique. As this was my 1st go with dry ice I had an idea to better agitate the mix. I used my 12" orbital polisher to shake the 5-gallon bucket for a minute before turning over and handshaking the bag over my mirror. Did I shake too hard by using the orbital polisher? Would this have broken too many trichomes causing the extra stickiness in the strainer?