Mine always came out with some, er, goop around it, so I just used my trusty rubber glove to pull it out and rinse it off. I'd then put on fresh gloves and soak and scrub with hydrogen peroxide and then give it a good soak in everclear. I lost my first on in Denver as there was NO way I was going to go fishing in a public toilet. Besides, we got 7 rides out of it and it was well worth it.