Aerosol can of Electrical Solvent Cleaner

[SwanVesta]

Which weirdly does not have a list of ingredients but which I assume is Isopropanol and has a very handy long thin applicator..........successfully used yesterday to bring 2 attys back to life. They are still not great but good enough at a push!

*edit* my tech dept at work now confirmed it is isopropanol

Swan

[Scottbee]

I wouldn't assume anything! I'm not putting any cleaning solvent into my atty unless I know exactly what it is, what residue it leaves behind.. and whether that residue may be toxic!

I know that Gumout carb cleaner will clean the heck out of an atty... it will even take the paint off.... but I ain't vaping that stuff!

[Richie G]

Originally Posted by Scottbee

I wouldn't assume anything! I'm not putting any cleaning solvent into my atty unless I know exactly what it is, what residue it leaves behind.. and whether that residue may be toxic!

I know that Gumout carb cleaner will clean the heck out of an atty... it will even take the paint off.... but I ain't vaping that stuff!

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You're right for being cautious, Scott. We should all be aware of MSDS sheets, ingredient lists and whatever info we can attain. And, it's wise to rinse off atomizers with clean, distilled if possible, water. That's just common sense.

But...

Let's keep some perspective. We are all either smokers or ex-smokers. We KNOWINGLY inhaled all sorts of carcinogens with every drag of an analog for years upon years. Yet suddenly, it's as if we've found God when we stop smoking and start vaping. Again, it's a good thing that we stay aware but we definitely *are* hypocrites. LOL Perhaps, this is part of the cleansing process off analogs - this new found consciousness of intake. It's all good though, hypocritical or not. =)

However, there is some humor in all this. I mean, there's no way I'm about to huff Gumout by proxy of atomizer cleaning. Yet, I am keenly aware and have been for years that benzene is present in analogs. 'Tis pretty much the same thing.

Just a few short years ago the cigarette manufactures were forced to come up with a way to allow an un-puffed cigarette to go out so as to not cause a fire if one fell asleep while smoking. The method, approved by the FDA, was to weave a product known as "EVO" into the rolling paper of the cigarette. Ingenious, no? Not really. EVO is a type of vinyl, not unlike the siding that wraps one's house. Vinyl when ignited is a carcinogen. *Ain't* that a pleasant thought? And, I still smoked. <sigh>

So, be careful what you clean your attys with guys/gals -- even though we have all taken in all sorts of bad stuff in the past.

[gooney0]

To me its less about the chemical and more about the amount of it.

While cigarette smoking increases your chances of cancer and other illnesses it doesn't cause instant death like many chemicals in your house and garage.

I wouldn't use any cleaner that would be unsafe to clean my dishes with.

I'm trying to get vodka to work at the moment. In the big picture I'd rather pay another $8 - $10 than wind up in the hospital.


-Gooney0

[SwanVesta]

Assume now I know it is Isopropanol it is safe to use?

[Kavik79]

google "Isopropanol MSDS"
read up for yourself, but they all give warning from respiratory irritation, to central nervous system depression to coma.
While those symptoms probaby require a lot higher concentration, I know I've gotten light headed just using that stuff to clean car parts in an average size garage with the door open for ventilation. It can be some seriously strong stuff.

[Angela]

It is also worth pointing people to this thread (about the difficulties of rinsing out stuff from attys) here: Rinsing chemicals out of atomisers (or not)

[Ashhead]

don't kids "huff" that stuff?

[Angela]

Originally Posted by SwanVesta

Assume now I know it is Isopropanol it is safe to use?

In answer to that question, I know plenty of people who use it for cleaning threads, and doe have used it for attys. Personally, if it's not something designed for ingestion in the first place, I won't use it in / on my e-cig. Therefore, I use high-proof vodka.

[Saints]

I cant post links yet, but Sattec has done what seems to be extensive research on how to clean attys. You can find it in the "Experiment with equipment" topic on this forum. The best seems to be Crest pro health mouthwash...go figure.