ejuices that effect plastics?

[shooter445]

I have been out of the vaping scene for awhile and i see that alot of companies are using "Ultem" in alot of rda/rta's. I know that some flavorings are prone to melting/degrading plastics, does anyone know if the "Ultem" is will hold up or not?

 

[tazzle]

I'm personally annoyed by the recent trend to more plastic tanks, including ultem -- and periodically do a google deep dive to try to find out more about them, including tank cracker juices + ultem ... and I've just never come up with anything that seems authoritative. It would be great if someone here has a knowledgeable answer, but if you don't get replies, it may just be that people don't really know.

Creme de Vape says about the Steam Tuners ultem tank for Kayfun 5:

"It is normal to see some cloudiness and/or machine marks on these tanks, but this is not visible in use once liquid is added to the tank.
As with all threaded acrylic tanks, we recommend you take special care when installing to avoid over-tightening. Mis-threaded tanks will not be replaced.
A few e-liquid ingredients are known to react with acrylic and plastic tanks and tubes, please see Polycarbonate Issues for more information. Even though this tank is made from a material more resistant please note they can still be affected by some of the more aggressive liquid flaourings."​

 

[Beamslider]

I steer clear of Plastic tanks. Only glass. Yes glass can break if dropped but most tanks come with spare glass or you can buy cheap.

I have not broken a glass tank yet either

 

[shooter445]

I guess I will see what happens, I have an ultra drip that I may try and experiment with

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[bsidb]

I cant use plastic ,resin or acrylic with my DIY menthol/peppermint liquid but derlin and ultum are fine

 

[shooter445]

The juice I use that in question is Pluid and it is a notorious for destroying plastics, but we will see if the ultem holds up to it.

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[r77r7r]

Someone still has Pluid?

 

[shooter445]

Someone still has Pluid?

Lol, after a 2 year hiatus from vaping, it was one of the first juices I ordered.

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