I need to decide which one to use to clean atomizers? Please help me decide!
100 proof vodka or CPH?
100 proof vodka or CPH?
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i use vodka, soak for however long u want, shake off, rinse off with agua, blowdry, then dry on towel
edit; i didnt mention, when i say shake,
i put the vodka in a water bottle or whatever u want, put enuff vodka to cover the atty, then when your done letting it soak i usually shake the bottle till i feel like it clean
edit; i didnt mention, when i say shake,
i put the vodka in a water bottle or whatever u want, put enuff vodka to cover the atty, then when your done letting it soak i usually shake the bottle till i feel like it clean
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Both methods have their advocates and probably work just fine. So which would you rather get stuck with if you don't like the results? I vote vodka. You can always throw a party and when the bottle is empty, noone will care if your breath is a little off.
yeah if i had to choose vodka or cph i'd go vodka, i've used neither, but something about fluoridating your atty doesn't sound necessary 
I've had really good results with isopropyl alcohol. Just allow evaporation time.
Doesn't it seem like CPH would leave a residue of its constituent chemicals on the atty?
Doesn't it seem like CPH would leave a residue of its constituent chemicals on the atty?
I use CPH, alcohol, and H2O; all work for minor cleaning.
Alcohol dries fastest.
If I had to choose, I would pick alcohol.
Sometimes boil in dish washer detergent if really gummed up.
Alcohol dries fastest.
If I had to choose, I would pick alcohol.
Sometimes boil in dish washer detergent if really gummed up.
I've noticed this with one of my attys. Looks kind of like rust underneath. I've been using 70% isopropyl. I wonder if 90%+ would do the same thing.
Have never heard of dishwasher detergent but it makes sense if your not worried about a little residue , which does not cause me concern with dishwasher soap once in a blue moon.I have used pga and it seems to work pretty well when a quick h20 blow or rinse will not cut it. ty.
been using iso alcohol, 91%. no ill effects so far, other than a rather unpleasant taste if you don't give it enough time to evaporate.
I do too and it SURE does. LOL I now own a red/chrome cow print atty from iso alc. but so far it's the best method i've found and it evaps sooooo much quicker.
I tried cph early on and found that it produced lackluster results. I think some well intentioned folks get over excited about the results they think they've gotten with a certain technique and begin spreading the "good word". For myself I found that alcohol produced better results when I was still using standard atties and filler cartos.
I've been using a Polident tablet the last several months and the results have been very good for me. It's easy to drop a tablet in a glass of hot water and let the attys soak for awhile then rinse them out. I've also used Vodka and CRH but I think the Polident works better. Maybe because I don't get the gunk buildup now that I DIY. I've only had one atty die in 10 months so I'm accidentally doing something right. LOL
The polident treatment is one method I did not try so I can't speak to it's effectiveness but a lot of folks have reported positive results FWIW.
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