an experiment on coil restoration

[wreimer]

I've gotten into the habit of building a new coil each time I fill the Ody. Yes...unnecessary. I know that...it's just that it is so nice to have a clean, new coil that pumps out huge clouds of vapor each and every draw, and they are quick and easy to do, so why not?

I have also been keeping the old coils, just in case...I may run out of wire, wick etc. at some point, and maybe they can be re-used if needed, you know?

Last night, it crossed my mind while drying off my Precise 10440 from a polident bath that maybe a coil would benefit from a polident dunk, so I tossed a half dozen of them in a cup with a polident tab and left them overnight.

This morning I was ready for a fillup, so I stuck one of the newly cleaned coils in the Ody. The polident had completely "de-gunked" the coil; the wick is still slightly yellow, but nowhere near the black it was last night. The coil wire itself is clean and shiny again, absolutely no sign it's ever been used.

They DO need to be thoroughly rinsed before using otherwise you will still have a slightly "minty" tast in the wick from the polident, however they work perfectly...like new!

I don't know if there is anyone else out there who retain used wicks, but if you do, keep in mind the polident trick works well for them too.

 

[camperman]

whats in this polident ? id be very wary of what im inhaling chemical wise if its impregnated itself into the wick.

wicks cheap enough to buy really so i wouldnt use used wick again but maybe id use the wire again if i was desperate

 

[Stormynights]

Thanks for the tip.

 

[silentt]

Camperman I don't think it could be harmful as its used for dentures. But who knows?

 

[camperman]

lol, im with you now its the uk usa name of things

we might speak the same language but when it comes to product names were worlds apart

 

[wreimer]

As I said in the original post; a thorough rinse is needed to get all traces off the wick. I'm unlikely to make. Habit of re conditioning and reusing them, but it's good to know you can, successfully.

 

[rwechsler]

They're denture cleaner tablets that dissolve in water. I've heard of them being used in other PV cleaning applications.

 

[MrGiggly]

Perhaps thats how Jaws from the bond movies kept his teeth so sparkly!

 

[martinc]

Ive looked at Polident yesterday at the store,but there was only mint,so I tought the std ones were out of stock... :laugh;

Guess mint it is...till next time.

 

[wreimer]

It ( Polident) is actually really good for cleaning the entire mod. I've disassembled my Stealth a couple of times for cleaning, and put it into a container of warm water and a couple of polident tablets, let it sit for 30 min-an hour, then rinse with hot water and dry completely, re-lube the o-rings and re-assemble. it gets all the gunk off, cleans the threads nicely and doesn't scratch anything