Boiling Premium Cartos???? (hardcaps)

[outflying1]

I've done a search on this site and google and all that keeps coming up seems to be on how to boil regular cartos. Anyone know a thread I can look at, or video link? I bought 3 packages Kant/8mg, RY4/8mg, and 555/8mg but I'm really not satisfied with the 8mg so I bought a 30ml bottle of 555/18mg and I'm wondering when I use all these cartos up, how do I clean them and refill them with the new juice?

 

[Garblesnarf]

Boil some H2O.

Dip the mouthpiece (for hard caps) in the hot water for 10-15 seconds to loosen the glue.

Then shut the heat off, and put the cartos (with the glued mouth piece removed) into a bowl (preferable disposable).

Pour the water over top of them with enough to cover the surfaces. Let soak 10-15 minutes. Rinse with clean water and blow out excess moisture. Let dry for 24 hours.

Edit. You can use a bent paper clip to remove the mouth piece and use tongs to dip the end into the water.

 

[outflying1]

Thanks Garblesnarf, when I blow the excess water out, do I blow from the mouthpiece end or the thread end? Thanks for your help.

 

[Garblesnarf]

That's a good question. I blow from both ends, but I imagine blowing through the mouthpiece end has more exposure into the filling.

Some people used compressed / canned air.

 

[ALC]

I definitely blow from the mouthend part. I just started using an air pump with a pen gripper over the mouth end and it works like a charm. Just make sure to blow until there is no water left or sometimes you can get a musty taste.

 

[v1John]

What are some other ways to dry them? Not everyone has pumps or compressors.
How about spraying the wet cartos with Zero-Residue electronic spray cleaner? Would that work properly?

 

[v1John]

What are some other ways to dry them? Not everyone has pumps or compressors.
How about spraying the wet cartos with Zero-Residue electronic spray cleaner? Would that work properly?

Actually, in reply to my own question, I am trying something new. I just now dipped a cart in nearly boiling water, and removed the mouthpiece. I let the cart rinse a few seconds, and then did a Taryn spin to it with the battery bag on my finger.

I imagine it still has quite a little bit of water, but because much of the vapor is water, I didn't bother drying it. So, I refilled it with 11mg menthol, mixed with 2 drops of glycerin and 2 drops of 18mg menthol, and it's doing quite well ! I think the water moisture may not be that bad, after all !

 

[jdvorr]

What are some other ways to dry them? Not everyone has pumps or compressors.
How about spraying the wet cartos with Zero-Residue electronic spray cleaner? Would that work properly?

I can tell you that putting them in a mesh bag and tossing them in the dryer, dries them very well. Unfortunately the sharp metal edges banged against labels and nicked and roughed them up. I'm currently sewing together a special cloth holder to keep this from happening.

 

[lonercom]

You can just refill them without washing them. When they lose performance, rinse them out in very hot tap water, blow through the mouth piece and let air dry overnight.

Some folks use 1 carto till it gets gunky then switch to a new prefilled one while the first dries.