I just did a micro rebuild on my kanger protank 2 heads, everyone was saying how wonderful cotton was, but it taste like crap! Doesnt not taste like my juice at all with a silica wick, getting a laundry,sour,shampoo taste.... Anyone have anything on this? im going to try boiling but i think im just gonna buy silica instead.
CVS Organic Cotton Balls bad taste
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Boil them...kinda sounds like you're using too much wick. Don't roll it. Just get enough in there till there is tension. If you feel like the coil will be warped pulling it through, you put too much. Once you get a hang of it, you can roll it, but I don't ever roll my cotton.
Some say that organic cotton needs boiling because it has peroxide in it. I use CVS sterile cotton and don't notice any odd flavors and never boiled them. Maybe give sterile cotton a try. As for silica I'll never go back to it unless I had to.
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With cotton the amount matters a lot. If you use too much or too little it'll scorch because it's not getting enough liquid.
The guy at the vape shop told me that you should never let your fingers touch the part of the cotton that will remain in your coil, he said that little bit of oil from your skin will affect flavor. Just a tip, I don't know if it has anything to do with the taste in your case...
I use CVS organic cotton balls and have never boiled them. Here's how I make my wicks.
I will also recommend boiling the wick as it does seem to get rid of a soapy sort of flavor, that said I don't visually see any crud, although maybe it's because I use lots of water and boil for 20 minutes several times in a row.
Also worth trying (I think) are the cotton pads instead of the balls. I use the fluffy inner part, not the cloth-like outside portion, after the aforementioned boiling. I started using them because I thought they may use less or no sizing as opposed to the cotton balls.
Also worth trying (I think) are the cotton pads instead of the balls. I use the fluffy inner part, not the cloth-like outside portion, after the aforementioned boiling. I started using them because I thought they may use less or no sizing as opposed to the cotton balls.
I've used a lot of different wicking mediums. I've found the taste provided by sterile rolled cotton and organic cotton balls to be clean, without unwanted flavors, and without muting any flavor notes. I also really enjoy German silica, Ekowool, and XC-116. Overall, the difference in flavor between all is subtle and they are all great at representing flavor.
As has been mentioned, the key to cotton is that less is more. Very, very little cotton is needed, as it expands when wet, and holds a lot of juice. Wash hands before rolling a cotton wick to avoid oils in fingers effecting flavor, but if it does it goes away fairly quick. I haven't found any need to boil the CVS sterile rolled or organic cotton balls I've used. Some do, and I've heard mixed results, but many find it perfectly fine without boiling.
As has been mentioned, the key to cotton is that less is more. Very, very little cotton is needed, as it expands when wet, and holds a lot of juice. Wash hands before rolling a cotton wick to avoid oils in fingers effecting flavor, but if it does it goes away fairly quick. I haven't found any need to boil the CVS sterile rolled or organic cotton balls I've used. Some do, and I've heard mixed results, but many find it perfectly fine without boiling.
I have never boiled the organic CVS cotton balls. I let the juice soak in for awhile and there usually isn't any bad taste. I did however boil the cotton yard I had but I saw no difference in flavor and vapor.
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You will not get Crud of sterile cotton balls, though you might get a lot of loose strands floating around.
Op, possible hand lotion or some other contaminant while preparing the coil?
I seem to be very sensitive to taste, and when i switched to cotton wicks all I could taste is sweet cotton juice when using boiled cotton balls. I acquired some CVS sterile rolled cotton, and it has virtually eliminated any sweet cotton taste! I didn't have to boil it or anything.
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