Finally had to clean the Vapefly mesh.
It was a problem seeing that it was dirty down the barrel. So far it looks like it cleaned up perfectly. Had to take it to the stove to finish burning it because it wouldn't glow close to the clamps.
Looks like this stuff may end up being very economical because of re-usability and it went a lot further before needing to be cleaned than the screen mesh.
I never did stop getting flavor or vapor, I started questioning if dirty coil was the cause of my sore throat (since I couldn't see how caked it was). With the screen and this flavor I get a few tanks and it just stops producing.
The Vapefly mesh wins all around.
The gasket around the deck that has been too stretched about every 2-4 builds did work for re-use after rinsing and letting "dry".