Do I need stainless steel cartos for a tank?

[rock_lobsterrr]

I'm looking into purchasing a Lil' Mama soon but have a questions about the cartos I need for it. I notice in all the pictures people post on here and on BDV's website there is a stainless steel carto inside of the tank. Is this a must? I have quite a stock of Boge LR cartos from iVape that are black or at least have a black wrapping on them. Is it a no-no to put these cartos in the tank? I can potentially see an issue since this since the outside of the carto will be saturated in eliquid - possibly causing it to disintegrate the wrap on the carto and maybe affecting the taste of the liquid?

Or maybe I'm completley off base. Just thought I'd get some input from the community before I slap one in a tank without knowing the facts!

 

[CDnerds]

Well they have to be punched. Most of the time if they arent stainless they are wrapped with a colored sticker. You can pull the sticker off and you have to get all the glue off before you punch it. It should work ok after that. If you don't pull the sticker off it will start falling off inside your tank from being wet with the nicotine juice. I'm sure the sticker ink and glue will start mixing with your juice to, which wouldn't taste very good.

 

[aziffel]

And that tiny increase in diameter the wrapper makes it a very tight fit even if you wanted to vape adhesive and ink

 

[washvap]

And that tiny increase in diameter the wrapper makes it a very tight fit even if you wanted to vape adhesive and ink

+1

It's better to buy the SS carto's since they are safer and will fit in your carto better then with the wrapper on. Which does more then just change the flavor of your juice.

 

[saltysharktoes]

the sticker wrapper comes off the black boges really easily and if you just wipe the rest of the adhesive off well it then is a SS carto ...i was curious and just did it to mine hahaa

 

[B4DJ1N64N]

There are other cartos using enamel paints instead of stickers, and the paint will crumble and mixed with the juice. You'll get extra flavor that way, add more character to the juice flavor.

 

[rock_lobsterrr]

Good stuff. Looks like I'll be peeling some stickers off tonight!

 

[wyojoe]

Good stuff. Looks like I'll be peeling some stickers off tonight!

Sticker are a pain in the you know what. I only time I do it is if I am out of S.S. The glue left behind after you remove the sticker is messy. Yes you can remove the glue but like I said it's a pain.

 

[Frick]

I read somewhere that if you put the cartos in the freezer, the black label falls right off -- haven't tried it myself, though.

 

[wyojoe]

I read somewhere that if you put the cartos in the freezer, the black label falls right off -- haven't tried it myself, though.

I have, doesn't work. I didn't find that the label came off any easier and the glue was still on the carto. If it would come off easy and cleanly, I would do it because the S.S. are sometimes out of stock.

 

[Frick]

I have, doesn't work. I didn't find that the label came off any easier and the glue was still on the carto. If it would come off easy and cleanly, I would do it because the S.S. are sometimes out of stock.

Hmm, I wonder if it works differently with different cartos. I remember people were agreeing in the thread -- maybe it was for KR808D Volt/Bloog cartos.

 

[wyojoe]

Hmm, I wonder if it works differently with different cartos. I remember people were agreeing in the thread -- maybe it was for KR808D Volt/Bloog cartos.

Could be, I have tried boge and I think joytech standard 510 carto's. I have read about the freezing thing before also and that why I tried it, with out success. It might have made the wrapper come of a little easier but not that much, and it left the glue on the carto so it still had to be removed with goo-gone or acetone.

 

[Frick]

Could be, I have tried boge and I think joytech standard 510 carto's. I have read about the freezing thing before also and that why I tried it, with out success. It might have made the wrapper come of a little easier but not that much, and it left the glue on the carto so it still had to be removed with goo-gone or acetone.

Now that I think about it, I think the thread was referring to Volt cartos.

Either way, you're better off getting stainless if you can find them in stock.

 

[washvap]

Sticker are a pain in the you know what. I only time I do it is if I am out of S.S. The glue left behind after you remove the sticker is messy. Yes you can remove the glue but like I said it's a pain.

+1

Took me awhile to take all the glue off. Ended up using a razor blade and scrapping everything off and that took awhile for that to happen.

 

[rock_lobsterrr]

Goo-Gone works perfect for removing residue like this

 

[tybs_4045]

I use Goo-Gone also if im out of stainless cartos........just put a drop on some paper towel and it will take off the glue in seconds.

Just make sure you rinse the off the carto well before you drop it in your tank.

 

[wyojoe]

I use Goo-Gone also if im out of stainless cartos........just put a drop on some paper towel and it will take off the glue in seconds.

Just make sure you rinse the off the carto well before you drop it in your tank.

You and rock_lobsterrr are both right, but it is messy and I try to avoid doing that. LOL

 

[micksf]

+1 for SS. I found this method for making the hole in the carto really works for me (picts at the end of the thread)...

www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/modding-forum/239993-making-hole-your-carto-tank.html