Don't Soak 501 Atomizer in Alchohol!

[Josh the Happy]

So yeah, one of my 501 atomizers had the taste of "Bottle Top" from vaporbomb.com stuck it. (some flavors like cinnabomb will hang out in the atomizer, sometimes ruining the flavour of the next cartridge or two, as others have stated - desert ship does it really bad also, and since i don't like desert ship it makes it worse) So i decided to soak it in alcohol while we went to dinner. So when i came back and gave the container a good shake, the paint came right off! I hope the thing is still safe to use -no diluted paint or what not- (the only other one i have at the moment is dedicated to cinnabomb since it's flavor does the same.) Oh well, just thought someone else could learn from from my mistake.

 

[Para]

Not sure what happened to yours, but I clean mine in alcohol in my ultrasonic cleaner and the paint looks fine

 

[lmrasch]

I think it was the amount of time you left it in the alcohol...5 minutes max, dip and drain the alcohol until it comes out in a stream instead of drips from the battery end and it should be squeaky clean. Cozzicon has a great video on it here:
YouTube - E-Cigarette Atomizer Maintenance
I've read elsewhere that someone left their atty in too long and the paint came off....word to the wise.
BTW...works well with pure grain alcohol too. I have 2 black matte attys, no problems with paint coming off....just don't leave it in too long.

 

[gice]

Dang, gotta two soaking in IPA right now. It's been 8 hours...

 

[lmrasch]

Dang, gotta two soaking in IPA right now. It's been 8 hours...

uh oh, lol! DANG.....

 

[Para]

Dang, gotta two soaking in IPA right now. It's been 8 hours...

Yikes !

 

[cozzicon]

Hi guys,

Yes there have been some reports of paint being removed. I haven't been able to duplicate this. I'd like to be able to identify in what situations this happens.

My suspicion is that this happens with knock-off atomizers. But again.. I haven't been able to reproduce the issue.

I still stand by this method though.

 

[quasimod]

So, now you have cool-looking shiny attys! Bonus!

 

[Strigoi]

i've left the cheap knock-off attys from TV in alcohol for a few hours before and the paint on them was fine.

 

[Lazerrred]

So, now you have cool-looking shiny attys! Bonus!

+1 and a new mod.

 

[PoliticallyIncorrect]

I have to report this happened to me also--twice. I can't positively identify them as genuine Joye; all of mine were from two starter 510 kits I bought, one locally, the other from Hong Kong. They were mixed up, so I don't know which was from which kit. But I soaked all four together overnight, and two lost their paint the next morning.

The inference you could draw is that two were from a knock-off kit, but the evidence is circumstancial.

 

[Whistle_Pig]

There are different types of coatings Joye uses. The white and black paint on my 510 attys survives days in PGA. The "Platinum" finish on my eGo couldn't survive exposure to PG. The black eGo feels like a sort of plasticine rubbery coating similar to the platinum finish, so I'm just waiting to see how it lasts. I recently got a couple new copper colored Joye 510 attys, and plunked them into PGA to rinse off the primer fluid, and they're fine after a few days in it.

eGo Platinum finish peeling

 

[Xanax]

The paint on all of my attys has chipped off. Not all of it. Just some making it looks spotty. I don't soak any of my attys in anything not even water. And I haven't ever cleaned a few of them. As for the others that I HAVE cleaned- I rum them under hot water for 5 min and let them dry in front of a blowdryer on the cold setting for 3 min.

 

[xg4bx]

I think it was the amount of time you left it in the alcohol...5 minutes max, dip and drain the alcohol until it comes out in a stream instead of drips from the battery end and it should be squeaky clean. Cozzicon has a great video on it here:
YouTube - E-Cigarette Atomizer Maintenance
I've read elsewhere that someone left their atty in too long and the paint came off....word to the wise.
BTW...works well with pure grain alcohol too. I have 2 black matte attys, no problems with paint coming off....just don't leave it in too long.

I tried this last night, it works like a charm.

 

[AtomPunk]

I use Cozzicon's method every Sunday night to clean my atty's. I have the eGo and it does seem to have a different coating other than just paint. I do a little dry burn and then use the method shown in the video. I have let them soak for up to 30 minutes with no harm.

 

[aszure]

I have seen it myself in the ego Mega atomizers from Totally Wicked. If you leave them in alcohol for more than an hour or so, the coating will start to disintegrate.

 

[KayleePup]

I have a 510 atty that was blue in color, soaked in pga overnight (it had quit working altogether, so figured it couldn't hurt). Paint is pealing but the atty works, sorta. Really hard to draw on now. Keeping it for emergency. Also soaked 2 red atty's from Tasty Vapor and no paint issues on them.

KayleePup

 

[D4rk50ul]

Hi guys,

Yes there have been some reports of paint being removed. I haven't been able to duplicate this. I'd like to be able to identify in what situations this happens.

My suspicion is that this happens with knock-off atomizers. But again.. I haven't been able to reproduce the issue.

I still stand by this method though.

I didn't have this problem the first time I soaked. I soaked them 2 nights later in 70% Isopropyl Alcohol for 5-10 minutes and had my platinum atty start to lose its top coat (around the cart end). It is genuine joye as well, so it can happen. I have since switched to vodka because I kept thinking I was smelling the iso in my vape (probably my mind tricking me).

 

[cozzicon]

I didn't have this problem the first time I soaked. I soaked them 2 nights later in 70% Isopropyl Alcohol for 5-10 minutes and had my platinum atty start to lose its top coat (around the cart end). It is genuine joye as well, so it can happen. I have since switched to vodka because I kept thinking I was smelling the iso in my vape (probably my mind tricking me).

Nah... Isopropyl Alcohol evaporates completely. And there's no way it would not instantly vaporize off the atomizer with any heat at all.

 

[D4rk50ul]

Nah... Isopropyl Alcohol evaporates completely. And there's no way it would not instantly vaporize off the atomizer with any heat at all.

Like I said it was probably in my mind I think it gets the thing SO dry though that I was smoking the wick. I had to prime the heck out of the atty's after the drying time to get them tasting normal again.