Getting the menthol out of my cartos

[olds-cool]

I am having a hard time getting the menthol smell and flavor out of my cartos. I've tried cleaning them with rubbing alcohol (left a nasty taste) and bioling them for a few minutes in water. No matter what, the smell and slight taste of menthol is still stuck in the filler. Are there any tricks that I haven't found yet, short of buying seperate cartos for other flavors? I want to experiment with some fruit flavors and that minty undertone just won't cut it.

 

[Illuminatu]

As far as i know, menthol is quite persistent, usually you dedicate a carto/atomizer just for menthol juices!
Somehow i managed to take out the menthol taste in my atomizers, but i use vinegar and PGA soaks to do that. I dont think it could be useful for a cartomizer tho.

 

[RocketRod]

If you want no taste, you would need to boil the a few times, blowing the water out of them in between boils (cool rinsed of course). Menthol hangs on, but it can be done. I get mine clean of any flavor after 3 or so boil cycles. YMMV.

 

[winfab]

Like RocketRod said, I had to boil mine 5 times to get it all out, general rule of thumb is:

Boil for 15 minutes - Rinse - Blow out - Repeat until you can't smell the menthol in the water while its boiling.

 

[dormouse]

I wouldn't use rubbing alcohol - it's poison. And some flavors are very very clingy like menthol and cinnamon. I recommend buying new cartomizers. And use an atomizer, not cartomizers, to test juices. The following atomizers can be used on these cartomizer models - just do not use a drip tip on the atomizer unless you have a sealed manual battery (use cartridges instead).

KR808D-1 - (V4L,Volt,Bloog. G6, Smoketiip, etc) standard resistance DSE901 atomizer
KR808D-2 - (Greensmoke, Red Dragon) at LeCig.com get a a D2 to x adapter and use the atomizer that fitsx
Blu - standard resistance 510 or 306 atomizer
RN4081 - (Smokstik and lots of rebrander models) RN4081 atomizer

 

[studio52]

Excellent post by dormouse, nothing left to be said.

 

[olds-cool]

Thanks for the tips everyone. I'll try boiling a few more times. Dormouse, excellent post. I appreciate the info. I do plan on buying some more cartos but making due with the few I have for another week or 2 until I place an order.

 

[Patrick21]

if you have tried with alcohol best bet would be to replace them

 

[KevinT]

I hear that boiling and then letting them soak in a cheap vodka will do the trick.

 

[GhosT81]

Definately keep menthols seperate from everything. Try reboil and soak in vodka if tgat doesn't work just replace and pick up a couple attys for tasting. I like my 306 atty from mad vapes
306 2.5 ohm Atomizer with Colored Drip Tip


Btw that atty will only work if you have a 510 threaded pv. What are you using?

 

[calvinweber]

For the most part Menthol and Coffee Flavors need their own cartos cause it is quite persistent