How to clean atomizers / atty's for diy, need help!

[blackheavendust]

I've got a 306 lr and a few 510 atty's. I am trying to discover the best way to clear them to sample diy mixes.

Mostly I've been using my 306 lr atty to sample flavors. This is what I've tried so far:

Warm h2o from the faucet to flush.
Isopropyl Alcohol (a few drop and/or a bath).
Blowing out into a cloth using my breath as pressure (from the threaded end and mouthpiece end).
Dripping a mix of just pg/vg on top of flavor until empty

What I haven't tried:
Grain Alcohol (dripped or a quick bath) .
Commercial atty refresher.
High pressure air compressor.

All untried options are on the table. I just seem to have a bland constant vg/pg - ish undertone on my atty's after the first go. In fact, I've resorted a time or two to just throwing the juice in a carto that I had an idea was done enough and in fact they were.

I am about to purchase again into this phase of my DIY and feel like I've searched into the ends of the Internets on what to do. All comments welcome.

 

[chaosring01]

you could boil them for a few mins, might not be the quickest way or use vodka. soak is for 15 and then blow out. drys quick and you could use right away

 

[Stosh]

When I DIY, first thing I do is make up a bottle of unflavored nic juice in my vaping strength, then flavor it. Vaping the unflavored in between flavors will clean the last flavor out, and the unflavored isn't half-bad to vape in any case .... Always have some extra base mixed up to your nic strength on hand.

 

[J87L]

goto youtube and just type in how to clean 510 attys.
alot of professional/pro pv users out their posted their ways of cleaning on youtube ^^

 

[Suicidebob]

Invest in an ultra sonic cleaner. I use it exclusively for all of my atomizers. At the end of a day, I drop the one I was using in the cleaner. I use vodka but sometimes I'll use rubbing alcohol. It does a really good job cleaning them out.

 

[blackheavendust]

I typed wrong..I have used unflavored nic mixed with vg/pg. I am still getting this constant dull flavor at about 50% to where I can't judge the fresh diy. I don't mind a bit of mixing of flavor but I've gone back to a finished juice in any one of my 4 diy atty's and the taste is just different. I just want to know an idea that my flavor mix is right, it doesn't have to be clean and pristine like in new gear. And not trying to be difficult, but out of 4 atty's I think I've given this a fair chance.

 

[blackheavendust]

I've looked...but will look again...I've pretty much gotten used to dedicating my carto's to one flavor. Cleaning them and reusing them has failed and failed again. From what I remember, just vaping on atty's, even if there was a bit of overflow from the last juice, it would work itself out.

 

[blackheavendust]

Looks like the range in ultra sonic cleaners is around $40 USD upwards of $800. $40 - $50 is in my budget if you think it will work...and being in a hurry is not really an issue. Overnight, a day is whatever when it deals with e - cigs.