I ruined my 206 atomizer by cleaning it :(

[Vwls]

So I watched a bunch of YouTubes to find out the best way to clean a 306, and ended up ruining mine. I soaked in in vodka overnight. Now it tastes like decaying metal. I'm so sad. Before it tasted like cinnamon, and that was a lot better. Is it ruined forever?

 

[Vwls]

Oops - title typo. Should read 306, not 206 ha!

 

[Racehorse]

I would never soak for more than 30-60 minutes in the vodka.

Even 80 proof vodka has quite a high % of water in it.

Blow out from the connector end only.

You can then place some unflavored PG/VG, or some plain unflavored VG on it before you store it --- never store an atty dry.
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I know that Metal taste you are talking about. You might try to revive it with some real hot water, or some plain unflavored juice, but I have found that once the metal corrodes like that from being oversoaked, they usually don't come back to normal again.

I have never dry burned an atty, and I have some that are over 6 months old and still working. I also don't do the vodka soak every time, I often just will put some plain unflavored VG+distilled water (mostly VG) on it, vape it a little, then put it away.

Unless you are vaping very highly flavored or NET stuff, your coil is not going to get really gunked up from just testing a few flavors.

 

[SissySpike]

I use rubbing alcohol you can try vinegar and baking soda. Cinnamon is a tough flavor to remove. Having a atty specific for a strong flavor is always a good idea.