Is Primer Fluid Dangerous?

[APD99]

I misplaced my Ego-t at some point this morning and haven't been able to find it, so I took a fresh T atomiser out of the plastic and blew it out and then wiped it down with a dry cloth. When I did this i noticed that the paint on the atty was bubbling and started to come off in the "wet" areas where the primer fluid had gotton onto the casing. I got this atty from another vaper and it sat in my desk for about 2 weeks (no idea how long it sat with him). I am in the automotive trade and the only time I have seen something like this is when an industrial solvent or other caustic chemical touches paint. I am concerned that the primer fluid could be dangerous and was wondering if anybody knows exactly what it is and if it is indeed something poentially hazardous. Here are the pics of the atty attached to my backup Riva so you can see that it is a very specific area where the paint came off and this was a factory sealed atty not a repack.

 

[rolygate]

See this post on primer:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/ecf-library/133998-how-fix-bad-taste-new-atomizers.html

It's normally just unflavored e-liquid. I did hear once that one factory in particular uses PEG for this (the least-used of the three base liquids PG, VG and PEG400). I can't see that makes any substantial difference to the fact that, basically, you don't want to inhale it. You should blow a new atty out onto paper towel, then soak it through with alcohol quickly, then blow it through again - and centrifuge it if you can.

It's not just the primer, it's stuff left in there from manufacturing. If you've ever worked in a factory you'll know that the dozens of jobs of machining and assembly that go to making an atty cannot possibly be done cleanly and without contamination by cutting oils, coatings, solder residue, glue and a bunch of other stuff. Up to you to flush it through before use.

All the base liquids are good solvents, so they will dissolve some types of paint. You'll realise that after spilling it on furniture and not noticing till too late - the varnish is history, you're left with bare wood.

It's funny your e-cig uses paint that will be dissolved by e-liquid/primer, though - obviously not epoxy 2-pack