Machine Oil... Atty cleaning failed.

[UNREALBANTER]

Now I know there's a bunch on this but something different and ridiculous has arose.

I read that a good way to get rid of machine oil off of stainless steel atomizers was to soak it in some dawn dish soap.

I think it worked I can no longer taste machine oil. But all I can taste it the soap. I've had it in hot water for days at a time switching it out to keep it hot. No change.

I just bought a Lemo Drop atty, and I don't want to make the same mistake I made with my kayfun Lite plus, in using something and then having THAT leave a nasty taste.

I'm new here, too, so feel free to scrap this if it's been talked about, I apologize if that's the case.. It'd be nice to find ONE universal trick for this. I would've tried the dishwasher but I don't have one lol.

dna 40 Lyfe #FlavorChaser

 

[HMav]

The dish soap will work its way into all the little gaps between parts and screw holes. You need to disassemble COMPLETELY and rinse in hot running water. Rinse, rinse, and rinse, and rinse some more. Dry with compressed air (if possible) and paper towels.

 

[classwife]

Moved you to Rebuildable Atomizer Systems - rta from Ecigarette Technical Issues

 

[dc99]

I use dawn and then rinse a few times with water and then rinse in everclear. I just keep some in a small cup with a lid.

 

[Uncle00Jesse]

Buy a handle of cheap vodka for $14 bucks. Pour into a plastic cup and let it soak for 24 hours. rinse with hot water

 

[roxynoodle]

Sometimes Dawn isn't strong enough. I completely dismantle an atty and soak it in isoproply alcohol (except plastic tanks). Usually an hour is enough. I rinse everything well with hot water.

 

[milescadre]

I give it a hot water bath. I find this lifts and washes away most if not all the oil.

Then I give it a isopropyl alcohol bath overnight. this displaces the water/oil

12-24 hrs air dry, and never have had nasty machine oil taste =)

 

[Fuzzy Bruce]

Using vodka for cleaning is alcohol abuse! A couple of recent additions to my atty collection were loaded with machine oil. So bad that the oil could be smelled when unboxed. I used boiling water to rinse the disassembled attys first and then efferdent and soaked overnight.

No alcohol was abused and the attys came out fresh and minty,,, just kidding but there was no oil smell or taste.

 

[AndriaD]

My last kayfun resisted all my attempts to clean it via traditional methods (soap and water!). So boiled it for about a half hour, and that got rid of whatever that funky taste was -- machine oil, I think. Boiling is a bit easier on the rubber/silicone o-rings that alcohol-soaking, too. I've had to replace several kayfun o-rings due to my soaking them in diluted alcohol to try and get rid of lingering tastes.

Andria

 

[Bunnykiller]

I prefer the Orange Clean stuff, cuts the oil and rinses clean

 

[roxynoodle]

Yeah, I had to boil a K4 for half an hour after 4 previous baths failed. That one had black tarlike gunk up the chimney (and probably hiding in several other places). When all else fails, that will work. It did stink up the kitchen for awhile though.

 

[93gc40]

Best way to remove machine oil is a solvent soak (gasoline works great) alcohol also works, for the metal parts followed by dishsoap and HOT water soak and cleaning. Be carefull of the soft parts, plastics and rubbers, they can pickup flavor from whatever you use to clean the atomizer.

 

[r77r7r]

I use contact cleaner and or Windex.

 

[Ryuukon]

A couple of years ago I bought an ultrasonic cleaner to "rapid steep" juice. That never worked all that well. But I found another, more obvious use for that cleaner. Cleaning atomizers FAST.

I had a huge bottle of 70% iso alcohol that I decided to use in my cleaner with equal parts water and a few drops of Dawn and let it run for about 30 mins. Worked like a charm. Even the dreaded Tobeco Kayfun V4 (probably the most heavily oiled atties I've ever bought) came out absolutely clean in 30 mins in the ultrasonic cleaner followed by a quick rinse in hot water.

Anymore the very first thing I do with ALL atomizers is toss it into the ultrasonic cleaner with that alcohol/water mixture with a few drops of Dawn.

 

[Bigbob2322]

Try white vinegar - It works very good and rinses off with no left over residue.

 

[Mr.Bungle]

I soaked (and randomly swirled) my Kayfun 4 clone in isopropyl alcohol for about 30 minutes. Rinsed and towel dried. It's the cleanest taste I've ever had from a new atty. And I've gotten some super greasy pieces from FT.

 

[ka724ka]

I soaked mine with a drop of dish liquid in warm water and rinse it under warn water for couple minutes then wipe with paper towel. No machine oil taste at all.


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