silica wick

[gjshaw29]

ok so I bought some silica wick off of ebay this week. And I built a coil and it tastes nasty! Got some different wick and rebuilt it and it tastes fine, wondering if I wash the silica from ebay if it will help the flavor?? Really need some help as I have 10 ft of the nasty tasting wick.

 

[Thrasher]

after building the coil you can try torching the wick. silica/fiberglass doesnt burn easy.
or try boiling it. since most of the wick we use is really used in fiberglass spray guns some venders may not be buying or carrying the cleanest stuff. as in most cases not vape related its just a box laying in a dusty warehouse.

if all else fails oh well i went through this too untill i found what i likes and stuck with it.

 

[Crash Moses]

Also, you may have had a hotspot on your original build. In my experience poor flavor or taste on a newly built coil is almost always related to a hidden hotspot. Make another coil and try to make sure both legs are the same length and check for hotspots before you fire it up. That should tell you whether it's the silica or the build.

 

[gjshaw29]

no hotspots that's for sure...I tried boiling it today, but haven't built anything with it yet. Hope it helps.

 

[t8kiteasy]

The coil you built,did you get the wire around the coil tight enough so it touches the silica wick? If any part of the coil does not touch the wick it will give off a bad taste too,usually a metallic taste.

 

[gjshaw29]

Yep coils are touching the wick...I'm a little bummed cuz I thought I was getting a good deal. Thank god I have a vape store near my house for supplies.

 

[FogHawg]

Don't overlook trying cotton for wick material. I finally tried it for the first time not long ago & it really works good. I haven't used silica since.

 

[t8kiteasy]

You didn't by any chance get the silica from Mr. E-Wick on ebay did ya????

 

[st0nedpenguin]

I torch all silica until it glows now, it performs and wicks better off the bat.

 

[Nizzler]

My only option for silica is online. eBay can give me the best prices. My very first order I built a coil straight out if the box (in this case the envelope) I got a nasty taste also. Trashed the entire build and made another wick. Same nasty taste. Went back onto eBay to email the vendor but noticed a disclaimer on the same exact ad I ordered from. The disclaimer said to torch the silica with blue flame for atleast 15 seconds. I did that on my third try and no nasty taste at all. I've noticed practically all the vendors on eBay have the same disclaimer to torch your silica.