Strong tasting juice lingers..

[Pathology]

How do I go about getting strong tasting juices out of my clearos?

For example:

I have Halo Subzero (STRONG menthol) and I cleaned it out (dry burn and cleaned with water). I then put Prime 15 in it....and now it still tastes like menthol...

How do I clean them where this won't happen?

This also happened in one of my Kanger T3s with an orange flavor.

Any ideas?

Thank you!

 

[grandmato5]

The strong juice flavors will linger forever no matter what you do.

 

[Pathology]

So my clearos are basically ruined?

 

[grandmato5]

You can continue to use other menthol flavored juices in them When I had coffee and cinnamon flavored juice that also never goes away, I just dedicated them to those flavors when I choose to use them. The other possibility is to use them with another flavor that compliments the menthol that remains as it does'nt usually remain extremely strong although still present. Some people like a bit of menthol with fruit flavors.

 

[Thompson]

You could try soaking them in PGA/Vodka to see if it removes it.

 

[LucentShadow]

Vinegar has been somewhat helpful to me to aid in getting residual flavor out of equipment. I've even finished the soak off by bubbling it all out by adding baking soda.

Some might vape a tank or two of unflavored through it to clear out the old flavor.

Sometimes you just have to dedicate a clearo or two to specific flavors, if you don't like lingering flavors.

 

[John Alexander]

By mistake I put a regular tobacco flavor into a menthol clearo and actually liked the tast. The tobacco flavor wasn't so hot to start, but the lingering menthol masked the bad flavor. Of course, I may have just gotten lucky this one time.

 

[BikerBob]

You could try soaking them in PGA/Vodka to see if it removes it.

DIYers dissolve menthol crystals in PGA (Vodka is pretty much PGA + Water, so it should work too). Soaking will dilute the menthol in the vodka, so you may have to repeat with fresh vodka. Rinse with hot water, then get a clean container to repeat the soak a few times to fully remove the menthol. Cleaning is a hassle with menthol, so I usually dedicate one or two devices to 'menthol' liquids.

 

[serenity21899]

Unflavored juice works sometimes. A tankful or two.