Cleaning a new mod

[PipeBomb Jon]

I've heard that a new mod should be cleaned to get rid of the machining or polishing materials that are left on after manufacture. How is this done? Do you have a ritual you perform on a new mod, apart from

I saw Zeldamum's recent thread on ultrasonic cleaning of clearomiser parts. I have an ultrasonic cleaner, so would you advise breaking down the parts and putting it in for cleaning and what cleaning solution would you use to clean it? Or it a simple job and less cleaning needed? Someone also talked about using alcohol, would that be used on all parts after cleaning? I would also be interested to know about general maintenance of mods you may perform every now and again, like cleaning contacts and how you go about this.

[poochops]

I'd whack it in the ultrasonic with hot water and a few drops of fairy! Two or three cycles and a rinse under the tap and Roberts your mothers brother

I clean the threads on my atomisers and inside the 510 with kitchen roll each time I fill up, and then with the mrs' acetone each time I recoil the atty, or when I can be bothered. I really should buy some alcohol though.

[PipeBomb Jon]

Thanks Poochops. What's acetone?

[Perpetua]

Isopropyl Alcohol would probably be your best bet for cleaning PipeBomb Jon, it can be picked quite easily and inexpensively on Ebay.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360587633791?var=630085949818&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

Acetone is nail polish remover to the best of my knowledge . . . . .

[Deleted]

PipeBomb Jon I hope that by "mod" you mean a clearo or rba and not a mod which contains electronic components eg a vamo or svd etc. Anything containing electronic pcb's or switches should never be subjected to any form of cleaning that involves water.

[mart166]

I clean mine in hot soapy water on arrival, although last lot I done in steradent because i was doing some juice bottles at same time, used one of the clearos today, and guess what, tasted of steradent, so good wash out afterwards needed.


MP

[PipeBomb Jon]

Thanks for the feedback. I went ahead with Poochops suggestion and cleaned it that way. Went to Boots and asked if they had any alcohol. I couldn't remember Isopropyl, so said it's 'ice-summat-alcohol,' which led to a couple in the queue, giving me the once over, like I wanted to drink the stuff! Asked in Sainsbury's too, but seems its difficult to buy in the shops, so thanks for the link Perpetua. Unfortunately I'm all spent out now, so the alcohol will have to wait a while longer. All the bits and bobs you need to get started, soon mounts up to a lot of cash. I am talking about a mechanical, guess I should have made that clear. Just saw one of Todd's latest videos, where he mentions about regular cleaning of the contacts on mechanicals, so its something I'll want to do.
I made a newbies error of cleaning the mod to get rid of the oil and stuff on it and then noticed that the safety ring was tending to seize, so applied some WD40 to it and then thought I'd apply some to all the threads. It then dawned on me that I going to have to clean that off, at least in the tank section and where it will come into contact with juice. So back to square one. Still its extraordinary how much pleasure a tube of steel is giving me at the moment. And that's even before the batteries have arrived.

[Balllsy]

No need to clean your mod before use as it won't be containing juices. Only things you need to clean are atomizers.

[PipeBomb Jon]

See your point Ballsy. I didn't make it clear in the above question, but I bought the silver fox, a hybrid, and the GUS 16 with Steam Machine, so was cleaning both mod and atty at the same time. However, having done it I think it was a good idea to clean the battery case, as depending on the model, you are getting rid of a fair bit of surface grime, which seems to be ok, so long as the threads get some lube afterwards.

[Balllsy]

Noalox is a popular compound used for threads etc. It can be bought at cloud 9 vaping.

[charon]

Jan 23, 2014 1:51:55 GMT PipeBomb Jon said:

I made a newbies error of cleaning the mod to get rid of the oil and stuff on it and then noticed that the safety ring was tending to seize, so applied some WD40 to it and then thought I'd apply some to all the threads. It then dawned on me that I going to have to clean that off, at least in the tank section and where it will come into contact with juice. So back to square one. Still its extraordinary how much pleasure a tube of steel is giving me at the moment. And that's even before the batteries have arrived.

A quick and easy cheat to lubricating the threads.....get a soft graphite pencil  (HB or the likes)   and rub this around your treads..job done with no mess.

[Perpetua]

Good old Vaseline/Petroleum Jelly is what I use on threads, cheap as chips. Just be careful to not get any on contacts as it prevents conductivity, unlike Noalox which helps.