Cleaning your lighters

[Tombstone]

Do any of you clean your lighters? If so what do you do? I feel like everytime time I "maintenance" my lighter I make it worse.

[josh lucky 13]

Empty refill and keep clicking until it works or i go find another lighter

[Ljutic]

Do any of you clean your lighters? If so what do you do? I feel like everytime time I "maintenance" my lighter I make it worse.

For me, it depends on the type of lighter. Soft flame flint lighters get the most attention. I'll clean them when putting in new flint.

Torch lighters I struggle with and I often feel it was better before I tried cleaning it. Now I just use the cheapest torch lighters (Ronson Jetlites) I can get and use them until they no longer work.

[SoCal gunner]

Do any of you clean your lighters? If so what do you do? I feel like everytime time I "maintenance" my lighter I make it worse.

Compressed air in a can (like for cleaning PCs) works well on jets.

Soft flames with the heating element, on the other hand, are tricky as they are fragile and I've broken them before.

[Tombstone]

I got to search around for the picture where I was "fixing " a lighter on the brand new couch and made a fireball in the living room. I burned off the hair on my hand and a good chunk of my beard. Them there was the time I rocked the internal stem across the room. I dont have a good record.

[WNYTONY]

I got to search around for the picture where I was "fixing " a lighter on the brand new couch and made a fireball in the living room. I burned off the hair on my hand and a good chunk of my beard. Them there was the time I rocked the internal stem across the room. I dont have a good record.

You don't remember that our boy Mr. Jonathan has his GHOST method ?

https://thecigarauthority.com/ghosti...han-editorial/

[Tombstone]

You don't remember that our boy Mr. Jonathan has his GHOST method ?

https://thecigarauthority.com/ghosti...han-editorial/

I am going to be honest. I forgot about that but now that it is pointed out its kinda a duh moment. I should start there more often and not go directly for the screw driver.

[WNYTONY]

I am going to be honest. I forgot about that but now that it is pointed out its kinda a duh moment. I should start there more often and not go directly for the screw driver.

Hasn't always worked for me but it covers all the basics on where to start. Had just heard a listener mention it in an email myself

[chain_gang]

I only use cheapie lighters now that my Colibri has disappeared, and only do refills with the occasional purge.

But I have learned my lesson on butane when I had to use some unknown "tobacco" shop brand when I was in a pinch. The lighter didn't work very well after awhile of use with that butane, but I think I ran a wire brush over the nozzle, and it worked better. Also did something to try to move a nozzle with the square end of the brush, but ended up cracking and breaking the deflector material. Works like a champ still to this day. Did I fix it?...can't say.

[Ljutic]

I got to search around for the picture where I was "fixing " a lighter on the brand new couch and made a fireball in the living room. I burned off the hair on my hand and a good chunk of my beard.

While attending a high brow herf, I watched someone refill their butane lighter while an ornamental candle was burning at their table. Let's just say someone may have soiled their britches when gas overflow and table candle made a love connection. It wasn't me and I won't name names. I was far enough away to see it all, and discretely laugh my ass off when it did.