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Does zippo lighter take the same lighter fluid as a bic lighter?
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No. Bic lighters -- and most other throwaway lighters -- use butane gas, which liquefies under modest pressure. When struck, the pressure tank is opened and the butane vaporizes and travels through a small orifice, or jet, to the spark wheel. Zippos, of course, use a naphtha-based liquid lighter fluid and a woven textile wick, which conducts the fluid to the spark wheel.
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Can you use zippo lighter fluid for charcoal fluid?
Absolutely not, you should only use Zippo Lighter fluid. If you're in a pinch, Ronson lighter fluid works too.
Can you take lighter fluid from one lighter and put it in a zippo?
im not sure if you mean taking the fluid from a regular lighter and putting that into a zippo or just simply zippo to zippo but I'll answer both. I wouldn't recomend putting normal butane lighter fluid into a zippo because it runs out really fast and makes the flame far too big to be practical. if you want to change fuel from one zippo to another simply remove the insert, peel back the first felt layer, take out the cotton from inside and putting that cotton into the other zippo. hope that helped :)
How do you remove permanent marker from eyeglasses?
You can try lighter fluid. Like the Zippo cigarette lighter fluid. This product is good for removing many things. Not sure if it will take off permanent marker but it is worth a try. use nail polish remover, i find it is the best thing.
What do you need to buy with a zippo?
The one thing you'll need to buy before using it is lighter fluid. Zippo lighters come empty and you'll need to fill it. You should try and use only Zippo Lighter fluid which you can find at any cigar shop, most convenient stores and most supermarkets. As time wears on, you'll need to purchase flints and wicks but these take a while to wear down. If you're buying online, you may want to purchase these 2 items (flints and wicks), at the time you buy your lighter to save on shipping.
Where can you get zippo with green flames coming out of it?
Zippo does not sell a lighter that has a green flame. In order to achieve a green flame, you'd have to use chemicals such as Copper Sulfate or Boric Acid dissolved in methanol. You would take the Chemical and Methanol solution and add it to your lighter fluid. Another option is to have a piece of copper such as a wire suspended in your flame. It is best to sand the piece of copper.
What do you do if your Zippo lighter goes through the wash?
It should be fine if you take the insides out and let them dry properly. This might take a couple of days. Refill the lighter, replace the flint, and spark it up. If you can't make it light, you can always send it back to Zippo and they will make repairs to the mechanism.
Why won't a new Zippo lighter work?
It needs a flint and lighter fluid. Zippo does not ship with either item, they must be purchased separately. Check at the tobbacco counter for these items. The flint is a small cylindrical style object which rests under the wheel, this can be put in by pulling the silver part of the zippo out of the case it comes in, unscrewing the golden screw, dropping the flint into the hole and then putting the screw back in. It is a good idea not to tighten the screw all the way, so that it can be unscrewed by hand if the zippo ever gets jammed. To refule the lighter, first of all you need some fluid! Then lift the arm which sits on the opposite side of the lighter to the wheel, into a vertical position.Then you take the inside part of the lighter out again, and then turn it upside down so that you can see the foam. If you are using lighter fluid with a squeezy nozle, you can poke the end of the can into the hole, and squeeze in short bursts of around one second, with two second gaps. If you are not using a squeezy can with a pointed nozle, you need to pinch the foam, and lift it up towards the golden screw head, then pour the fluid in slowly until you see it rise up above the foam. In both cases of refulling, you need to stop as soon as you see the utmost layer of foam become damp or wet, overfilling will cause leaks or for fluid to drip out the wick if you hold it upside down. Doing this means you risk setting the excess fluid on fire and badly hurting yourself if there is any on the case of the lighter or your hands. Zippo strongly recommend that you wash your hands thoroughly, and wipe your zippo before you ignite the lighter.
How do you refill one of those metal zippo lighters?
Take the actual lighter out of the metal frame, should have to move a joint back where the lighter opens. Pull it out, and there should be a small piece on the bottom of the lighter that looks like insulation. Pull that out slightly and fill the inside of that with liquid lighter fluid. When it's full, put the whole piece back together and you're all set.
I bought a zippo yesterday and my cousin put aftershave in it and now it won't work help please?
Don't panic! Open the lighter, take it out of the case and let it dry out for a couple of days. Then fill it with lighter fluid, spin the wheel backward to clean the flint off, and see if it lights. The problem is that alchohol in the aftershave won't ignite in a lighter. Let it evaporate for a couple of days, it should take care of the problem.
Will they take away your zippo lighter Once you Join the army?
If you bring it to Basic with you, it will be confiscated as contraband. Once you've graduated Basic, then you can keep it with you.
Is charcoal lighter the same thing as lighter fluid?
No. Charcoal lighter is usually refined kerosene and cigarette lighter fluid is naptha. Naptha is also a component in clothes dry cleaning compounds, so that is the reason it will take spots out of clothes. Naptha has a different flash point than kerosene, so do not try to fill lighters with it.
Can you take flint out of a lighter and put it in a zippo?
yes i know u can iv'e seen it done but just not exactly sure how wish i could be of more help =] peace
