A Word Of Warning

[JesusDoesVegas]

A great way to destroy a perfectly good zippo is to use it to light your quicklight coals. The black powder it drops gunks up the zippo, causing it to lose the ever so satisfying "CLING!!" sound. Ive been using the same zippo for a while to light my coals, and I just noticed today that its all gross and its lost its zippo sound.

oh well. Its still classier than a bic.

[AinSophAur]

I'm sure you can clean it?

[JesusDoesVegas]

I did, but the gunkyness is in the hinge, so the sound is gone. Perhaps If I soak the outer casing in alcohol or something. I don't think that will rust it. Edited January 18, 2007 by JesusDoesVegas

[Sonthert]

I did, but the gunkyness is in the hinge, so the sound is gone. Perhaps If I soak the outer casing in alcohol or something. I don't think that will rust it.

Alot of my older Zippos that have never been used to light coals have lost their clank, too. I don't think charcoal has anything to do with it. The hinge doesn't cause the clank, the metal plate in the top, on the underside of the lighter does.

[rattler]

I did, but the gunkyness is in the hinge, so the sound is gone. Perhaps If I soak the outer casing in alcohol or something. I don't think that will rust it.

Alot of my older Zippos that have never been used to light coals have lost their clank, too. I don't think charcoal has anything to do with it. The hinge doesn't cause the clank, the metal plate in the top, on the underside of the lighter does.

Spot on.

[Scheetz]

I hate zippos. I have a badass Redskins one and that shit never lights when I need it. Always refilling it and it lasts about 2 days with maybe 2 full lights on it before its done.

[web250]

BBQ lighters all the way.

[Allia22]

The ones with the reeeeeeeally long tips? Yep, that's what I used until I ran out of fluid, now I'm back to a Bic. I need to pick up another one that's refillable...

[web250]

The ones with the reeeeeeeally long tips? Yep, that's what I used until I ran out of fluid, now I'm back to a Bic. I need to pick up another one that's refillable...

Ya exactly. I get em for like $5 at the local 5 and 10 on campus. They last a decent amount of time...then I get a new one.

[art_official]

the clank is made from metal hitting metal...not the hinge

liek when you snap, the noise is coming from your middle or index finger hittng your palm, not rubbing off your thumb.

if the hinge is whats bothering you im sure its nothing a little WD40 cant do anything baout

[ghostofdavid]

Best. Icon (Ha!). Ever.

[Sonthert]

I hate zippos. I have a badass Redskins one and that shit never lights when I need it. Always refilling it and it lasts about 2 days with maybe 2 full lights on it before its done.

You should learn to take care of it better. Zippos haven't been around for almost 100 years because everybody hates them .

[ASUSEAN1]

jus buy a 15 dollar torch, lightin coals has never been so easy

[Eden]

jus buy a 15 dollar torch, lightin coals has never been so easy

Agreed

[rattler]

I love my Zippos...Washing the hinge with lighter fluid gets them real nice and clean.

[Macho555]

I have this nice old silver zippo, the things about 61 years old judging by the date. It still clanks though! I use a torch lighter from walmart. the thing cost like 8 dollars and it works wonderfully.

[hookah hippie]

I personally use a very old butane lighter
The thing of beauty about this lighter is the fact when you put
recently developed butane in it
The lighter becomes a good two foot flame

[smiley]

I had a batch of Golden Quick Lites. I was lighting one up. The sucker popped and I got that crap in my eye. That was not fun
Smiley