It can be your everyday carry (EDC), or somebody else's in the past.
Cleaning your Zippo ensure it's reliable performance, also preparing old ones for collection and storage.
Additionally, doing so can inhibit essential parts from corrosions-
Particularly the cam spring.
Additionally, doing so can inhibit essential parts from corrosions-
Particularly the cam spring.
This is how i do it, reaching into every nooks and crannies without sophisticated apparatus. Using just basic items available within many homes:
Lighter fluid,
WD-40 and nylon dish-washing pads (for stubborn soot and rust),
cotton buds, wooden stick, Paper towels/cotton swabs, toothpick.
gloves to protect your skins , masks if necessary, and a well ventilated area
Lighter fluid,
WD-40 and nylon dish-washing pads (for stubborn soot and rust),
cotton buds, wooden stick, Paper towels/cotton swabs, toothpick.
gloves to protect your skins , masks if necessary, and a well ventilated area
It may be laborious work,
but bringing back a heavily used Zippo lighter to it's former glory.
This is worth the effort
but bringing back a heavily used Zippo lighter to it's former glory.
This is worth the effort