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Do You Peel Off The Outer Layers Of Your Cotton Squares?
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I peel off one side fold it onto these side that's not peeled and then roll it.
Doing that seems to give it some stability, and it makes it fluffy like a fluffy pillow
Doing that seems to give it some stability, and it makes it fluffy like a fluffy pillow
Pretty much why I do it too.Yes. Because I saw some guy on YouTube do it a while back and he spoke with authority. Now I'm scared if I don't do the peel he'll get me when I'm sleeping. That, and it seems the thing to do.
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That's why I put up this poll, because I saw it on YouTube also and was curious how many others do it.
I had to rewick this morning (previous wick was a tad too tight). So I figured I'd try it. I honestly can't really tell much of a difference, though. I'm using the Kanger RBA in my subtank mini, and there has to be at least a little "tension" on the juice holes or they'll leak (found that out the hard way...). So it might be a moot point for the Kanger.
Maybe I'll notice a difference on one of my RDAs.
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Hey Chef. I feel the main reason to do the peel is to remove the compressed outer edges. I have a Subtank plus, with that and my few other rtas I always fluff my cotton well with a piece of leftover Kanthal. Fluffed cotton really holds the juice and in my opinion helps to alleviate leaking. Lots of fluffy cotton is my motto. I have the original style RTA base in my Subtank which has the juice channels at the bottom of the base, so I make sure the cotton touches the base and then I move the cotton, after wetting ,to open up the channels.
I've tried it both ways and can't say I noticed much of a difference, if any. What it's come down to for me is, if I think I cut too wide of a strip of cotton, I take the outside layer off lol
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Steve
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Steve
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I do, but for no good reasons. I saved the outer shells up and rolled them and wick with them just to see if I can tell any difference, Nope, not to me. Same taste, great wicking. Fluffy innards just feel good when wicking.
I always do. I sometimes wonder why I do it. I think it's just a habit I picked up early on that never really did me wrong. But I have had problems with wicking when I got lazy and didn't peel before cutting. I've always done it that way, so I'm geared towards always doing it that way, and with that comes certain expectations, which may in fact, be completely imagined, along with the perceived results. I've never given it any thought before.
I think it really all comes down to your wicking technique. Personally, I think the outer, compressed layers of wick do me no good, so I discard them, but perhaps that only works better for me because I learned to wick with those outer layers gone. It's possible that the only thing that really changes significantly is how one estimates the appropriate amount to cut.
Sometimes, I think it's an OCD thing. In my mind, they shouldn't be there and they just have to come off. I feel anxious leaving them on. I also bite my fingernails and chew on plastic bottle cap rings impulsively, though.
I have a buddy who never peels his squares, but he seems to get similar results, even when we build the exact same coils, though our techniques for fluffing, inserting, and positioning wicks are also very different.
I think it really all comes down to your wicking technique. Personally, I think the outer, compressed layers of wick do me no good, so I discard them, but perhaps that only works better for me because I learned to wick with those outer layers gone. It's possible that the only thing that really changes significantly is how one estimates the appropriate amount to cut.
Sometimes, I think it's an OCD thing. In my mind, they shouldn't be there and they just have to come off. I feel anxious leaving them on. I also bite my fingernails and chew on plastic bottle cap rings impulsively, though.
I have a buddy who never peels his squares, but he seems to get similar results, even when we build the exact same coils, though our techniques for fluffing, inserting, and positioning wicks are also very different.
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I used, but the reality atleast in my world was that it made the wick to thin and not as efficient. To me the outer layer is the thickest and holds more liquid than the inner layers and thus would be better. Even if the outer layer didn't wick as well, the inner layers who do the wick work and then transfer the liquid to the outer layer as the vaping process starts.
At first I didnt peel them but then I seen Scuba wick an atty with it and he peeled them so then I peeled them. Now I am debating weather or not to peel them or not. lol.
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Depends entirely on what I'm wicking. If I want a fully fluffed wick I'll peel it. If I want it to hold it's shape I don't. In the Rose V2 I peel it and set the center aside and just use the woven layers to form a wick that is easily separated into two at the ends and that can easily be used to fit into and fill the four juice feeds without fouling the threads. Wicks great by the way. Never a flood or dry hit. On an Erlkönigin I trim the rest off at the curve and run only the top woven layer down the channels. Ditto on the leaks and dry hits.
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I have a ERL clone. It can be a PITA to get the wicking right, so I'm gonna try this. Thanks for the tip.
Yup. I'm a pad peeler. I too believe everything I see on YouTube. Gospel truth! I also fluff the ends after cutting. Found that I can use the peels to slip into the sides of Nautilus and Atlantis coil rebuids, that tiny space between the inner and outer pieces of the coil housing. If and when I can ever be bothered to rebuild Aspire coils again.