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jimLE

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here's a good way to make sure your zippo will light..of course zippo is on the left..super glue came in the container on the right.which has proven to be air/water tight.at least up to a point...i remove the flints from bic/cricket lighters and keep them in it...the flints in the new bics/crickets are to long if i leave um as is.so i use my multi pliers to cut them in half.a half of a flint last me over a omnth..maybe over 2 months.

if you go to use your lighter and it wont light due to flint n wheel being wet.remove flint thats in it.dry the wheel and put a fresh/dry flint into it..the catch is.making sure hands and fingers are dry to start with.and use a dry cloth to dry wheel on lighter..

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All you have to do is put spare flints under the felt - cotton wadding retainer and you will always have spare flints on hand.
A good clean Zippo should light - even if it had gotten wet.
If you get it that wet that it won't light - chances are there is also water in the wick and it isn't going to light regardless of if you have a spare flint or not!
 
good point about the wick..i was just thinking about the flint..i've often kept a extra under the felt.
 
here's how,i've been storing my flints..in which im slowly stocking up on..
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Occasionally, my Zippos would get to where they were not making very good sparks when I'd try to light them. I found that rolling the striker backwards a few turns would clean & reshape the flint a little and then it would throw great sparks. Adjusting the wick a little will make it easier to light as well....sometimes.
 

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