How to maintain a Zippo sterling silver machine?

Essence knowledge Collection **To QQ space How to maintain the zippo lighter? [Tag:zippo lighter,lighter,maintenance] How to maintain the zippo lighter? Does it have any effect on filling it with oil when not in use?

2008-12-18 11:30 The so-called maintenance of the essence knowledge is the maintenance of the machine tank when using zippo. How to deal with it when the ignition is not good.

In the past, I found that many people pay attention to the maintenance of the chassis, which is actually a misunderstanding.

For the chrome series of machines, the casing plating is already very hard, but some subtle scratches inevitably appear. In fact, this does not need to be processed, it is estimated that there will be no great changes in normal use for 10 years, and the plating cannot be worn off, so please rest assured to use.

The pure copper machine is exposed to the air and is easy to oxidize when it is saved, which is the trouble of the majority of collectors, but when you get a new machine, try not to play with your hands, and the sweat and oil on your hands will remain on the case. Over time, oxidation points will appear. Wipe the casing with a soft cloth, because the copper machine plating is relatively soft, it is easy to wipe scratches.

In the use of copper machine, there is no need to do surface treatment, because the long-term friction of the shell in the hands and pockets shows natural wear and tear, which is the traces left by the years, the accumulation of time, the extraordinary taste, and the surface forms a layer of oxide layer to protect the shell from further damage.

However, some people always want to make the machine shiny when using a copper machine, so they carry out surface treatment, either using sandpaper grinding or copper polishing water (corroded), and then scrubbing with toothpaste. These methods cannot be said to be bad, but every time a layer is worn off, there will be wear marks again, and the shell of the machine will continue to oxidize, and from then on, the surface treatment will be repeated, and the chromium-plated machine grinds out the copper. It doesn't have to be that hard.

When in use, clean the flint chips in the windscreen, replace the flint in time, and trim the cotton core, these are the maintenance of zippo. With that done, you'll have a zippo that's in handy

In this case, it is enough to clean it with a toothbrush dipped in detergent, but do not use corrosive solvents to clean it.

I use toothpaste to wipe silver jewelry and maintain it.

Here's how to identify it:

1. The flame at the top of the letter "i" of the zippo, if you look closely, it is 2 small flames;

2. The first symbol in the middle of the letters in the bottom row should be: ", comma;

3. The registration logo in the upper right corner of the zippo is "?"."It's deeply embedded, not embossed, and it's almost impossible to see if it's the letter "r".

4. The three raised dots in the middle of the PPO are connected in a line, and the height of these three dots will not exceed the tail of the small flame behind the letter Z.

The first thing to do is to make sure that the lighter of sterling silver does not exist. The main reason is that sterling silver is not hard enough and is easy to deform. Whether oil or gas is used as lighter fuel, the shell first needs to have a certain pressure capacity. So the sterling silver zippo lighter is fooling.

1) To determine whether Zippo is made in the United States, it has to be done by experienced Zippo players, and people who have never been exposed to Zippo at all cannot. 2) The wisest way to distinguish the true from the fake to the distributors directly under the head office of the retailer.

This one is not sterling silver, and the bottom engraving is wrong.

First, from 1991 to the present, the upper left corner of the silver machine will be engraved with English sterling, you don't have this. Second, there is no month mark on the silver machine except for the 42 replica model, and you have this. Third, the production year of the silver machine is marked with four digits, such as 2006, which will not be represented by two digits 06, but you have two digits.

You this is chrome armor, and the article number is 167

The most direct way is to go to the gold store and let them use a detector to test without money.

The silver plating machine has the texture of a silver machine when it is newly started, and it is cheap and very good.

However, after long-term use, the silver plating layer will gradually fall off.

The zippo with the coating peeling off looks ugly, and I guess you are embarrassed to take it out and use it.

Therefore, when using a silver-plated ZIPPO lighter, you must pay attention to maintenance, and you can gently wipe it with a soft cloth or polish it with a silver polish. Because the silver plating machine is easy to scratch or fade.

1. The oil is made of ZIPPO original fuel.

2. When filling oil, pry open the grease nozzle, and be sure to break the grease nozzle to the bottom, otherwise there may be oil leakage.

3. If you see the cotton core leaking oil, it means that the oil is full.

4. When lighting the lighter, wipe your hands and the surface of the lighter, and do not get on the fuel.

5. Check whether the oil tank is sealed and whether there is any oil leakage.

Precautions for changing flint:

1. When removing the inner tank, prevent the spring from popping out.

2. To replace the flint, pour out the old flint inside.

3. Replace the flint and adjust the position, don't hit the lighter too hard.

Precautions for changing cotton wicks:

1. When changing the cotton core, the cotton core should be bent and filled, and the cotton core and absorbent cotton should be fully contacted.

2. If the absorbent cotton can't be loaded, it is because the cotton stuffed in is not plugged in, so it must be filled hard.

3. When covering, it should be covered and sealed.

The bottom of the machine will be engraved with a logo that only sterling silver machines have, which is easy to see at a glance.

Buy putty in the hardware store, then rub it on it, rub it back and forth with your hands, and do it by hand, and you can hide the scratches.

After the paint is wiped off, wipe it with a hard cloth and try not to touch it with hard objects.

Usually do not rub it, wrap it in a cloth bag when not in use.