How to Rewick a Vape Atomizer in One Minute

With the arrival of nicotine salts and compact vaping devices, cravings can be satisfied conveniently, fitting today’s fast-paced urban lifestyle. But for enthusiasts in the vapor community, are convenience and nicotine satisfaction alone really enough?

What if a well-known manufacturer releases a new e-liquid and I want to try it? What if pre-filled compact vaping devices can’t meet my needs? What if I’m not satisfied with the flavor performance of mass-produced devices……

That’s when a DIY atomizer comes in handy. But then another problem appears: DIY takes too much time and effort, and you need a whole pile of tools. I just want to change the cotton and switch e-liquid!!!

So today I’ll teach you a simple method: rewicking in one minute!

(The premise is that this is for an MTL atomizer used with nicotine salt e-liquid, so you don’t need the wicking speed required for massive cloud chasing.)

Pictures first:

This is the most commonly used budget cotton, Muji. Cut it into the shape shown in the picture, but don’t cut all the way through—leave just a tiny bit connected at the top. Whenever you need one, just tear it off by hand. About 14–15 strips is ideal. If you cut 14 strips, it works for a 2.5 mm coil diameter; 15 strips works for a 2.0 mm coil diameter.
 
Don’t throw away a used coil with carbon buildup on it—keep it as a tool. It doesn’t need to be very long.
 
Remove the non-woven outer layers from both sides of the cotton.
 
Fold the cotton in half, fold the coil wire in half, and get ready to thread it through~~~~ uh~~~~ thread it in.
  Make sure the coil wire sits right in the middle of the cotton.
 
Fluff the cotton up a little. Here, you only need to gently pull it apart sideways bit by bit. There’s no need to make it neat—MTL wicking requirements aren’t very demanding.
 
At this point, some people may say this is nonsense: different atomizers have different structures, and if the cotton amount isn’t controlled properly, you’ll get dry hits or leaking…… I have 11 MTL atomizers, and this method works perfectly fine on all of them. As long as you match the dimensions above to the coil diameter and don’t run at excessively high wattage, you won’t burn the wick. As for leaking, you just need to use the cotton to block the juice inlet holes. There’s no need to stuff the entire wick channel full of cotton.
 
In fact, this method can also be used for cloud-chasing atomizers. In actual testing, with resistance above 0.4 ohms and up to 4.5V, there were no problems at all.
 
That’s it.

Summary: this is the simplest and most efficient rewicking method. Compared with the traditional method, you don’t need scissors or to thin out the wick tails. Just prepare the cotton in advance, tear off a strip whenever you need one, rinse the atomizer under the tap, and the wick change is done in one minute.