How To Refill A BIC lighter

[@eoghan887]

i did this and it blew up

[@PetesShopMakes]

Gotta be careful about that and make sure there are no leaks before you go lighting it. You gotta admit that it really gets your heart pumping and excites you a little when a big fireball erupts from the bottom of the lighter for about 1 and a half seconds till all the gas is burned up huh?!?! Soon as that's done with then you can promptly go and change your shorts cause there's a pretty good chance you Shat yourself when it happened. Happens to the best of us bud. Just be careful next time. Take care.

[@darkestwolf1251]

Rest in piece Pete you will be missed saw the post on Facebook a while ago and I know we didn’t talk much but you were a wholesome guy

[@daciasdiy1861]

@@darkestwolf1251 why did u tell him to RIP as if he’s reading this 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@darkestwolf1251]

@@daciasdiy1861 who

[@darkestwolf1251]

@@daciasdiy1861 cares

[@Vordt_]

One thing my mom left behind when she died was a solid blue bic lighter covered in little happy face stickers. This video helped me refill that lighter when it died, so, this video is a win for me. Thanks man.

[@VintageSoul]

💙💙💙

[@galvanize790]

Hope you're doing okay.

[@SamBao]

Sorry for your loss man... That lighter probably means the world to you.

[@user-zj8ze9ho6w]

Wealth inheritance

[@chrisli3858]

Wrap a strip of electric tape around the gas filler nozzle and pin a hole at the top, works perfect!

[@PetesShopMakes]

Awesome! Thank you for sharing your experience.

[@BigMac1998]

Dope, thank you. I don’t have any rubber gaskets

[@PetesShopMakes]

Not sure if you saw my follow up video on things to use besides a rubber stopper like that. You may find that useful as well.

[@PetesShopMakes]

@Mary Cardinal - Here is the link to that follow up vid if you are interested in seeing the other things you can use. Thanks! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqmqZ6Bog558ldE

[@amberfrazier575]

The metal thumbtacks with the flat back work the best.

[@PetesShopMakes]

Agreed. I prefer those as well.

[@enlightenedexceptionalism7206]

Use the flat ones to seal better - I was going to try to add a bead of silicone or something on it's base when I reinsert it to make sure it stays in place, and with that - I think I can still pull it out again when I want to refill again. There are other videos on installing a refill valve - seems like a lot of work, but also seems worth it if that's the way you want to go.

[@PetesShopMakes]

Yeah I’ve seen the other vids and as long as you were able to find a valve and had the proper tools I don’t think it would be too difficult and for as much as I use mine and given what I use them for, it’s just easier for me to use a thumbtack and refill them like I always do. Takes all of 10 seconds to do once you have a good system down.

[@explodaeusextremicus9580]

I love genius little tricks like this. Well wouldn't you know it, I didn't have a thumb tack anywhere, only the sharp end of a drawing compass, which wasn't at all good due to the taper and the entire apparatus sticking out the end. Instead I used a small screw from some scrap electronics and a bit of tape with a hole in it for the gasket. Loses a bit of butane at first, but if you put enough in at once it stays a liquid long enough to turn the screw in there and keep a good amount. The things you learn on the internet. Thank you.

[@PetesShopMakes]

Very clever! Thank you for sharing your tip as well. That's the best part about the internet in my opinion. Being able to learn and share with others.

[@dominiquecruz7503]

Hot glue Much easier than finding a gasket for most lol After poking the BB out...fill the hole with hot glue....smooth out...poke hole through glue...yhen Fill It seals aroind the butane tip and you dony lose as much butane..

[@PetesShopMakes]

great idea. ill have to try it. thanks

[@psychomaniac189]

get a tab of hot glue, then sand it down. presto nobody knows you refilled it. let us know how this method works.

[@dominiquecruz7503]

@@psychomaniac189 it works well Also works for refilling s torch where it Just wont seal while.tryinf to fill it.

[@ynol4879]

I just wonder about the 'Do not expose to heat over 50 degrees Celsius' it concerns me

[@ottomatic7997]

I've drilled out the bottom and epoxy glued a refill valve from bbq lighters and have refilled and used the same bic for almost 2 years, used everyday. The flint is what will eventually run out, and good luck trying to replace a bic flint. One of the two most stolen objects in history. Bic pens and bic lighters.

[@PetesShopMakes]

HAHA! I bet. Thanks for sharing man. I've seen something similar done on another youtube video but I've yet to try that method. Thanks for sharing though. It sounds like it would be a good tip to try.

[@dompacheco303]

Replacing the Flint is simple as long as you have a steady hand and make sure to replace the wheel in the same direction as it was on before or else it won't spark the flint properly it's grooved in a certain direction so ya...also take the flint from any other old lighter

[@PetesShopMakes]

Daddy Dom thanks for the tip.

[@smurffingirll]

Any chance a video will be made with this method...? Or anyone know where I can find a video showing this method?

[@PetesShopMakes]

Not right now no but it’s pretty simple. If I have time I’ll try and throw one together for ya. Otherwise you’ll just have to wait love. Unless you want to give it a shot. I’d watch it if you do. 😉

[@tylerjackson8184]

I have several bics that are empty and have plenty of flint. Definitely going to try this or an iteration of it. Cheap lighters have other problem. Wont strike and plenty of fuel. Have to use both to get a flame lol.

[@breturias8618]

Rest easy Pete. You will be missed.

[@yannibang8430]

How he died?

[@beatricefabian7910]

I love you, Pete! Great video.

[@zynifi]

"just get a rubber gasket" yeah like I have those laying aroumd...

[@davidnichols1568]

It's OK in a pinch. Disposable lighters are very cheap. But it's always good to learn something new.

[@majinoyal]

0:16 Joints!

[@majinoyal]

@@PetesShopMakes I didn't serve this country for a group of childish republicant's to Dictate how I medicate myself in order to pacify my Anxiety, PTSD, Depression and, my shoulder injury(All USMC related)

[@PetesShopMakes]

And that’s your god given right in my opinion. Thank you for your service. Oohrah!

[@MvZiCMaN]

i just used a small strip of duct tape without issue. i imagine electrical tape would work better than duct tape too.

[@PetesShopMakes]

Yeah man whatever works. In the follow up video I showed using rubber bands and even putty.

[@dominiquecruz7503]

Hot glue

[@marciespeakmanskinner4356]

Bic Lighters like everything else since the pandemic have seen price increases... No longer spending $1.25 per disposable lighter, now most stores in my area are pricing them at $2.50 or more. So yeah this little hack may come in handy when I find myself without a lighter that works.

[@em0_tion]

Bought like 10pcs a decade ago when I used to smoke for $0.50 a pop. Now they're sold for ~$2.20, pretty insane indeed. But I do find a lot of thrown lighters that are reusable and refill them, so I wish I did this sooner. Now I restore them just for fun and have a bucket of 40 atm. 😂 Love me some "CLIPPER reusable" and their spring-flint-strike tube is the best. 👌😘 Even BIC can't make the disposable lighters worth it. 👍

[@aprent106]

I use those long flints in my zippo!

[@tamarakennedy4976]

Thanks buddy 🌐✌🏼

[@PetesShopMakes]

Tamara Kennedy you’re very welcome

[@CoffeeSnep]

just realized mine just had cotton from my jean pockets jammed in the front in a bit lmao. Figured that since I couldn't hear a hiss that it was empty but nah the cotton just stopped the hiss noise too.

[@playstation2bigs]

Can you use thumbtacks?

[@MeesterM]

my right ear liked this video

[@PetesShopMakes]

Lol. Well then I’m glad at least he got to enjoy it

[@dominiquecruz7503]

Make a video with the hot glue It's.awesome. perfect seal and you dont lose too much butane when you go to plug it

[@PetesShopMakes]

Domi C that’s a good idea I never really thought of hot glue. Would probably work well.

[@sinformant]

Just curious, could you not refill it from the top by pressing on the lighters button while simultaneously pressing the butane can against the nozzle where the butane comes out normally? No push pin required

[@PetesShopMakes]

I’m not exactly sure but I guess it’s worth a try. Give it a shot. You’ve got nothing to lose.

[@GredVinex]

This is a very late response but did it ever work?

[@PetesShopMakes]

I couldn’t tell you cause I never tried it. I honestly just think if it did work, you’d end up wasting a ton of butane because there would t be a tight seal and you gotta be holding the thumb lever down while holding the other can upside down and pressing down hard to try and get the gas in that little hole. Pulse I’m pretty sure those are check valves anyways. Meaning the gas can only flow in one direction but again, I can’t really say for certain because I never have done it. Give it a go and let me know what your results are ok.

[@headhunter7049]

No, you cannot. Check valve prevents that.

[@jtnoodle]

@@PetesShopMakes "I’m not exactly sure but I guess it’s worth a try. Give it a shot. You’ve got nothing to lose." Except a finger, maybe. ha ha.

[@jenshub]

can't you use the pressure and the bb to seal it?

[@VondaInWonderland]

Thanks 🕊️

[@m1u2j1o9]

bead sounds metallic, wonder if it could be pulled out the way it went in with a strong enough magnet...

[@viciouslyxdelicious]

Those greedy bastards change the way they made the lighters and I was harder to do this I still managed to do it but the air leaks out

[@PetesShopMakes]

It leaks out when you’re refilling it or after you’ve filled it and put the pin back?

[@smurffingirll]

After putting the pin in! I have been having the same problem! Even when using hot glue before pushing the pin in!

[@PetesShopMakes]

Really that’s interesting? What type of pin are you using? Try the hourglass shaped push pins. Those tend to have a larger circumference pin and seem to fill the hole better.

[@みInKahølik]

Im a little late to the video but a useful tip to add is to just go to the store and buy another one 😂 seriously tho this helped me cause i never knew how to fill a bic

[@pqpguilhermepqp]

it seems one can use a valve from old bicycle tires

[@bendanonfawkes4189]

pop the bead out, or push the bead in?

[@PetesShopMakes]

Push it in

[@xaedaog]

Clever

[@mekalekaho]

Will fix my carhartt bic now!

[@EvgeniX.]

next, som video on flint replacement :D jokes aside actually had a clipper which was like 10 years old.. those things never broke they just got pinched ;)

[@jumexgod1993]

Great! This Helped A Lot 😂🔥

[@PetesShopMakes]

Cool! Glad to help.

[@pineapplesideways3820]

Helped me just by a refillable clipper heaps better

[@peterbartelt6234]

Shouts out to those only using their lighters to spark their torch. However if thats the case, just use the flint. Fluid refills, unnecessary.

[@PetesShopMakes]

To each his own I guess.

[@Dudeguy217]

hahaha im retarded and baked and thought "i know where he's going" partway through the video and did the hot glue trick but when I stopped refeueling a whole bics worth of gas rushed back out. didn't know i needed the pin back in haha

[@PetesShopMakes]

Lol!

[@dominiquecruz7503]

Lmao

[@daisbelief]

but after putting the ugly pushpin nub will you be able to refill the nub

[@MahdiHusein]

Cool 👍🏼

[@PetesShopMakes]

Mahdi Husein thanks!

[@theredstonerebel4930]

What if I have the fluid from another broken lighter and I want to put it in the bic lighter?

[@PetesShopMakes]

The Redstone Rebel if you hold your can of butane upright and you can somehow figure a way to get a tight seal around the fill valve of your broken lighter, all you have to do then is just push the lighter down on the valve on your can of butane and it will essentially empty the fluid from your broken lighter back into the can which then can be used to fill to good lighter, I’ve done this successfully with one of those long bbq lighters before.

[@Tonystark-jm5jf]

dont just buy a new one

[@theredstonerebel4930]

@@Tonystark-jm5jf I'm 17, and you have to be 18 to buy one ;/

[@Tonystark-jm5jf]

@@theredstonerebel4930 ouch bummer

[@PetesShopMakes]

Never! Why buy a new one when he could refill the old one

[@drfailbucket]

Dont know why everyone keeps trying to fill these from the bottom... Just think of, "where it comes out it goes in" I do refill them through the nozzle by pressing the lever, works absolutely fine and now pin's required and 100% leaksafe because of not need to plug any holes 😬

[@mustangrt8866]

or use a very short nail so it doesnt stick out

[@s9turn]

Me with the bead already loose: 👁👄👁💧

[@PetesShopMakes]

Haha!

[@RobeonMew]

Dis guy straight up just reactibg someone who's video from 8 years ago

[@RobeonMew]

/youtu°be/kQb1NTi0Xg8

[@knicklicht7945]

Seems safe

[@bigpapa9462]

Yo shit mad my house catch on fire

[@PetesShopMakes]

Preston Elliott That sounds terrible. Sorry to hear that. Be more careful.

[@lovelyvegas702]

That shit leaks

[@user-qt8my3mj5w]

So if you take out the pin 📌 it’s gonna start leaking?

[@Earthneedsado-over177]

So don't take out the pin! I cut the plastic top off the push pin and then ground it down until it down to the rounded base. 📌

[@enrico3web]

I have a Zippo. Looks and sounds better when you light it. Unfortunately, the snuffer hold-down spring breaks after a few months. I would appreciate a video how to replace the spring.

[@PetesShopMakes]

Unfortunately I don’t use a zippo for anything. I use to have one but lost it back when I use to smoke but those days are long behind me. Sorry. Thanks for the comment though. Good luck finding a solution.

[@F0CUSS_P0CUSS]

It can be done

[@BigNoothy]

thanks this gonna help

[@BigMacOrange]

These lighters cost a dollar 50 .....

[@PetesShopMakes]

Where I live in California they don't. They were almost 5 bucks last time I checked but I wouldn't really know since i've been refilling the same lighter for the past 6 years and I'm only really familiar the price of butane which is about 3 dollars and equal to about 50 lighters so I couldn't really say. Thanks for your comment.

[@mikeloks7560]

@@PetesShopMakes I'm in Southern California' and 1 bic lighter goes for about 1.50ish at Walmart and about 2.50 at gas stations. Or a pack of like 4 for about 5 bucks

[@eventsmorewithchrisg]

Wouldn't it be easier to remove the metal top & then refill?

[@PetesShopMakes]

I dont think it can be refilled that way.

[@rafaeltorre1643]

Only on crack lighters that adjust

[@TheEricMW]

Not sure, I tried that earlier today and ended up taking it apart (BIC), only the flint could be removed. The check valve (where the fuel/flame comes out of) is locked to lighter button lever.

[@TheEricMW]

So yeah it's not impossible, but kinda hectic and way too much wastage of lighter fuel 😛

[@TheEricMW]

*to the lighter button lever. Which is in turn locked to two metal parts on either side attached to the BIC plastic body** 😂

[@aserta]

BIC really are about producing plastic waste in every product..aren't they. I mean, even their mid range 3 bladed razors that come in a plastic pack of 3, they come with 3 handles, despite the fact that the blades themselves are both meant to be removable, but also the sheathes they come with, clip on to each other. What a shitty company.

[@PetesShopMakes]

No doubt.

[@lucypimentel12]

Ha you said quick little tip

[@gregorywalker4997]

enjoyed the video, but i think it could be dangerous, or more likely just leak out.

[@mjay776]

This doesn't work at all the butane just all comes out before the tack gets in and only gets a few lights. Also the butane will leak out slowly making it even less

[@fraomedinaii2095]

Buy a Clipper in the first place they are better you can refill and you can change the Flint

[@chriscory8231]

I did this I thought I I invented the idea only thing I did differently was I beveled the hole just enough to get the butane tip to fit air tight so I basically coned the whole lol buy works great I was just showing my wife that then I see this video 😂

[@rodneystrout8123]

Just hold the lighter open like you are lighting the lighter and fill it up from the top then you would not have to put the pin in the bottom like that. All it is at the top is a small valve when it is opened up it don't care what way the gas goes whatever side has more pressure will win.

[@flfl186]

Stoneage techniques

[@PetesShopMakes]

Whatever works!

[@goham7201]

I can't keep a lighter long enough to refill it.

[@sender1992]

I DID this but my bic wont go out of keep burning

[@PetesShopMakes]

Thats scary. Be careful

[@petermelnyk7664]

I dont see comments....

[@PetesShopMakes]

I do.

[@Earthneedsado-over177]

I just used the plastic adapter that came with the butane can. It was flat and wide enough on the end to cover the fill hole. I tried a thumbtack but the ones I had didn't have a long enough or wide enough point so I used a typical push pin📌 and then cut it off and ground it down to a round bump. Success!

[@kerafyrm_]

Saving .50 nice

[@soplim8632]

Only last as long as the Flint

[@Earthneedsado-over177]

Bics have massive flints. People take them out and use them in their Zippo when the gas is gone.

[@soplim8632]

@@Earthneedsado-over177 I’ve been doing that for years now

[@smoke_screen4197]

Why butane? Really

[@trabiccolo879]

Bought a new disposable lighter - looked fine and it is the see through plastic - but next morning it was empty. Anybody know what happened? Yes it is summer and a bit hot but not 50 degrees C, and as far as I know I did not smashed it and broken it...

[@PetesShopMakes]

Trabiccolo could’ve been a little hairpin fracture or hole In the case that just caused a slow leak over time or a malfunctioning gas release button on top that possibly could’ve been slowly allowing gas to escape overnight. Just my guesses though.

[@trabiccolo879]

Thank you for the answer. Not the first time it happens to me, probably the case material and valves are the most important parts in a lighter...Isn't it?

[@PetesShopMakes]

Trabiccolo for the most part yeah. That’s basically what keep the fuel inside so if either of those are compromised then they’ll surely leak.

[@VincentGonzalezVeg]

@@trabiccolo879 You might benefit from a gas free wind resistant lighter A rope lighter, something you can replenish as you need and the fuel is less volitile kzbin.info/www/bejne/jp3RgIxtqtJ-grs

[@ET4eva9487]

God loves you beautiful angel

[@aprent106]

Maaannn. U guys are burnt... but I have wondered so what does that say for me?

[@cezar1g]

thanks i better buy new one better than putting something that look odd in the azz LOL

[@rainsfall2494]

I have a lighter my dad gave to me and its dead

[@PetesShopMakes]

Try to refill it then. Hope that helps. Thanks

[@rainsfall2494]

@@PetesShopMakes thanks for the video i will when i find a pin or some thumbtack

[@benjaminniem8605]

You recycle them in the yellow trash can♻️,

[@Opium64]

Upgraded crack lighters who has a needle size to poke a note in the bottom on a regular what you want me to go to a elementary and take one out the wall 😂😂😂😂😂

[@JR-nk5nv]

Or buy a Clipper.

[@bodaciousyt5873]

Bro if that shit starts leaking and you cant hear it you could blow of your hand

[@PetesShopMakes]

I don't believe it would "blow OFF'" your hand, but rather make an exciting flame-throwing fireball. Kind of like when you take a can of hair spray or some other pressurized can containing propellant and you spray it through a lit flame. That's when you remove the pin completely at least I mean but it only lasts a second till all the gas is expelled. Doubt it would do that from a small leak. That's not to say that the flame couldn't go back up inside while lit and cause the lighter to explode but again, don't think that's enough to actually blow your hand "OFF". All that said, that's only my observation from past experiences and opinions of my own. You should still do this at your own risk and take the necessary precautions.

[@lgroves336]

Buy a refillable lighter... lmao

[@DrBiogas]

2min fix

[@williamwilson6499]

Or just buy a refillable lighter.

[@GimliLordOfGlitteringCaves]

or buy a clipper lighter

[@PetesShopMakes]

Somebody else suggested the same thing. I’ll have to check them out

[@livefromchicago1166]

Or you can just buy a bic lighter for $🤣1 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@PetesShopMakes]

Not where I live you cant

[@livefromchicago1166]

@@PetesShopMakes where do you live

[@PetesShopMakes]

@@livefromchicago1166 Hell. Also, know as California to some people.😉

[@livefromchicago1166]

@@PetesShopMakes lol

[@petermelnyk7664]

Bic lighters are 2 dollars and they empty super quick now days those fucking bastards I didnt go through this many lighters when I had an addiction smoking meth !!! 10 years ago!!

[@Kaassje]

Its cheaper t buy a new

[@PetesShopMakes]

If you already had the butane on hand then it really wouldn’t be and here where I live in California, Bic lighters are $3 for one and a can of butane is about $5 and a single can will refill a lighter about 50 times so for me it made sense.

[@PetesShopMakes]

Sketchy Koolaide that’s what I’m sayin

[@Stuartromeroo]

Or if you got a supreme or hype lighter and don't want to throw it out

[@Stuartromeroo]

@BIG MAYATE STAY ON:: well damn did you put alot of gas in ?

[@Stuartromeroo]

@BIG MAYATE STAY ON:: you fucking troll ass

[@humboldtharry4248]

Damn people they’re like a buck, why the f would you bother?

[@PetesShopMakes]

not where I live they're like 5 bucks. a can of butane is $2.50 and you can fill about 50 lighters super quick and easy which is well worth it to some.

[@smurffingirll]

An for the person or people that whiz through the fuel in a lighter an have to turn around to purchase another on an another one - gets pricey an buying the refillable cheap ones is costly to! You get what you pay for!

[@PetesShopMakes]

Exactly! Thanks for your input. It’s much appreciated.

[@breturias8618]

Just paid 2.87 for one.

[@Earthneedsado-over177]

It's a test of skill. Are you scared?😄

[@johnunderwood8827]

ohh hell nah

[@SkybabyandStar]

What can I use to put over the end of the lighter. I don't have anything like you used. Oh plus I'm a girl so take that into consideration. Not the sharpest one in the bunch I'll admit. LOL

[@TheHaban]

I would prefer myself to get a new one instead of doing this crap.

[@PetesShopMakes]

As would I if they weren’t $6 per lighter where I live. Makes sense for me to refill the same lighter 75 times with a single small can of $2.50 butane than to go buy new every time it runs empty. Once you have the set up it takes Á matter of seconds to refill anyways so no big deal but to each is own. Thanks for the comment!

[@AB-us4tq]

Then get a new one??

[@PetesShopMakes]

@@shiftless215 because they just never seem to last very long and are cheaply made and quite honestly are hard to find anymore and seem to not be as readily available as bics at most stores.

[@PetesShopMakes]

@@AB-us4tq Thank you.

[@omarserag2842]

Or just buy another one

[@gustavosmith3980]

Long term sustainability and sentiment, just buy a new one was known and unwanted

[@kielyquinn1668]

Not like millions of non biodegradable lighters end up in landfills and our oceans every year or anything...

[@PetesShopMakes]

Shits expensive around here. Cheaper and easier to refill them.

[@Earthneedsado-over177]

No challenge and no fun!

[@hiphopbeast2844]

Just buy a new one for $1.99 😂 to much for that gonna stress me out lol

[@PetesShopMakes]

Cause they cost 5 dollars where I live

[@LilSakei]

@@PetesShopMakes Woah where do you live?

[@PetesShopMakes]

@@LilSakei Hell. AKA Northern California

[@LilSakei]

@@PetesShopMakes oh man full sized bics are 2 dollars over here in canada

[@PetesShopMakes]

@@LilSakei Yeah I hear that from everyone when I tell them how much they cost here because people always tell me to just go buy a new one when they run out instead of having to refill them but it makes more sense for me to buy a can of butane for around the same price as a new light will cost and I can fill about 50 lighters with that one can and once you get the method down, it only takes about 30 seconds to refill one rather than go and spend 5 bucks every time it runs out of fuel. To each his own though so whatever works for you I guess.

[@vintagemotoseattle]

Wtf lolololololl

[@alientejanopt9066]

DUDE, JUST BUY A CLIPPER. MUCH BETTER LIGHTER, AND EASIER TO REFILL.

[@PetesShopMakes]

Honestly...Im not a huge fan of them. To each his own I suppose.

[@JPtheGamer650]

Personally not a fan either. But Clippers are fine as long as you don’t require having it lit for very long. Having the flame lit for roughly over 30 seconds melts the plastic. However I do like the removable flint stem on some of them that you can use as a “cigarette” packing tool. Also the ability to refill is obviously a plus.

[@lovemetu]

Why bother with all that nonsense, In UK you can buy disposable butane lighters at 50 for £5 !!

[@PetesShopMakes]

Unfortunately, thats about how much a single lighter costs here in the states and is the main reason for the video. Thanks for the input though. It is greatly appreciated. Cheers mate!

[@tocadolly2197]

@@PetesShopMakes There .99 in Massachusetts.