How To Replace The Wick On Your Zippo Lighter!

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[@xXSilverSnakex]

Just so the info is out there, you get a much better cut if you trim your wick with nail clippers

[@Orieus]

Right on Man! Been doing that for 20 years!

[@303PIRU]

I find myself afraid to visit that website...

[@KenMabie]

yeah .. he might want to rethink that name

[@Lightning2011]

Lol exactly

[@MorbidThrasher666]

@@KenMabie 🤣🤣

[@BlueSkyCountry]

Maybe it is a farm store and there are roosters being sold there too. I compete in shooting matches with single action revolvers and whenever I give tutorials on how to operate the weapons, there will always be that one wise ass who will snicker when "cocking the hammer" is being talked about...

[@AndToTheRepublic4WhichItStands]

Well seeing how this was 11 years ago now id say it's been "rethunk" lol

[@mroseborough]

Thank you! I bought a replacement wick, when all I need to do was pull the wick farther! I now know how to replace my wick, and get the most out of my zippo!

[@avagelion]

Saaame, just yesterday!

[@alexv1190]

@@avagelion that comment is 8 years old lol I wonder if he still uses it

[@ayebee1207]

Are you all aware of how zippos are caregorized in value by numeric grading? Don't fold the bottom flap over. Remove the brass flint screw and pull it off to pull the cotton out. I recycle flints from bic disposable lighters. Cut them in half with side cutter pliers. Then I use the salvaged flints in my zippo. I keep a spare flint under the bottom cotton flap. Thanks for sharing the wick R&R info in your video.

[@Resilience93]

I'm a proud owner of a Zippo lighter and i approve this video.

[@menolastnameneeded1023]

me to lol

[@brussell639]

I have a zippo. over the years I've had a few come live with me for a little while before they moved on to wherever lighters go. I've never had one that invoked a feeling of pride though. I mean it's just a goddamn lighter after all. I've never busted one out and had the ladies suddenly drooling over the damn thing, pushing each other out of the way while screaming, "light mine with that fabulous looking zippo." I think that's probably the plot of a porn somewhere. if not, it could be.

[@mlgmlg181]

brussell639 lol

[@SergeantExtreme]

+brussell639 That's because women don't take pride in anything (unless you count them spending your money). Think I'm being sexist? Just look at any company that's had a female CEO. They usually ran the company into the ground before the stockholders came to their senses and elected a male.

[@ed4253]

@@brussell639 "I'm here to fix your cable"

[@TheRealJahan]

i thought my zippo was broken for the longest, turns out i just need to pull the wick out a bit and give it a snip

[@TdotSoul]

Me too, mine was the flint

[@smievil]

@@TdotSoul i have a similar type of lighter where clicking the button just makes some tiny metal particles fly(no sparks so i assume it doesn't work but i haven't put any fuel in it either though), is that maybe due to bad flint on top of the spring or rusty wheel?

[@Sixes350]

Easier to take the felt off and then do what you did

[@SuperMickyChow]

A quick hint of you're replacing a wick that has been cut down to the minimum - use a very small piece of sticky tape to wrap one end of the wick and make it into a smooth point. This will make it easy to insert without unravelling and preventing it from going through the hole cleanly. The taped piece can then be trimmed off.

[@seymoreazz]

Love my zippo but never knew how to change the wick. Thanks for teaching me/us bro. Love learning new things.

[@gissellechiong8265]

Thanks! I did not need to replace my wick, I didn’t know it was that long! Works great now

[@XXBarrage]

I can't get it through the damn hole

[@KDErkisi]

+Joel Birch get a small bit in, then pull it through the other end with a long nose plier

[@martinkaz06666]

+Joel Birch Thats what he said

[@jalenlaurence1166]

+Martin Reyna ahahahahahaaha

[@sgt_hashbash3513]

+Martin Reyna *she

[@swoopers4588]

Joel Birch 😂 that's what she said

[@jaycee7342]

Great information, sometimes things don't seem simple until videos like this. Thanks!

[@SUB0SCORION]

Mine (crocodile-skined) zippo now working... Thank you so much! Saved my day!

[@whalahiguy]

GOOD instructions, ALOT better than most other wick replacement videos. thanks.

[@ethanangel2072]

I have a U.S. Army airborne zippo lighter and I have had it for years I plan to keep it for my life time

[@harrisoncorey282]

thanks for the video and thank you for the tip on the wick about pulling it out, I can appreciate a business that does not just want to make a quick buck

[@vikichhaya7824]

Nicely explained. Helped me to understand how the wick is properly inserted.

[@UnknownUser.mp3]

Thank you so much! I have an old zippo lighter and it is not working For some reason. We cut the old and black wick and it is working! Thanks!

[@jasonkitching7161]

Followed all the steps in this video,now my Zippo is working again.Thanks,Dude!!!

[@kaibell7429]

Super helpful and straight to the point no bs

[@ColdComrade]

Sweet I never even thought of extending the wick. I'm new to zippos thanks :D

[@Can-Am1989]

I did it with eyebrow tweezers, didn't have the pliers you had. I ruined 25% of the wick trying to pull it out and then realized it was impossible. So took out the cotton balls and cut off the burned part. Now it works fine. Also had a replacement wick but didn't need it anymore. Thanks

[@garlicbread4826]

pretty much the best way to explain it. thank you very much for this!

[@silascastro99]

i've been stressing about this burnt wic and not using this lighter for over a year or two now, finally watched this video to get myself to buy one and replace it and 30 seconds in i found out i just needed to pull and cut. thanks. lol

[@andreskofman3444]

Thanks a lot for the vid. Had the sparkle and the fluid on but couldn't figure out the problem.. Works like a charm!

[@sonnyhooper8003]

thanks dude this was awesome. everything worked just as you said. brought my 15 year old lighter back to brand new working condition... :-)

[@babyrob9419]

I brought my great grandpa's lighter from 1940s to 1950s lighter back

[@babyrob9419]

@Telios Abraxasidk why i laughed

[@babyrob9419]

@Telios Abraxas Did you qoute the new joker movie. Tf

[@babyrob9419]

@Telios Abraxas Would honestly love to see the face behind these comments. Pretty different and crazy. Nice you did all that. I got away with murder 4 times. I guess thats all i can say about my life.

[@MrFairbanksak1]

Thanks. I didn't know you could pull the wick out and trim it. My lighter is lighting fine now.

[@loadiegang]

Thank you so much. I really appreciate the help this video provided me man.

[@Jaggerwar]

Super helpful and knowledgeable this video makes it. Thanks!

[@greekgod00]

Thanks dude. Worked perfectly for me. Cheers 👍🏼

[@sixsentsoldiers]

I had used zippos for 20 years and never had to change a wick. But didn't know exactly how they worked. pulling the wick up and all. Learned something new. Thank you.

[@swoopers4588]

SixSentSoldiers great picture

[@blueewong]

I didn't replace my wick but what i did was I cut the original wick and it. Worked fine

[@threexjakes]

wow this really helped me out man! thankx!

[@BrocksBG]

thanks mate, nice of you to show us what to do

[@Sonicrainboom218]

Thanks man, very helpful.

[@keithkeef6635]

I have the 1st ever made park sherman lighter on bottom it says 18 kt gold played and on kther side says park sherman lighter. My problem is that it dosent come apart like a zippo its all one piece. Only thing that come off the botton is the little bolt to refill it with zippo fluid. Does anyone know anything about the 1st park sherman lighter and how to put the wic in from the top? I cant find anything on it its that old from 1932

[@MarthJakotsu]

This helped me alot. Thank you.

[@maxlendr2710]

Thanks! U helped so much

[@prtzy]

Thanks, that was simple and fast. Cheers and keep zippo-ing!

[@dylanbarton1742]

Thank you heaps super helpful

[@stephanite7117]

Still useful content, good job bro

[@chucksheldon7701]

Thanks for opening with the first tip about pulling and cutting! Really worked, go figure lol

[@darrenlyall6]

Thanks for the video mate.

[@wyattb9896]

do i cut through the wiring that run through the wick?

[@chriscollins343]

When you buy them they all come with like 3 inch wick that is stuffed in. All you need to do is pull on it from the top without fraying it and it will give you more and you can cut the old top off. I took it apart to find that out. Would not pull on it unless you have a new wick handy since you wont really know how much is left in there.

[@mi4cain315]

I have the problem when I put it in, only the metal part go through and the rest just stuck right on the hole, how can fix this?

[@rezgar2387]

I was about to buy a new wick until i saw the trick, thanks for saving me a couple of bucks

[@DougiemcRFC]

Thanks alot mate, you really helped, nice simple tutorial : ] Thumbs up !

[@smileyfact]

thanks so much. this video was very very helpful cause i was about to go buy a completly different zippo cause it woudnt catch.

[@MiguelMorales-ny3xd]

i wonder if there's any point to curving the wick through the cotton as opposed to just pushing it down

[@FallenAngel-mi5ee]

Thanks man. Only had to pull out my wick.

[@usarmyfl1]

Alternatively, can you just pull out the black portion, clean all of the carbon etc off, and pull it back in to reuse?

[@stjepan_knezevic]

Thx man helped me so much !!! :D

[@full-timeanimeman4341]

We're did you get the wick

[@emmanuelfairbanks6816]

Where do you get a new wick

[@gatitam2875]

Thank You for this video

[@NathanGraffiti]

good guide

[@MyOpinnion]

smart, awesome video thanks!

[@camoconor1]

does the lighter have to be emptey when you are replaceing your wick?

[@tommybrindley4618]

Can I use hemp wick ?

[@aarontaylor2061]

It's needle nose pliers, bro.

[@MiniSoot]

Aaron Taylor ur gay

[@littleslayer15]

how do you know when you have to pull the wick up?

[@victorfournier24]

Thank you that help alot

[@bravepengul2937]

good tut

[@Kevin-tm4xg]

Thanks u helped me alot

[@darthleonard]

lots of thanks bro!

[@menolastnameneeded1023]

thanks man i need to know how

[@missoldday]

12 years ago...thanks you ❤

[@misterz6386]

thank you so much...this video really helped...!!!!

[@jagitkanthanrajendran1362]

Thank you from South East Asia!

[@CHADlikeAFRICA]

Thanks💯 I fixed my zippo wick with pliers

[@aprilroberts6976]

thanks it helped alot

[@DaniellaYunru]

Informative! thank you!

[@nico27004]

How often do u refill it?

[@allfriend7]

Damn bro thanks it really helped

[@Peakprospr420]

Can anyone tell me why you should put wick in s shape

[@elizmaybgriffintwo2772]

Thanks For the great video. I can now fix my Burt out wick in my Zippo lighter. I now know that cotton balls are what's inside. They might need replacing too. Update. After watching ur video. I grabbed my Zippo lighter. I didn't have any replacement items. I pulled out the cotton. ( It was hard) I separated the fibers and put them back in. I pulled out the wick. ( It was burned and hard at the tip) I cut off the burned part and put it back in. I didn't have Zippo fluid so I used lighter fluid and primed the wick using a q-tip. It still wouldn't work. I found a non working Bic lighter and pulled out the flint. I used nail clippers to cut it in half. I put in the flint and crossed my fingers. I now have a working Zippo lighter. It was given to me a few months ago. I couldn't get it to work. The cotton will eventually need replacing. It wasn't holding the lighter fluid until I separated the fibers. Thanks again.

[@JamesMiller-jh7wg]

Thanks man

[@sheliaoneal9328]

WOW I learned something new today.

[@christopherwarner6590]

Thanks dude. 😊

[@aussieboi8855]

When I try to pull it out to cut it just rips it apart

[@j0rd346]

Really didn't think out that site name did you

[@TheNinjaBoy13]

where do i buy new wicks?

[@trig1point5]

cool, didn't realise i could just pull the wick through and cut it. thanx.

[@StaneMostar]

Just replaced,but did that manually without any tool...

[@SmokeandFly1991]

Thanks bro it worked you the man ;-)

[@texas_badger1984]

Almost a whole minute in and I already found my Problem 😂

[@vinzmiller8889]

Same

[@MyNamesNotAlex]

Your the best!

[@jannedorost8204]

Thank you.

[@LiamVallance626]

You only refill it when it needs to be refilled, Basically when it stops lighting or if you feel the flame is really small and dieing :)

[@jyrza14]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH it really helped me thanks :D

[@philsea9959]

thanks guy

[@Jackrey91]

how do u change the wick if there is gas in the lighter?

[@ohmbettafish323]

I think my Zippo lighter wick hole might be a little smaller than it's supposed to be, because there's more resistance than what I see on the videos.

[@Josiahsutton1]

Sometimes its really difficult to pull it through. If your putting in a new wick try feeding it through the top of the lighter rather than the bottom. If your just trying to trim the wick sometimes its hard to pull it up. If that happens you can take the cotton balls out adjust the wick and cut it then put the cotton back. You can also take the whole wick out and flip it so your using the other end.

[@eaxlostudios4521]

Its an old video but dam thanks, i didnt need to replace it, didnt know how long the damthing was.

[@erwingardunoable]

GREAT VIDEO !

[@trueword247]

great vid. saved me wasting a wick!

[@JordanCCFC17]

aye cheers mate

[@chanchan524]

do you guys sell zippo lighter fluid ?

[@vantastic0522]

thanks for the video :)