Compressed Air to Clean Vapes?

Was going to buy some for laptops, figured it could also blow out debris from inside my Tubo, but I see the air has a bitterent added, which made me think is compressed air even safe to clean a vape with? Anybody have an idea?

I have a bottle of dust off right next to me and it is COVERED with warnings about inhalation or ingestion. It even warns that you should wash your hands if it contacts your skin.

It says it contains Difluoroethane, I found some info on that here.

https://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/search/a?dbs+hsdb:@term+@DOCNO+5205

Sounds like it can be dangerous in decent quanities but can also be harmless or not measurably harmful. Of course I doubt anyone's studied what trace amounts of it heated to 500 degrees and inhaled does.

And that's all without knowing what the hell the "bittering agent" actually is, which I guess because they don't intend for you to ingest it they don't have to tell you much about it.


On the other hand if you have an air compressor in the garage for tires and whatnot, that's just taking plain-ol-air and compressing it so it should be perfectly safe unless you're worried about any particulate from the machine itself.

I have a bunch of these laying around for dusting out my pc occasionally. One day, after cleaning one of my glass pieces, I figured I would use a can of air to help dry it faster. Bad move on my part as it imparted a "taste" in my piece that was never there before. It was chemically tasting. I immediately re-washed my piece to remove said taste. I know I haven't added much scientifically here, but my senses knew this was not quite right.

I don't think I would ever use again for that or any other vape cleaning purpose.

Good enough science for me!

Thanks @Silver420Surfer & @ZC for the confirmations! Glad I realized it could be an issue before I tried it. Compressed air is for other electronics only!

You can get a home air compressor kit from any home improvement/tool shop. Lowes, Home Depot, Menards, Harbor Freight if you are in the US. No added chemicals, plus you can inflate tires and power pneumatic tools. Woosh, instant pressurized air.

InhaleExhale said:

You can get a home air compressor kit from any home improvement/tool shop. Lowes, Home Depot, Menards, Harbor Freight if you are in the US. No added chemicals, plus you can inflate tires and power pneumatic tools. Woosh, instant pressurized air.

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Thanks, yeah, those aren't super cheap though and I don't really need or want it much at all. Will just continue using my own breath!

I've read of a few people using Giottos (or the many clones) to blast fresh air through their screens and vapes

http://www.giottos.com/pro_view.aspx?nId=8&TypeId=77

Compressed air, I dont think its just air, it smells bad, and I don't think it will help much, especially if its just for sticky residue (only alcohol can eat through that).

lol thanks guys, but did you not read above? We came to that conclusion already re compressed air cannisters. Appreciate the links anyway @steama! I'm not investing in anything though, just a thought we got to the bottom of here

Use the airline when you check the tires on your car, how cheap is that?

I have a keyboard/camera duster that's a rubber bulb that shoots out a jet of air when you squeeze it, works great for blowing stray bits of AVB and such out of and off of my vapes. Cost like $6 off amazon.

lookhigh said:

Use the airline when you check the tires on your car, how cheap is that?

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Hahahaha just imagine pulling up to a gas station air pump, and then cleaning out a bunch of vapes one by one from your car?

While your at it you can blow up your air matters too and other inflatable toys.