Topic by hrashley

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Hi everyone,

I am having trouble refilling my zippo lighter.l bought a can of zippo butane fuel but its got this weird pressure system l cant figure out, sort of like a hairspray can, but the nozzle is impossible to figure out how the fuel actually comes out.

The directions on the can are cryptic and dont help at all.Do you hold it upright and stick it in the zippo padding, or do you hold it downwards?l tried both ways and got my fingers frozen for some reason.

Looking for advice from someone who actually knows what refiller I am talking about.

Someone help!

  Reply by Kim

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How do you refill Zippo lighters with the butane aerosol can

Um, You don't.

  Reply by abelincon

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How do you refill Zippo lighters with the butane aerosol can

if your zippo is an mlp lighter it does take butane and ur just doing something wrong, but if u have a traditional zippo pocket lighter go buy some zippo lighter fluid take out the insert lift the the part that says lift to fill and fill until i leaks out of the top wipe or burn excess fuel off. trust me i know what im talking about i've been collecting zippo lighters for some time.

  Reply by Strong

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How do you refill Zippo lighters with the butane aerosol can

Butane Lighters are a different type of lighter than a Zippo type. They have a small valve on them that the compressed in that can you have gets squirted into. You need to buy regular lighter fluid in the squeeze type bottle.

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How do you refill Zippo lighters with the butane aerosol can

u r using the wrong type of fuel the stuff u need comes in a bottle and u just squirt some into the padding. the kind u have is for butane lighters only not kerosene lighters (your zippo)

hope this helps

  Reply by Dont

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How do you refill Zippo lighters with the butane aerosol can

zippos take lighter fluid, not butane.

all u do with a zippo. is pull out the piece. hold it upside down & put the bottle on top of it, upside down.. & squeeze a few times. so that there is about a tablespoon of fuel in it..


now for a butane lighter. u need to take a small object like a knife, or a screwdriver, that is really small made for eyewear or something, & prod it in the bottom of the lighter. there should be a little metal tube. smaller than a toothpick. u have to press down on that while it is upside down.
this releases the air in the lighter.
then u take ur butane can & shake it up real good, & then press down with the can on to that same little tube. with the tube that is on the butane can. & let it sit for about 8 seconds. & then take it off, & then let the lighter set for about a minute before lighting, so that the gas can get room temperature.