Has anyone done this to one of their lighters?

[AdamJoshua]

When I bought my St. Dupont the salesman told me to take the refill cartridge and hold it in my hand or under my arm for a couple minutes to warm it up before refilling the lighter, or it would take a while to fill.

I have also read where people would put their lighters (after purging the gas) into the freezer for a minute and then fill them. I've never done the freezer trick, seems like freezing the rubber seals inside the lighter and then putting pressure on them filling the lighter wouldn't be great for them. I tend to just heat the cartridge with body temp and let it sit while it fills.

[cobra03]

Ive never heard of that before. I don't have any issue with the way I fill it now and I know it wont ruin my lighter. I cant imagine you can fit enough extra fuel to make it worth the trouble but I could be wrong.

[Havanaaddict]

I have found that if you want to get all the fuel into a St. Dupont ligne I, II or gatsby (and at $8 to $9 bucks a pop) you will need to keep refill in your hand for a few min. and the lighter in the freezer for a min. I have been doing this for 8 or 9 years and it work every time and the lighter is 100%.

This is from the S.T. Dupont website.

For the 1, 2 and GATSBY lines: Drain the reservoir by pushing down the top of the valve (using a pencil). Refilling is achieved through the difference in pressure, so warm the refill in your hand but keep the lighter far away from any heat source (the temperature difference enables you to control the refilling process). Gently screw the refill in fully. The transparent part of the refill enables you to control the refilling process.

I would not go through all this trouble with a reg lighter and a large can of fluid.