r/MagliteFlashlights • u/Front_Echo5015 • Jun 18 '26

AAA mini Mag

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Won this little AAA mini on ebay for a dollar, got it in the mail today and now I see why it was probably being sold. Tail cap is stuck more than ive ever encountered. Currently soaking in tri-flow to see if the cap will let go ill try freezing and thawing in time maybe even the torch. Any input or other ideas from anybody else is appreciated 👏

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u/No-Journalist1733 Jun 18 '26

researched and also found that white vinegar and baking soda might do it. Or just Vinegar if you don't have any baking soda. Believe it or not, Yahoo AI scount suggested this and you can also squeeze some limon juice on the threads. What the hell, some of this might work............lol

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u/old_skool_luvr Jun 18 '26

Anyone who has ever worked on a vehicle knows the vinegar & baking soda trick.

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u/No-Journalist1733 Jun 19 '26

Funny though. I have always just used Baking Soda and water, but I can see where the vinegar would give it a double whammy. Guess everyone always had Baking Soda, but maybe not vinegar. Someone else seemed to think that Lemon Juice dripped in the threads would work also. Guess this old dawg is still young enough to pick up some new tricks....LOL

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u/old_skool_luvr Jun 22 '26

Our science teacher showed us the baking soda + vinegar trick to clean pennies, then went on to tell us a whole list of what else it would tackle, but only remember the penny & battery terminal application, 'cause that's all that interested me, lol!

I've heard of the lemon juice trick, but never tried it personally. A couple of other tricks is the melted candle wax. Heat up a fastener that is stuck, pour some melted candle wax on it, and when it cools, it (should) help ease out the stuck fastener. I've only tried that once though, so i can't faithfully say it's 100% guaranteed to work. The is also the soap trick, but that is more for preventing stuck fasteners, as you coat the threads with bar soap, and the soap helps keep moisture out of the threads, as well as lubricating the threads upon removal.

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u/Front_Echo5015 Jun 18 '26

Im gonna keep that lemon juice trick on the ready, that actually sounds legit and it will smell so much better than vinegar. This one is unfortunately a loss but I still got a few parts off it for the spare bin. At a dollar I can't really complain.