How To Send A Zippo For Repair

I have an former Zippo lighter that needs repairing. I've found out that Royal Mail and a few other courier companies (DPD, MyHerpes,DHL to name a few) volition not accept flammable items.
I accept messaged Zippo to encounter if they tin can recommend a courier, only whilst I look for a reply from them, does anyone know of a courier company that will accept flammable items? 2d hand lighters are classed as flammable, which I sympathize, except this 1 have been empty for at least 11 years, but that's of no consequence. A second hand lighter is, in the courier'due south eyes, flammable!

Thank you

Information technology's not a lighter. Information technology'southward a mechnical device.

I've tried DPD, DHL and MyHermes so far. Trouble is that if the item is transported via air it volition be xrayed and later destroyed. On doing some quick research, this has happened to people who have been disingenuous about the parcel's contents. I'd rather not lose this detail, as information technology is quite sentimental

Dismantle information technology. Send every bit 'spare parts'.

Why not take the flammable liquid out of the lighter?

Just wrap it and transport it. If it's been empty for years then there'southward no reason why they'd e'er find out to brainstorm with.

Yeah merely ignore it wrap information technology up tightly and post it.

What is imperial mails verbal wording though. Wouldn't a pack of A4 paper be classed every bit combustible.

The Royal Mail doesn't do logic. I tin't send a blunt antiquarian sword through the postal service, but I can send whatsoever amount of razor precipitous kitchen knives.
Which flake of the Zero needs repairing? Yous could just send the shell if it'south that. If not, I'd remove the flintstone, the wadding and get out the residuum out somewhere rubber to let whatever lighter fluid evaporate off.

just tell them its something else, their rules are stupid.

If its of high sentimental value id call up the only guaranteed way would be to phone a courier visitor and tell them what it is. Perchance go sent with an ADR vehicle!
Might really be cheaper driving to the lighter repair shop.
The only manner it volition get destroyed is if you don't declare what information technology is and they find out.

they never check.
i sent a zippo dorsum to them years ago no problem (tin't remember if they even asked what it was).
Likewise came dorsum via royal postal service.
couriers check even less (as in zippo) - packet it well and nobody will be the wiser.

so truthful, the best i is their lithium ion battery rules.
but if y'all purchase them away like red china, the royal post have no issues delivering them, even when the bundle says on it what information technology is.

i'd be willing to bet that rule applies to the plastic sealed disposable types of things you lot make it quidland - if you enpty the fluid anc wadding at that place should be no issue - that'south how y'all'd become a new one from a shop.

rm have a problem with sending lithium batteries?
news to me, i sent off my phone for warrenty and told them what information technology was and they didn't accept effect, neither did they accept issue with it coming dorsum with a massive "lithium battery explosion gamble" sticker on information technology.

i've sent zippos off before and never had whatever consequence, ane affair to indicate out if there's whatsoever part of it is of sentimental value (eg the example) and so you demand to warn zippo nigh that before sending information technology to them, as if they tin't repair a given part they'll bin it and fit a brand new replacement.

thats because its an orgiginal bombardment and in the equipment.nonetheless when i society batteries of ebay/aliexpress or similar they get delivered by RM with no issues at all.