I bought a very large m & s pillar candle. Having done research I cut the wick a bit. When I went to light it the wick went out very quickly.
Not having the brightest idea I tried to cut an inch or so of the candle all the way around to expose more wick. It did expose a good length in the end and the flame stays alive although not a great throw. I just think it’s particularly a very thin wick.
Tunneling has now occurred and I don’t think it helps that the surface of the candle isn’t flat due to me cutting it.
Any suggestions how to level out the candle to try and get a decent burn?
Thankfully I only paid £5 for it off Facebook, but was £20 new.
Smoothing out candle
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Hi,
I bought a very large m & s pillar candle. Having done research I cut the wick a bit. When I went to light it the wick went out very quickly.
Not having the brightest idea I tried to cut an inch or so of the candle all the way around to expose more wick. It did expose a good length in the end and the flame stays alive although not a great throw. I just think it’s particularly a very thin wick.
Tunneling has now occurred and I don’t think it helps that the surface of the candle isn’t flat due to me cutting it.
Any suggestions how to level out the candle to try and get a decent burn?
Thankfully I only paid £5 for it off Facebook, but was £20 new.
many thanks