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My citronella candles always burn into a deep hole in the middle, and I wind up throwing out about 50-70 percent of the candle (I'm not a candle maker, just a civilian looking for advice). Is there a way to melt the wax in the container back to a flat surface, and put in a new wick? I was thinking about heating up a peice of staightened out coat hanger with a torch to make the hole for the wick, but don't know what to do about melting the wax. I don't want to sound like a cheapskate, but I hate throwing out these things so often. I want to melt the wax "IN" the container, smooth it flat like a new candle, then heat a metal rod, insert it into the wax, then put in a new wick. It seems pretty straight forward, but I want some expert advice.(Thats You's Guys):whistle: Thanks in advance for any help. oops99 PS. This a really cool site

Thanks Ramaroa, But what I am looking for is a way to melt the candle "IN" the container and redoing the wick in one shot. I see people talking about a heat gun, would this melt the wax enough to make the top surface flat, like a new candle? thanks, oops99

My citronella candles always burn into a deep hole in the middle, and I wind up throwing out about 50-70 percent of the candle (I'm not a candle maker, just a civilian looking for advice). Is there a way to melt the wax in the container back to a flat surface, and put in a new wick? I was thinking about heating up a peice of staightened out coat hanger with a torch to make the hole for the wick, but don't know what to do about melting the wax. I don't want to sound like a cheapskate, but I hate throwing out these things so often. Thanks in advance for any help. oops99 PS. This a really cool site