Bells Bells Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Hi guysThis may seem like a silly question but how do you go about removing a wick and inserting a new wick if you're not happy with the original wicks performance?I'm trying to test different wicks and fear that I am wasting a lot of wax burning all to the end of the candle even if I'm not happy with the wicks performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joannec Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 What I normally do is make up the candles all unwicked, then put a hole in wax and drop a wick in for testing if I can see that that wick is not performing right I take out the wick with a pair ofPliers . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bells Bells Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 As simple as that! Thanks Joannec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joannec Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Be careful as the wax gets near to the bottom as your wick will not be anchored down and will fall over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bells Bells Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 Brilliant! Thanks for the tips! Will bear that in mind. How you getting on with C3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joannec Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 I'm only just back with testing with c3 again, but so far my testing has showed that excel is easier to wick and I also think it takes a smaller wick than c3. The cd wicks burn nice in the excel and I've not settled on a wick yet for the c3. , still waiting for my premiers to arrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faerywren Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 I pour an unwicked candle, then use a bamboo skewer to poke a hole for the wick (I take the wick tab off, obviously). I use a heat gun to melt the top a bit and seal the wick, then test. If it doesn't perform, it can easily be removed with pliers. As someone else mentioned, this is not a method for power burning, due to the wick not being anchored. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogieluv Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Brilliant! I wish I had seen this post a month ago. I am a beginning candlemaker and have spent days, weeks and $$$ in wax and fragrance oils testing wicks. Using this method, I tested over six wicks in less than an hour. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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