Greywicklane Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 I’m pouring IGI 6006 into 9oz straight sided jars (heat to 185, add color & 9% FO, pour at 150....... curing for 3-5 days as recommended by candle science). I have tried htp 104 wicks and CD 10,12,14..... all tunneling. I feel like these wicks are already pretty large so I am unsure if wicking up will help, and the flame size is good. Any thoughts on what could be causing this or have experience with any wicks that work better in 6006? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Could be several variables. What is the diameter of the jar? What fragrance? any additives? color? there are Several threads about wicking 6006 with some positive options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywicklane Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 (edited) I did search before posting but couldn’t find any answers. Diameter is a little over 2.5 inches. FO is 1/3 fruity pebbles and 2/3 marshmallow bomb. No additives, but I did use hunter green dye flakes from RE. Edited February 2, 2018 by Greywicklane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Marshmallow is pretty heavy and may require wicking up. From the home home page of craft server, type 6006 wick in the search box. I got 14 pages of results. Seems most who use 6006 prefer zinc, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywicklane Posted February 3, 2018 Author Share Posted February 3, 2018 Thank you so much!!! Would there be any other factors other than wick size that would cause tunneling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 21 hours ago, Greywicklane said: Thank you so much!!! Would there be any other factors other than wick size that would cause tunneling? In my experience from biggest contributor down: Different wick source Wick type changes to the wax (different wax lot number) Certain fragrances (bakery, spices, menthol, Amber, etc) other additives like different paraffins, stearic, vybar color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindym Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Yes try zinc, for that jar, probably a 51. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flicker Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Where is the wick from? I use wicks from WU/Bitter Creek. Also what is the diameter of the jar where it is widest from side to side? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywicklane Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 The CD wicks were from Flaming Candle and the HTP was from Lonestar. Diameter is about 2 and 3/4 inch diameter (straight sided). I just ordered a size up on the HTP to try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flicker Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Ok, I don't use wicks from the same suppliers but I used anywhere from a CD 10-12 in my jelly jars which were just around 2.25" diameter. I'd actually say if you are tunneling they probably are from WU, and I'd recommend based on that diameter about a CD 16 to try, and you may even need an 18. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywicklane Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 Okay, I have those from the sample pack so I’ll give them a try. Thank you so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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