ellajoan Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Big oops over here--accidentally underwicked a batch of candles for sale (so I can't do a quick wick pull like I do for testing). Any suggestions for how to change the wicks w/o wasting the wax? Oven (this scares me, as I did this once and had a "waxi-dent" by dropping the tray and spilling the wax all over my oven.) Or melt them one at a time on my candle warmer and dump wax into new jars? HELP please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellajoan Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 (edited) Nevermind--just found TallTayl's Wickectomy video/method on here. Pure brilliance! A related wick-ectomy questions--what is the diameter of the best apple corer to use? So many sizes on Amazon! Edited September 9, 2020 by ellajoan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gls Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 I’ve used TT Apple core method Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gls Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 LOL... posted reply same time...used a heat gun after coring and it worked great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Yay! mine is a really cheapie. This one is close though. https://www.amazon.com/tainless-Remover-Puller-Hand-held-Kitchen/dp/B0823QPMYG/ref=sr_1_56?dchild=1&keywords=apple+corer&qid=1599660206&sr=8-56 as long as it has the split in the metal at the round cutting end you can open it to make the hole bigger if needed to accommodate any normal wick tab. That looks like the size on mine, which fit a tab absolutely perfectly. Mine does not have the serrated end, but this should work fine. incidentally, saw a YouTuber recently trying to claim my victory lap on this 🤣 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellajoan Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 Looks great (and cheap!) Double win! Do you add another wick sticky to the bottom of the new wick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 33 minutes ago, ellajoan said: Looks great (and cheap!) Double win! Do you add another wick sticky to the bottom of the new wick? For testing not usually. For sale or given away yes. wicks can wander toward the bottom. good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdcharm Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 2 hours ago, TallTayl said: incidentally, saw a YouTuber recently trying to claim my victory lap on this 🤣 I guess it was simply a matter of time, you would think people would at least give credit if they decide to share it with others, esp. on youtube since it's already there, lol. If you do more videos like this one, make sure to say "remember folks, you saw it here first" at the end! 🤭 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellajoan Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 It is a brilliant idea. TT described it to me once before, but I didn't full grasp it until I saw the video. Thanks for making that TT. We will always know ifrwas YOUR original idea! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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