Katcameback Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 I am curious what most people use for wicks for tealights and what kind of wax? I was using a combnation of about 25% pillar and 75% container wax, but someone told me I should be using 100% container....what do you guys think? Also, about the wicks...I seem to have a heck of a time with the cotton wicks or premium wicks to get them to stay standing when I out them into the tealights before the wax has set. Are zinc wicks ok? I mean I have used zinc wicks before, and I likle that I don't have to fuss with them, but I don' t like all the mushrooming and wonder if they get too hot. Maybe I am just paranoid, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 I swear by CD3 wicks for tealights. They are real rigid so they stand up easily. I ise container wax but you can also use what you have been using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlesprite7 Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 I use CD-3 wicks also....out of everything I tried I love them the most. As far as wax, use whatever you like...I tried the soft container wax by itself and didnt like it, too soft. Then I added 25% of the votive wax to the soft container wax and liked that. I also tried it with a blend of the soft container wax and pillar wax and liked that too..Just play around...You'll find what you like best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smart tart Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 I use container wax for tea lites....and just buy the wicks for tea lites - don't know if I have ever seen a size....sounds like the CD3's are popular. I wait until the wax has cooled slightly then slide the wicks in. Alot of folks like to hot glue their wicks but I find they don't move even when down at the bottom of the tea light container - both metal and clear plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlesprite7 Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 yep I hot glue...it's great busy work when your watching tv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoldehearth Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 I usually pour halfway, insert the wick and let it cool, adjust the wick and repour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katcameback Posted November 18, 2006 Author Share Posted November 18, 2006 Thanks for the info. I have never tried votive wax, mainly because the supplier nearest to me (5 hours away) doesn't carry it, but I think I am going to order some from somewhere else to give it a try. About the tealight wicks, it isn't the wicktab that moves on me, it's the wick itself. The wicks keep falling over and I am constantly trying to make them stand up until the wax has hardened. They become "limp" for lack of a better word, lol. By the time the wax has hardened, the tealight looks crappy because of the wick being propped up so much. Am I pouring the wax too hot? Should I wait a bit longer before putting the wicks in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlesprite7 Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 Maybe try to pour a bit cooler? are your wicks primed before you put them in the tealight? maybe you need to prime them in a higher MP wax first?I have really never had a problem with this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katcameback Posted November 18, 2006 Author Share Posted November 18, 2006 What temp do you normally pour at? I have been pouring at around 150*F. By primed, do you mean that the wicks have a wax coating? That is the way I get them from the supplier, should I be doing something else with them once I get them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 That's what makes the CD3's so easy to use...they are so rigid, they don't fall over when you pour. I get them from C&S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzie Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 I know that it sounds like a lot of work but when I get wicks that just won't stand up straight by themselves I pop a wick centring gizmo (from Rob and Steph in Tx) over the top of the cup and that holds them in place beautifully. HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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