erinmfritz Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 I would like to make my own soy tealights. I want to do unscented/uncolored tealights to sell for people who use them in their tart burners. Are these easy to wick? Which cups do you recommend, plastic or metal? FYI, I use GB444 w/st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nodtveidt Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 For tealights, I use plastic cups and either "tealight" wicks or regular old 36-24-24C wicking, depending on the application. Platic cups just look so much better, metal ones tend to look cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erinmfritz Posted February 12, 2007 Author Share Posted February 12, 2007 Do you need to worry about the plastic melting? I know I've seen them and probably used them but I don't want to have one more thing to worry about the safety of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGirl Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 As long as the wax doesn't catch on fire the plastic tealight cups are fine. I use them all the time and only had a problem once..... and it was my own fault. :embarasse I use zincs -- Nature's Garden sells a huge quantity (1000 pack?) for not that much and they always work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerrie Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 If these are used for heating the tart, in other words, inside the warmer, then you need to use metal cups. I'm sure there are people who use the plastic cups, but it's HIGHLY recommended that you use the metal ones because it's enclosed, so to speak, and can get quite hot inside. I just buy the bag full from Michaels or Walmart for use in any warmers or houses. If you are selling these to burn like a votive, that will be seen, then I agree, the plastic ones look much nicer, JMHO.And yes, the plastic can catch on fire, happened to me twice, but I had the tealight over wicked, learned a lesson, test only on heat resistant surface. It's on my caution label, I need to practice what I preach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erinmfritz Posted February 12, 2007 Author Share Posted February 12, 2007 Thanks for the input. Gerri, I think I will get some metal ones, just don't trust how people use them. I am not scenting them, just want to be able to offer them a soy alternative for the tart burners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 For tealights, I use plastic cups and either "tealight" wicks or regular old 36-24-24C wicking, depending on the application. Platic cups just look so much better, metal ones tend to look cheap.Shouldn't you use wicks for "Soy wax"...like the HTP's, ECO's or LX's? I was under the impression regular old 36-24-24C wicking wouldn't work. Am I misunderstanding?...i'm just now making my own tea lights from soy to use in my Forever Palms. Was wondering about the wicking so i ordered tea light wicks, but in Eco's series, but if i can use just regular wicking i have that here at home. I used some HTP's I had here & cut them down to make the ones i posted yesterday. Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGirl Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 You don't ever "have" to use any one type of wick... it's all about what performs the best for your combo. Don't ever exclude a wick because it should or shouldn't work in your wax. Sometimes wicks that are meant for your wax will be horrible -- for example I can't use the tealight wicks from Lonestar that are the paper type formulated specifically for veggie wax -- they always fall over and extinguish themselves in the melt pool. Maybe someone else knows how to get them to work... :rolleyes2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 You don't ever "have" to use any one type of wick... it's all about what performs the best for your combo. Don't ever exclude a wick because it should or shouldn't work in your wax. Sometimes wicks that are meant for your wax will be horrible -- for example I can't use the tealight wicks from Lonestar that are the paper type formulated specifically for veggie wax -- they always fall over and extinguish themselves in the melt pool. Maybe someone else knows how to get them to work... :rolleyes2Ok great..i understand now. I thought you had to use a soy based wick..or like the ones i mentioned. I understand now..the ones i used seemed to be ok..but i'm going to try some others...Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scentlady Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Now that someone has recommended metal tealights for tart warmers I'm wondering what kind of tealight I should be using in my hurricane shells. Any recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billie Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 I have read on here that people used plastic because they didn't get as hot as metal. They also used something to set it on, like cork or tile so the heat wouldn't melt the wax cane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamsoycandles Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 I would like to make my own soy tealights. I want to do unscented/uncolored tealights to sell for people who use them in their tart burners. Are these easy to wick? Which cups do you recommend, plastic or metal? FYI, I use GB444 w/st.Get the cups and wicks from CandleScience.com. They've got the best prices on plastic cups. I've never had a problem using the plastic cups, with the proper wick. They have sample packs of their wicks so you can size them right for your application.Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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