fisherca22 Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Question, when you test burn candles and you find that you have to wick up is there a way you can rewick the same candle and test instead of making a new one? I use soy wax ez soy and 415 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KTEC Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 yes I rip the wick out.. and put a new one in.. works for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 I usually do the same, but if you don't want to waste those pre-tabbed wicks, you can make it wickless and skewer a hole for a wick to try, take it out if not working and try another. I usually flatten out the top with heat gun or torch after I put a new wick in...just to be sure it has the same level playing ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherca22 Posted June 20, 2007 Author Share Posted June 20, 2007 Can this be done with containers? Or jars that you wicked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 I don't usually use jars, just containers...but I don't see why you couldn't do this in anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 If you have already wicked a container with a wick assembly, you may be able to pull the wick out of the tab with pliers... or not!:rolleyes2 Most folks don't use a wick tab when testing to make it easier to change wicks. When you pour a tester, simply wait until the candle has cooled to the slushy point then insert the wick (sans wicktab). If you want to change, pull it out and insert a different one. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherca22 Posted June 20, 2007 Author Share Posted June 20, 2007 Now I understand I only have pretabbed wicks, so I guess I would need some that are not pretabbed. Thanks for this helpful info. I have a sugar cookie FO that I thought I wicked up on cause I could clearly see it was a thick FO. Guess I didn't wick up enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 You can remove the wick from the wick tabs either by pulling them out or by clipping off the wick tab. I keep extra wicktabs so that if one lets go, I can fix it. I also don't need a 6" wick for my containers, so when I snip off the excess, I have enough to do another one simply by crimping a wick tab on the unused piece of wick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizimarezie Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 I pour my wax into a jar with no wick. Wait until it's nearly set up and poke directly down the center with a wooden skewer. The skewer makes a perfect size hole for the wick to slip into.I do the same as Stella1952. I cut what I need from the tabbed wick so I'm not wasting an entire wick.Good luck with your testing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8-GRAN-ONES Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 i have small zip lock bags that i put a tab on with the size of wick..when i make candles and trim off the extra wick length, i keep that and that is what i use to test with...works great for me..i guess you would call me a miser..lol.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChandlerWicks Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 What wonderful sharers y'all are! If that made sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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