moniek Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 What do most of you use to attach your wicks to your jars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Wick Stickers from Candlemakers Store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honebun Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Yep same here wouldn't be without my wick stickers or my wick centering tools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gdawg Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 hot glue gun here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterwillow Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 glue gun. I getting ready to place an order for a centering tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelleyBean Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 I use wick stickers and glue gun, well not together, but depending on the jar usually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golde Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 I also use a hot glue gun and I use a drinking straw. Put the wick inside the straw and press it in the bottom of the jar. Saves on your finger that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 I use wick stickers and glue gun, well not together, but depending on the jar usually.You'll love the wick setter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmi Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 I use wick stickers that come 25 on a sheet from wixnwax.com, I have used the kind that comes on the roll from other places but as soon as I pour my wax in my jars all my wicks float to the top. I will never try them again!!!HTHKimmi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura L Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 I use wick stickums from BCN. After I stick the wick to the jar I push down around the wick tab with some chopsticks to make sure it is good and stuck.Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharyl55 Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Depends on how stuck you want them to be. I use Silicone glue. Now that wick is stuck! For testing I use wick stickems since they are easier to remove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ah-soy Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 I use a hot glue pot or whatever it's called...thinking of trying out the stickers though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Candelishis Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 I also use a hot glue gun and I use a drinking straw. Put the wick inside the straw and press it in the bottom of the jar. Saves on your finger that's for sure.I do that too. I kept losing my degutted bic pens, so I bought a bag of drinking straws from the dollar store. they work just as well and if you get wax on them, rather than try to clean them, you just pitch them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 High temp hot glue didn't hold well enough for my containers - it allowed leakage. If it doesn't seal the bottom of the wick tab and stay put, the wick tab will fail, allowing liquid wax to be drawn up through it, and safety goes right out the window.Now using high temp silicone rubber sealer. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennhalcyon Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Now using high temp silicone rubber sealer. HTH Stella,Where do you get that and how do you apply it? DH would die if I had to steal a caulk gun from him!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Sealant comes in many sizes other than caulking gun tubes! Check places which carry high-temperature silicon rubber sealants... home building supply, auto parts, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGirl Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Hot glue gun & bic pen casing.......works every time without a single problem! Why spend $$$$ and eat into your profit? you have to use about a dime size area of hot glue to be sure it works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlesbyMe Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Hot glue gun and press down securely with a bent butter knife~lol.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Hot glue gun & bic pen casing.......works every time without a single problem! Why spend $$$$ and eat into your profit? you have to use about a dime size area of hot glue to be sure it works great.Before I bought my wick setter, I used those bic casings all the time...they do work quite well and I still use them in weird shaped containers, but I love my wick setters and wicking is so much faster with them...it's a one time investment that I'm glad I made. Oh, and if you use hot glue, use the high-temp type as the low-temp will not hold in tins (even have had it pull up when wax was poured hot in glass.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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