Hillary Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Hi Guys,I haven't posted in a really long time. I was on a break for awhile (about a year) from candle making until a show came up. I do soy candles and also a j50/joywax blend, or I used to, until I just now realized the Joy wax was discontinued by NG! At least that's how it looks on their website. So here I am asking for help. I might have enough joy wax to get me through this show, but I'm afraid I won't. I was hoping you could help me out. I can't possibly re-test everything in time for the show, but I do have time to order new wicks. If I use straight j50 would you recommend zinc wicks? The jars I'm using are Libby tumblers about 2.75" diameter. I used zinc before but I'm afraid they will smoke too much with out the joy wax in the blend. Do you think Eco wicks would be a better choice? Candle Science recommends the Eco wicks so that's what I was thinking of trying. I'm kind of stuck. Any thoughts? :undecided TIA~ps-I am aware of all the issues everyone had with the joy wax so I figured that's why it's gone. I'm not looking for trade secrets, I promise, just a little help to get me through this show. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy/WI Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 when I used j50 alone I used zinc wicks only. I never tried Eco's in this wax so I can't tell you how they would burn in j50.hth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillary Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 Thanks for the reply. I was nervous to ask the question . I think zinc would be my first choice since that what I use now. I was in a bit of a panic last night when I posted and as it turns out I have just enough of my blend left to get me through. Also, I hope I haven't mislead anyone that uses Joy Wax. I emailed NG to inquire and they have NOT discontinued it. This is the response form NG:"We have not discontinued the Joy Wax, but we are out of stock of it. We are expecting a partial shipment this week. As soon as we have it available again we will put it back on the website. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeagleBaby Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 NG hasn't stoped carrying the joywax. It might just be out of stock. I thought that at one time to, but was told that they take the pics off when out of stock and put them back up when its instock again.Hope this helps you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotmama2700 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 That is all I use in my J50 are zinc wicks. My 8oz jjs have that diameter and the 44-24-18z works great just remind your customers and yourself when testing the zincs clip those wicks.HTH Steph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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