has anyone tried zincs in 6006??

[felixncharlie]

Hi Everyone,

I really like this wax but even though some of you said it was easy to wick I just did not find that the case so I put it on the back burner for a while. I am ready to start testing with this again and I was thinking of ordering a zinc sample kit. Has anyone used them in 6006 with great results. I am using a 3" diam tumbler.

Thanks so much.

[aviator girl]

Until recently I only used zinc in this wax. The main reason I am trying other things right now is the mushroom. I really hate it and wanted to see what my other options were and how they did..

[felixncharlie]

Thanks so much and why are we both not sleeping right now??!!! I will order a sample pack of the zincs to test. At this point I will try anything. ECOs are my first choice in this wax but they are still not perfect.

[Candlebuddy]

I use zinc wicks in 6006. In a 8oz jelly jar I use a 51z; in 8oz and 16oz mason jars I use a 60z. Of course, I always test new oils ... but these are what work most of the time for me. I buy my wicks from The Candle Source.

Edited April 11, 2010 by Candlebuddy

[psfponies]

I recently tested Zincs in 6006 8% Fo they burned fine but didnt care for the mushrooming and I dont think I got as good of HT from them. I use a eco 8 in a 3" container and a eco 6 in a 2.5 - 2.75" container have had great results.

Still searching for the right combo in a 4" container.

Kay

[felixncharlie]

I have used the eco8's as well but find that they don't clean the glass as well as I would like but if I wick up to a 10 the wax gets scorched and turns a dark tan. With the 8's I get a "rollercoaster" type pattern of hank-up almost until the very end and I just think it looks bad but I must say they hardly produce any soot at all.

[psfponies]

I have used the eco8's as well but find that they don't clean the glass as well as I would like but if I wick up to a 10 the wax gets scorched and turns a dark tan. With the 8's I get a "rollercoaster" type pattern of hank-up almost until the very end and I just think it looks bad but I must say they hardly produce any soot at all.

I get some hang up with the second and third burn but it seems to even out about the last half of the container.

Kay

[rjwhite6]

In testing 6006, 4630, 4794, 6098, and 4627 with Zincs, LX's, HTP's, and CD's I have found the zincs to shroom and smoke more easily than the other types.

I use CD's for production.

[aviator girl]

Thanks so much and why are we both not sleeping right now??!!! I will order a sample pack of the zincs to test. At this point I will try anything. ECOs are my first choice in this wax but they are still not perfect.

Good question. I was up way too late last night! This forum does this to me. I am a little obssesed lately!

I actually thought the zincs gave me good HT. My biggest complaint again is the mushroom. I found the biggest problem when I had to use a bigger size for a wider container.

I am having a hard time wicking the 7.5 oz libbey cube. I can get the wick size down and happy with the melt it's just producing too much soot at the bottom of the container. So I am trying lots of different wicks. I have tried zincs, wu zincs, cd's, lx and htp's. Haven't tried the eco's though so I think I might try that next. The htp I have in there right now has done really well but I am just now down towards the bottom. I have a feeling it's going to soot as well.

So fwiw it seems like I have seen quite a few people that use this wax happy with either zinc or cd's. I like a lot of the properties of the zinc...the rigidity of the wick and the throw I get. Just don't like that silly mushroom! I did find that if you can use smaller sizes like the 44-32 then I seemed to get less shroom. That probably wouldn't work on your 3 inch wide container though.

Edited April 12, 2010 by aviator girl