moonshine Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I dont do alot of votives but when I do I usually always get good results with CD wicks- granted I havent made these in alot of scents so farI have been making several Christmas Scents the same way I always do- PB/135 blend with 7% FO, I do a second pour and I use the 15 hour flair molds with wick pinsI cannot get a wick to work in any of the 5 scents I made without getting the glass votive holder WAY to hot- I use the glass containers from CS that hold the votive very snug (with the flaird top I sometimes have to push them into it)Anyways in all of them I tried:CD4- too hotCD5- even hotterhtp 41- way to weakhtp 54- even weakerEco 2- way to hotI have ordered CD3 (I didnt even know they made) but any suggestions as to where to go from here would be appreciated- I did not anticipate a problem with these little brats- Cd's have always worked perfect before and we start selling Christmas Trees next week and I would love to have some Votives ready for a few give aways! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sporadic Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Have you tried a Cotton 36-24-24? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshine Posted November 19, 2011 Author Share Posted November 19, 2011 Have you tried a Cotton 36-24-24?No I have not- but I just checked my wick supplies and I have a sample pack of Peaks Cotton Core....however they are not numbered like that they are C30 thru 65Would these be comparible? I will start a test with the 30 and 50 and see....Thanks for replying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 How about LX-14? I use that in my PB votives and have found happiness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshine Posted November 19, 2011 Author Share Posted November 19, 2011 How about LX-14? I use that in my PB votives and have found happiness.Thank you- I do have those as well and will try that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwantItgreen Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I don't use your wax, but I made 300 for my daughter's wedding favors out of 4794 using LX10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I use PB and the small sizes of CDs work well for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deb426 Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I think LX wicks are nice for the little candles. They mushroom too much for my taste for the bigger ones but they burn nicely in votives and small containers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshine Posted November 20, 2011 Author Share Posted November 20, 2011 I use PB and the small sizes of CDs work well for me.Cd 4 and 5 have always worked for me too- until now... the glass when you touch it after a 2 hour burn burns your fingers bad! I am stumped as to why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshine Posted November 20, 2011 Author Share Posted November 20, 2011 I don't use your wax, but I made 300 for my daughter's wedding favors out of 4794 using LX10.Thank you I do have a series of LX wicks to try out and so far the 14 (thank you TallTayl) is working very good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshine Posted November 20, 2011 Author Share Posted November 20, 2011 I think LX wicks are nice for the little candles. They mushroom too much for my taste for the bigger ones but they burn nicely in votives and small containers.Exactly! Thats why I never thought to try them in a votive- I hated them in larger container candles! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjdaines Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 I second the LX-14 and the CD-4 but it sounds like the CD-4s are not working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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