Candle wick help

flute · 09-26-2001, 04:02 PM

I have this candle that is approx. 5" in diameter. It has 4 wicks. Two of the wicks are still there, but somehow they have been melted over.

Is there any way to salvage them so I can once again burn my candle? Any ideas?

DreamWarrior · 09-26-2001, 04:23 PM

is thre any possible way that you can kind of move the wax (either by warming it or digging at it?)That may help.....

flute · 09-27-2001, 01:12 AM

well i kinda made the wicks even harder to see

mommyof2littlemisters · 10-02-2001, 12:48 AM

You can purchase a wire center wicks from a craft store. Use a scewer or toothpick or something similar to make a whole near the unuseable wick then insert the wire wick (at least an inch or two). This should let you burn the candle down past the present wick far enough to recapture/straighten and use the existing wick. Sometimes this works well other times the existing wick is just a bad wick and won't "cut the mustard". In which case at least you can continue to use the wire center wick.

djays63 · 11-03-2001, 03:46 PM

This may seem a little drastic...but it saved my multi wick candle from it's demise: cut the candle. you carefully even out the candle around the strings (wicks) slicing only wax.

it is now "like new"... but shorter. Infantessimally shorter though, you'll never miss the bit you had to remove, unless the problem is REALLY advanced (has been going on since the dinos roamed pangea or something ....LOL)

P>S> Happy early Birthday in case I don't run into you on a post/chat any time soon. It's been awhile. August, I think.

Ready for baby?

djays63@earthlink.net

Lovingly, Tammy

09-26-2001, 04:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
flute Banned Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: in a house, in a town... Posts: 15,026 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 341 Thanked 345 Times in 238 Posts	Candle wick help I have this candle that is approx. 5" in diameter. It has 4 wicks. Two of the wicks are still there, but somehow they have been melted over. Is there any way to salvage them so I can once again burn my candle? Any ideas?

09-26-2001, 04:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
DreamWarrior Confused Mama Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Missouri Posts: 8,459 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 7 Thanked 30 Times in 20 Posts	is thre any possible way that you can kind of move the wax (either by warming it or digging at it?)That may help..... __________________ Remember

10-02-2001, 12:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
mommyof2littlemisters Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: AR Posts: 443 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	suggestion You can purchase a wire center wicks from a craft store. Use a scewer or toothpick or something similar to make a whole near the unuseable wick then insert the wire wick (at least an inch or two). This should let you burn the candle down past the present wick far enough to recapture/straighten and use the existing wick. Sometimes this works well other times the existing wick is just a bad wick and won't "cut the mustard". In which case at least you can continue to use the wire center wick.

11-03-2001, 03:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
djays63 Big Dealer Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 75 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	a little harsh... This may seem a little drastic...but it saved my multi wick candle from it's demise: cut the candle. you carefully even out the candle around the strings (wicks) slicing only wax. it is now "like new"... but shorter. Infantessimally shorter though, you'll never miss the bit you had to remove, unless the problem is REALLY advanced (has been going on since the dinos roamed pangea or something ....LOL) P>S> Happy early Birthday in case I don't run into you on a post/chat any time soon. It's been awhile. August, I think. Ready for baby? djays63@earthlink.net Lovingly, Tammy __________________ Great spirits have always encountered violent oppostion from mediocre minds -Albert Einstein conscience...con science?

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09-27-2001, 01:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
flute Banned Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: in a house, in a town... Posts: 15,026 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 341 Thanked 345 Times in 238 Posts	well i kinda made the wicks even harder to see