by Deane
Is there a way to replace the wick in a candle?
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Could you just melt the leftover candle wax, then drop in a string with a weight on it & let it harden back up?? Would it burn right??
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Jean
on Dec 26, 2017
Regular string would burn up fast - like wood, I'd think. Candle wicks are a special kind of cotton string pre-soaked in candle wax so they don't burn as quickly. If I had a candle I wanted to keep (like a nice one) I'd go to a dollar store or WalMart and buy cheap candles and get the wick out of one of them to replace your good candle wick. Sometimes you can find old candles in thrift stores as well (Good Will, Salvation Army, etc.). Place cheap candle on a hard surface like concrete and using a hammer or brick, carefully break up the cheap candle to get at the wick then re-use that. Good luck! JH -
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Karen Tokarse
on Dec 26, 2017
Jean is absolutely right about buying a new wick. Tie the new wick onto a pencil and suspend over the candle until it hardens. -
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Susan Massey
on Dec 26, 2017
You can buy packages of candle wicks at WalMart. -
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Jean
on Dec 26, 2017
SUSAN! You are the man! Dang. Didn't know this but do now! Thank you!!! JH
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