I need to invoke the full power of the hive mind.
I have a dozen beautiful tiki god candle holders for the LOST Tiki Lounge. I love them. I must use them.
The problem is that the candles inside are citronella, and it reaks something AWFUL.
We have a chicken satay station with peanut and plum sauces and coconut shrimp and the room is going to smell so yummy...but then the citronella will just make people throw up.
I tried freezing them. I tried melting them with boiling water. Nothing will make the candles inside pop out.
Please. Please help.
I was going to suggest boiling water.
Have you tried pouring boiling water over the outside of the candle-holders?
Can't you just burn them down outside or something, or will that mess up the holders? Heat up a knife blade, get a good oven mitt and cut them out?
I soaked the whole holders in boiling water, and then when that didnt work, got a hammer and chisel, and busted through the ceramic. Hot knife could work!
Hot knife could work!
Just make sure you use a knife with a wooden handle. An all-metal one will be too hot for you to hold once the blade is sufficiently warm.
Did you slip and catch yourself? I had a sore trapezius a few weeks ago and we think that's how I did it.
I don't think so. I've wrenched my back that way before. This feels like a bruise from some kind of pressure or impact. I know how I got the bruises on my shins. This one just confuses me.
Allyson, how big are the candles? If they're small, I'd try burning the candles for an hour or more. Then pour off the melted wax, and the remaining wax might be soft enough to push or dig out.
Oven mit!
Or that. Trust me to solve an easy problem in a most difficult manner.
If the hot knife doesn't work, pull out the blow torch. You may destroy the tiki torches, but you will have the satisfaction of knowing the citronella candles did not survive the conflagration. They shall bend to your will. Plus, fire.
Edited for context. People need to stop nattering so fast. aurelia, I hope your back feels better.
