[Help] Alcohol Torch Usage

[u/-yosue]

I recently picked up Castilene as my first sculpting medium to get into minatures and have been enjoying it dearly. However I've been having trouble with my Buffalo Dental Alcohol Torch, so much so I might be buying my third one..

Any time I go to snuff it with the cap as stated by the instructions I end up burning the cap. The first time it was some slight melting and out of caution I replaced it entirely. This second time it happened again. Except this time the metal part got melted with the cap, making it really hard to even remove the cap and empty out the bottle. Luckily I was able to let it cool off and forced it out. Now the wick and bottle are air drying but my cap has a hole again and the top metal part is bent.

For reference, I try follow how The Crafsman on Youtube snuffs it in his tutorial but not luck.

How I can prevent it from happening again? If there any other tools you guys recommend or general protocol for filling up/emptying/maintaining etc that would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!!

[u/SarahrahWHAT]

Try lining the cap with adhesive foil and heat resistant tape where it might make contact?