Vaseline will work, wax tends to be too much of a coating for ease of lighting with just a spark, and both are a REALLY big mess. Stick with cotton balls, just my 2$ (allowing for inflation) <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />.