Actually it has had time to start saturating fully.
We get dozens of post a week from people with the same problem - filling a Bottom coil with a heavy vg mix and thinking it will work right away.
Get a drop of 80/20 on a table and watch it just sit there. VG is rather cohesive and likes to stick to itself. It also is attracted to water.
Next time put a few drops of water on the wick first. It will aid in speeding up wicking.
Removing a wick is the last resort and best to keep the removed piece.you may soon find it has to go back in to stop leaking.