GailC Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Is that bad? Since I made the switch from plain white soy candles in cups and mugs you can't see through, to dyed soy candles in clear jars, I've been agonizing over wet spots, and bad tops with craters around the wick. I made a small batch of candles this week that were really bad with wet spots. I couldn't stand it. I tried a couple of remedies like using a heat gun on the jar, that fixed the wet spot but created frosting. I've been reading and researching all over, about warming jars, wiping the jars out with windex or washing them, pouring cooler, pouring hotter, putting candles in a box to cool, or just living with wet spots. The craters I think I've figured out, just pour the candles (I pour really cool), saving enough room in the jar to pour a little more wax on top. That worked great today. Anyway, I saw some soy candles today that were made by an individual, and examined them. Nice jars, nice labels, but there were wet spots and frosting galore. One candle even had a crack all the way down the side. I didn't take the lids off the check the tops. I also saw a candle made by a company, and it had wet spots too. So you all are right. Wet spots are hard to avoid sometimes. That being said, I took some advice I read here and wiped my jars out with windex, Then zapped them with a heat gun just before pouring, So far, they look wonderful. Nice tops and no wet spots (yet). Yay!!! Of course, it could be because I used a different FO or different dye or who knows what else, but right now, I'm a happy camper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unique candles Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Hi I use cb135 soy wax and cool my wax below 130 or 125 my candle come out really nice but sometimes when I Will have wet spots with light color dyes and pou closer to the inside of my status jars instead of down the wick but they still look nice and I por slow but not like a turtle,lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailC Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 Well, now that I bragged on my nice candles, the next batch will probably have wet spots. I use GW444. So it also makes a different where you pour the wax? I don't have much of a choice with my jars because the opening is small. I try to pour slow, because I read that somewhere too...but don't really concentrate on that part much. Thanks for your reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OldGlory Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Hi Gail! I check out every candle I see, lol. I want to know what the competition is doing. I was in a store recently checking out some wood wick candles - holy cow! It's downright scary what is on the shelves these days. The wood wicks were way off center, some needed at least 1/2 " trimmed off, it was horrible. I know I'm a type A, but this is ridiculous, lmbo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailC Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 A new customer wanted two fruit candles. Well, I wanted them to look nice for her. The first batch of Apple Berry is the one I was talking about with the wet spots. So I made another batch of Blueberry that came out nice. I think zapping the jars with a heat gun works. I took 2 of each scent of candle for her to smell and showed her the wet spot on one. She said she wouldn't have even noticed. So maybe customers aren't as picky as we are. ( She wound up picking one of each fragrance, wet spots and all. ) I think it's like crocheting. I'm making a baby afghan and I'm pretty sure I messed up on a round somewhere, which drives me nuts. But I know when I give it to my granddaughter for her baby, she sure won't notice any mistakes. (But I'll always know it's there.) I made a batch of undyed candles yesterday and forgot all about warming the jars first. Guess what, wet spots...but there kind of swirly, so it's all good. I guess I figured I didn't have to worry about smooth tops since I wasn't using dye, and forgot to worry about wet spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OldGlory Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Have you looked at either the Yankee apothecary jars or the Walmart Better Homes apothecary jars? Check them out soon - you will look at your candles with renewed respect!I rarely shop at Walmart, but stopped in one on my way to work. They had the small apothecary jars in select fragrances on sale for $3. I think it's the 10 oz size. Unbelieveable! I can't even make that jar for that price! But seriously, the wax was pretty ugly, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailC Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 I'll have to check out those candles at Walmart. I just realized I can't edit a post once I've posted it. Bummer. Because I misspelled 'they're' somehow, and that drives me nuts too. You know, like when someone uses the wrong form of there, their, or they're. Or loose and lose. Or your and you're. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailC Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 Old Glory, I went to Home Depot and checked out some jar candles. I think they were 10 oz. for $11.99. Anyway, all of them had wet spots and two out of the three I took the lids off of had off center wicks. Brother! You'd think a candle factory would have a way to get the wicks centered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OldGlory Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 That is precisely what I am talking about. Our hand made candles are simply better made than what comes out of a factory. YAY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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