Gardener Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Hi I just started making candles with metal molds and using Paffafin 140 melt. I warm my molds up first than heat the wax to around 185 add my dye and stir goodthan pour my candle a 6 star mold. All my candles are not coming out clear, they all have some snow flaking or spots on them. What am I doing wrong. I don't add anything else to them. Thanks sherry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 19 minutes ago, Gardener said: Hi I just started making candles with metal molds and using Paffafin 140 melt. I warm my molds up first than heat the wax to around 185 add my dye and stir goodthan pour my candle a 6 star mold. All my candles are not coming out clear, they all have some snow flaking or spots on them. What am I doing wrong. I don't add anything else to them. Thanks sherry You are probably not doing anything wrong. If you could tell use where you got your wax from or exactly what wax it is, we could probably help you more. Wax will not be clear, but what you are describing sounds like mottling, which is typical of a straight paraffin wax. To help with that you could add some vybar and stearic, but that will make your candle more opaque. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 And you'll likely need additives to get the snow flake look to go away. Too, you could try pouring cooler, but first answer JC's questions about your wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardener Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 Got it from candle Wil just said 140 melt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardener Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 Candle wic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxyy880207 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Do you get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 13 hours ago, xxyy880207 said: Do you get it? ?? Not sure what you are referring to here, or who your question is directed too, can you please clarify? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 (edited) This is the wax: http://www.candlewic.com/store/product.aspx?q=c49,p523&title=140-Melt-Point-Wax---4144 Its an all purpose paraffin wax for pillars, votives, tapers, hurricanes. Sounds like a straight paraffin rather than a blend but I could be wrong. OP is right there is no description other than it having 140 MP. Also don't know the manufacturer unless its on the box it comes in. The links list is as 4144? Nevermind, found the additive recos in one of the product links: Common Additives used - Stearic (2-10%), Mico 180 (1-5%), Vybar 103 (1-2%), C-15 (1-3%) & AstorLIte PT Edited March 27, 2018 by Candybee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Here is the link to product specs: http://www.candlewic.com/candle-wax/PDS-4144.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 (edited) I can't remember if I've used a wax similar to that in the past. The addition of the vybar in it probably isn't enough to stop the mottling effect, but it's probably there to help with fragrance retention. I'm going on a limb here and will say I don't think you need to heat your metal molds because they'll warm up quickly with hot wax in them. Sometimes, I found, additional heat causes some snowflake looks. I'm also going to ask if you're using metal, are you water bathing also? If so, make it a lukewarm bath to near cool because the heat will soon warm that water some too. If you're heating because you're trying to avoid the rustic look or you think that will get rid of pits, run a stick around your points to loosen the air. It shouldn't scratch or dent your mold. If none of that works, then I would be inclined to start playing around with some more additives and seeing what 2-3 T per pound might do to the wax of stearic. Edited March 29, 2018 by Scented Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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