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Thanks all for the suggestions. I managed to clean it quite well with very hot water and soap. Took me ages - as soon as I pour the hot water out of the mould to start wiping the melted wax immediately dried before I could start wiping . Also my mould is cylinder (polycarb), quite narrow so I can't quickly stick towels in it to wipe clean. All that cleaning was after rustic which came out really nice. Now last night I attemted marble (turned out ridiculous, as expected - I poured too cold+ too much colour). Now that cold pour made a real mess so I have to try the oven. I hope it will be ok as this is my only mould so far...

I have some residue left in my plastic (polycarbonate) mould - used for the first time last night and I am not sure how to clean it - I don't think I can put in the oven and wipe clean - the plastic will melt - right? Any advice please? Thanks!

Thanks for the suggestions - repour temperature - I admit I have been lazy the second time and did not use the thermometer for the repour! Will have to be strict and heat wax properly. Will try again tonight. I am thinking of embedding sea shells too in a smaller block candle. Can't wait..

I am a newbie and need some help on that. I have made 2 candles so far - first one - I poked holes in about 15-20mins and had melted wax coming through the holes ( i repeated poking for 2-3 times, topped up after that and candle was OK). Last night a made a tall - 7inch pillar and the sides are caved in. I poked the holes quite late - in about 2-2 1/2 hours after initial pour as I was doing layers. When I poked no melted wax came through the holes - was I too late. Please advise me on some approximate timing for poking the relief holes? Question 2: When I do the re-pour it sits kind of detached and slightly different coloured from the candle and you can see it clearly - as if I've stuck it on the candle - what am I doing wrong? Thanks for your help - much appreciated!

Mold in the mold?