CaptnKush

Looks like igi 2281 starting to mottle. What wax is that?

Sounds like she got the same batch that I received where it sinks just like 4786. 😒

I suggest painting them yourself if its that important. I asked several companies that had lids I liked about getting them in black and what I was told is that its too expensive to paint the lids and keep the lids affordable to the consumer.

Wood wick with this wax will fix everything. When I was messing with the 83 I couldn't get any wick to work very good, even with beeswax added. I kept seeing other vendors at the markets using wood wicks with their coconut so I tried it with success.

Your topping off layer needs to be at least 10 degrees hotter than your original pour.

I only tried that wax for a short time basically just samples so I never really got a right wick for that wax. I still have about 90 percent of the box just sitting here. You can try the wicks I listed above, thats all I can say. I only use Paraffin now. Paraffin = no headache

Great Thanks everyone. I think Adobe is doable for me, I am always using cad programs anyways, besides I see now you can pay 20 a month subscription for it instead of paying out the big cash for Adobe.

I came across these candles the other day and really liked the look of their labels. Does anyone know what software was used to make something like this? We have been using Avery and are so limited on what you can do. Here is a pic

Yes thats a thing with plumbers putty it doesn't last the longest, but Hey its super cheap and don't need to go to a hobby store to get it :D You can add linseed oil to soften it up if you don't want to keep buying it.

Oh bummer. Can you post some pics?

Dollar Tree has those jars but no lids.

https://woodenwick.com/wick-selection-guide This will help you out a lot.

Heres what I do. For now I am just using Avery, but if I want a label to look like your label, I just copy a texture I like a paste it in as the background. I can make one look exactly like your sample if I find that texture.

Same answer as Pam W Can't beat it. Plumbers putty is so cheap and easy to find at any Home Depot, Lowes, Ace, etc.

Have you tried it yet and if so how is it?

When I was using Soy, I used CS, Lone Star, Aztec and some others with it. No particular preference, other than what smelled good to me. I have since stopped using Soy all together. Too much time waiting for it to cure and the number of wicks I had to go through with Soy that it isn't worth it to me. But the biggest problem I had with it was the inconsistency from each batch of wax, and you will read on this forum that it is a common problem. I do love the look of a Soy candle though, I currently make my own blend using 2281, I also use 4786, and 4627. I still have Lab & Co and some Coco83 that I mess with as blenders when I get bored, but its Paraffin for me. You just can't beat how easy it is to wick, and the great Hot and Cold throw you get after a day. But hey, Gratz on your video popularity, I think it was your videos that got my wife into the candle business and then I got hooked. Hope its giving you a lot of business.

OOOOPS!!!!! Ahahah. Yes as a matter of fact I did post the wrong video. One of those days I guess My bad, anyways as far as 93, to me that is still too big for the small jars I saw you using in one of your other 6006 video. I thought the jar you were using had a 2 1/2" opening at top and then tapered down slightly. The glass is going to be so hot when it gets down mid way. I just see lots of your followers getting excited thinking they can just copy what they see you making and start selling without knowing they need to test.

Go to the Home Depot and get yourself some plumbers putty. Its real cheap and you get a ton of it.

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There is always a greater risk when you combine fire with glass. This is why you need to test your candles to make sure you don't have too hot of a wick, and that all your candle jars are made to be used for candles. Try to keep the glass temp at or below 140 degrees. I don't know about the glass or marble surface causing a problem since the bottom of your candle jar isn't going to be hot unless you are still burning your candle with hardly any wax left in jar, maybe someone else on here has experience with that and will chime in. Hope this helps.

Found this interesting.

I have some old 6046 candles that are doing the exact same same thing with only 6% FO. I don't have a clue why, so you arent alone.

Oh come on. That would make a great Youtube video and possibly pay you a lot :D

Better call them first, because their website says they are closed for local pickups.

Im suspecting it might be the Lab & Co wax since its growing in popularity unless IGI made a new one and they seem to carry most of the IGI wax.