Rob Space

I'm pretty sure it was just an issue with the jars and some sort of residue from the manufacturing process. The issues started a couple months ago when I had to order jars, but the supplier only had one kind in stock. Identical styles, just a new company. Never had 1 issue before with the jars I used. Immediately had issues with the new ones though. The spots show up about 4-6 hours after initial pour, and heating with a heat gun gets them to go away, usually the first time. I started running the new jars through the dishwasher last week, and I haven't had any issues since though. Strange stuff.

It is there before I use a heat gun. It shows up about 4-6 hours after pouring, and it just started with the new jars a couple months ago. Somehow, running the new jars through the dishwasher before I use them has seemed to fix the problem.

It's hard to tell in the pics, but the frosted looking part is where the wax has actually shrunk and pulled away from the side of the glass jar.

My initial thought was that it was soy frosting too, but heating the jars fixes it after the fact, and now, washing the jars has resolved any problems I was having. Maybe it's just some sort of film left from the manufacturing process? I never had any issues before switching jars, and only switched due to the fact the supplier can't get the originals. Was using the old jars for the past couple years without an issue, same wax and ratio. All of this just started in the past couple months with the new jars, hence the confusion. Wild stuff I tell ya.

The issues were happening before I tried wiping the inside with iso, I just gave that a shot to see if it would help.. it didn't. The jars are brand new though, I don't really reuse jars. The supplier I get them from hasn't had the normal ones I used to use in stock for months, so I've swapped to what they have for the time being. Both are identical 9 oz straight sided 70/400 jars. I guess with the supply issues, they get what they can get? I have the code for the jars I used previously, and the ones they have now. I usually use b09-01c, but now all they have is a09-01c. I'm sure they are all imported from china, so it's strange that the original jars had no issues, and these new ones do. Either way it seems that washing them in the dishwasher first has fixed it!

I tried washing the jars in the dishwasher and didn't have any issues this time! At least not on the 2 batches I made last night. Pretty weird, but I guess it's possible that I just needed to wash the jars. I figured wiping them down with rubbing alcohol would've been fine, but I guess not.

Lately I've been having some issues with my container candles having all of these spots after they cool. I just recently started having these issues, and never really had them too extreme before in the past couple of years. I'm using 50/50 464 soy and 4627 comfort blend.. same wax and ratio I've been using the entire time. I do everything in my basement, and it is a bit cooler , maybe 68, but I've been doing them here the entire time too, and didn't have issues before. I recently started using a digiboil, one for each wax, and mixing. Not all of my pours have the issues, so I don't think it is necessarily the digiboil, but maybe? I've tried pouring hotter, colder, cleaning the jars with rubbing alcohol, preheating the jars. I had some issues before with certain jars from birch container, so I went back to fillmore container. They usually only have one selection of the 9 oz 70/400 jars available, and I'm wondering of I'm just having issues with those, but not sure why that would be? I usually have to go back after I pour, and use a heat gun on the entire candle to get the spots to go away, sometimes twice. Anyone have any thoughts? I was thinking about just switching to some black containers or something, but those will add a couple more dollars to the final price, and I like keeping these guys somewhat affordable. Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi.. you're my only hope.

Has anybody tried out the sw-5800 or sw-3000 wax from Southwest Candle? I was going to order some cdn wicks to try out, and noticed this wax. Thought I might give it a shot. Any input would be awesome!

@BusyBeehow cool! I had no idea that was even something you could do! Now I have to play with that just for fun. Thank you!

I usually use sharp scissors, but I thought I'd get fancy and pull that wick trimmer out the other day for some reason.

Also, thanks for the info BusyBee! Any thoughts on some wicks I should look at? I'm going to be trying lx next

I've tried every wick from too small to too large. I've got a few more to try still. The green candle actually has the perfect wick, it just might be a deceiving pic.. hard to get pics for some reason, but the flame height and melt pool and scent throw have been exactly what I was looking for. As far as the 2 scents in question though, I haven't seen a difference between too small and too big, other than the melt pool. Some end up too deep, and the flame is tiny.. not drowning out, but tiny. The wicks that are too small don't have a good melt pool at all, obviously, and they end up drowning out. Both have scents from a newer company that aren't in any other of my candles. I absolutely love the scents though! I'm starting to think they might just be too problematic though.

Thank you for the help!

I'll definitely try a few more wicks. The uc 2.775 was probably the best so far that I've tried. CD 18 was 2nd, but the flames on both eventually were pretty small. The melt pool was about perfect for the time frames on both wicks, and the flame didn't go out, it was just really small. I use 50/50 464 and 4627 with all of the candles I make with really no issues, so I guess I'm lucky there! Also, I just realized I haven't tried lx wicks! I thought the zinc core 51-32-18 from candlesandsupplies.com were lx for some reason.. I guess I was wrong! I'll order some now!

Also, thank you guys for the knowledge! I really appreciate it!!