Donita, you are a candle angel sent from heaven:cheesy2: . I did what you suggested and it worked. It still cracked just a little but I was satisfied because it's not that visible to the naked eye. I still think I got a bad batch of wax and I'm going to call Candletech to make them aware of this problem. Also, Donita.....How do you get your hurricanes so smooth after you takethem out the mold. I read that you use a heat gun but i tried it and it just not working for me. Maybe I'm doing something wrong...Would you explain in further detail. Sometimes I do wonder what made us go into candlemaking because I'm going crazy all the time:laugh2: God Bless