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Will anyone who uses either 402 or 464 please post pictures of what there candle looks like as it is setting up. I am trying to compare. Mine are setting up funky and I am not sure if it is normal or not. A side and top view would be ideal.

Thanks, but I think that I spoke too soon. Oh well, we'll see what tonight brings.

What the heck. After 4 days of torture, my candles are behaving again. I poured one this morning and it was perfect. It has to be the weather. I am so happy. No more grainy icky candles. YEAH. Keep your fingers crossed and knock on some wood for me.

I thought that people claim that adding paraffin wil increase scent throw. I have a candle that I poured 50/50 with 464 and j50 and the scent throw is decreased. The FO is cranberry relish in in my 464 straight it is very strong. Any ideas?

As much as I hate using it, the paraffin made my candles pretty again. I poured 11oz soy, 2oz paraffin and 1oz scent. They are set up really nice and FAST. I just wish that I could figure out what was making my candles so FUNKY. It is still going to really bother me.

I usually do brown and then add black to get is dark. Beware of frosting though..

How does everyone feel about blending 402 with j50. I am at my wits end and I am going to try this.

I poured 2 6oz tester with 464 heat to 140 pour immediatley. the one in the kitchen turned out great and I thought ok, there is my issue. So i tried the 402 with 1oz downy scent and a little blue dye and here is goes again. Jason at GB can't figure it out either. The grainy ones seem to be setting up very hard as well. So you all say, heat to 180 ass FO and dye and pour at what temp. I have tried hot and cold and everywhere in between. I think that my candles are upset with me that I tried to mix them with paraffin because ever since then they have been behaving badly. I am being literal. I bought paraffin to help with scent throw even though I didn't need it and ever since that last 50/50 candle my 100% soy won't set up right anymore.

I talked to Jason at GB and he said to heat my wax to 140, ni higher, remove from heat add my stuff and pour. He also suggested to my room is too humid and to move my pour area to my kitchen and so far so good. I hope this keeps working.

Okay, I took your advice, poured 3 tester, one just wax, one just color and one just scent. I poured all at 115. They still look the same. How is that possible. Did I get a bad batch of wax or something. I am going crazy.

just so everyone knows, this candle is completlety set up.

I get it from a supplier and the first half of the box was fine. This is what I am getting now. I get my FO from the same place all the time. Never llike this

nope, all of them including lemon pound cake whick I use all the time and pours beautifully.

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All of my other were smooth and creamy. WHat is going on. It is so slushy setting up no matter what temp I pour at. I am fully incorporating the wax at all pour temps also.

How do I do that. I have a pic that I took ,but can't figure out how to post.

My candles were perfect until 3 days ago. I usually melt to 160 add fo at 125 temper for 15 minutes and raise to 150 and pour. They were perfect. Then all of a sudden they started to look really grainy and not just on top. I tried everything. Heat to 170 add fo and pour at 150, 140, 130 120 and slushy. Nothing works. They are all grainy. I was using 464 and then switched to 402. They both make grainy candles now. NOTHING WORKS. My room hasn't changed. I never heated my jars before and I even tried that NOTHING. HELP ME I AM FRUSTRATED TO NO END

How about Apple Slushy

I thought of another way to describe the way that the candles look grainy and almost mottled. I have not run across anyone else with this problem. I called my supplier and they couldn't figure it out either. I need help. Could it be the wax? I am melting to 170 adding color and 3/4 ounce of fragrance for 12oz 464 wax. I am pouring at around 120, but I have tried pouring at 110, 130, and 140.

I am thinking that it might also be air pockets. When I reheat the outside air bubbles emerge from the spaces. How long do you cook in your fragrance? I cooked hyacinth for 30 minutes and still had this issue. It should be fully incorporated by then right? HELP

I am using gw464. Some candles have this weird thing happening. The bottom and top set up fine, but in the middle the candle almost looks like it isn't set up. There are light and dark speckles. My supplier said to cook the fo in for between 10-30 minutes and I do that and it still happens. So I read that you will get a better throw if you add the fo before you pour. So I tried that, still the same. It happens on strong and light scents. What is it. The supplier that I use isn't fond of soy and has never personally used it so I need some advice from pros. I am heating to 150 and pouring at 140. Help. They smell great, but look funky.