garyjofgeneva

Can you tell me what is an appropriate heat gun for candle making and where to get one?

Thanks

I am using IGI 4636 from lonestarcandlesupply.com. The shrinkage is so extreme that I am thinking of trying to find a different supplier. That's why I'm looking around and asking questions.

This is a parafin wax. Their instructions say one pour. Now that I look more closely at their website, it calls it "low-shrink" wax.

Two questions, then. With the second pour, will the candle burn properly (that is, am I doing it correctly such that the candle will burn properly)? Is there any such thing as a true one-pour wax?

Being new here and new to candle making, I have run across all three of those terms already. What do they all mean?

I am pretty new to making candles and trying to "perfect" my results. Well, okay, trying to get better at it. I make exclusively 6.5 oz container candles -- glass jars.

I am using what is sold as a one pour wax, and I am pouring at the recommended temperature (160 degrees). I am cooling as slowly as I can (I group the candles together and cover them with a box). I still get a concave candle.

I have taken to saving some of the dyed, scented wax, re-heating it to the pour temperature, and topping the candle off -- filling the indentation (which can be pretty significant) back up with wax. I only get to work on these for a little while in the evenings, so the candles have sat for 22 hours before I do the second pour. Am I on the right track? Is there any danger in doing this?