denetteb Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 (edited) Ugh...I poured my third and fourth candles today and I ended up with sinkholes near the wicks on both of them. Grrrr. I am using 4627 and 8 oz. square mason jars. All joking aside, I am 100% sure I am at fault for the sinkholes, not the wax as I made two perfect candles yesterday using the same wax and the 4 oz jelly jars. I have been reading up and it seems like maybe I poured too cool (I poured at 160), however, on the 4 oz jellies, I poured at 142 and 150 and they turned out great! Well, I am off to buy a heat gun. Any suggestions an how I can avoid this in the future? Should I try pouring cooler than 160 next time? Heat up my jars maybe?... Edited September 14, 2013 by denetteb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OldGlory Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 I have no experience with 4627. I do have experience with sink holes using 6006, which I am told is about 70% paraffin. I pour a 4" wide jar, about 5" tall, never a problem with a sink hole. Same wax - out of the same pitcher in fact - in a 2.75 wide, 3.5 tall jar I get sink holes. It sures seems that the narrower the jar, the quicker it cools, and the more I have trouble with sink holes. What I do to avoid the sink hole is to do 2 pours. The first pour about an inch from the top.I'll be watching this thread to see if there's an easier way to do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKasey Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 I use 4627 also in 9oz interlude jars. It barely makes a sinking around the wick at all but I still use a heat gun on every one of my candles just because I really like it to be a perfectly smooth finish. I've never done a repour/top off, and as long as I have my heat gun I don't intend to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmeroo Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 I use 4627 also in 9oz interlude jars. It barely makes a sinking around the wick at all but I still use a heat gun on every one of my candles just because I really like it to be a perfectly smooth finish. I've never done a repour/top off, and as long as I have my heat gun I don't intend to.Do you use 4627 straight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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