coachtom Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 I will be testing 4630 over the weekend. Would like to hear some feedback on optimal pour temps and whether you heat your jars or not. I have contacted several suppliers and have heard a wide variety of answers and ranges. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 you will most likely get the same wide variety of answers here. I don't use that wax, but I stopped warming my jars long ago. I mean I don't pour in cold jars, but just room temp. I found that whatever warming the jars try to hide or camouflage, when they cooled off with the wax in them, the flaw (usually wet spots) would just reappear. For my container wax, which is a soft wax like the 4630, I heat to 195ish, add my scent at 180ish and pour shortly after. I say ish because I also stopped taking temps shortly after starting to use a presto pot roughly 15 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachtom Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 What wax or blend do you use for your containers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I use J-50 which I guess is now 4636 - it's a paraffin blend, has no soy or other type wax, just paraffin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaxLovr Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I use J-50 which I guess is now 4636 - it's a paraffin blend, has no soy or other type wax, just paraffin. Isn't J-50 more than the IGI waxes? What's the benefit to using these waxes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Isn't J-50 more than the IGI waxes? What's the benefit to using these waxes?J-50 is an Astrolite/Honeywell wax that was bought out by IGI several years ago. The benefit for me, is it is a true one pour container wax, adhesion is good, almost every scent I have tried has thrown well, and it's very easy to work with and there are no additional additives needed (unless you would like to use them (which I do), but they are not necessary as they already have additives). The con to this wax is they do tend to mushroom the wick and can cause soot issues. I have my wicking down pat and have very little to no visible soot and very little mushrooming to my wicks.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaxLovr Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Thank you JCandleattic. :-) Do you know of any suppliers who carry sample sizes of this wax? I would like to try some. also is the appearanc creamy, plasticy, or translucent? Pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 (edited) I'm not sure anymore who even carries it. I still have 3 cases left of the last pallet I bought several years ago, so when I get down to my last case I will need to start researching the wax again. Here is an old pic of some candles before I put the labels on so you can see what it looks like with color. Each of these candles has 2 drops or less of liquid colorant to a lb of wax - I'd say it's pretty creamy, but not as creamy as a parasoy can be. Edited January 7, 2015 by Jcandleattic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaxLovr Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Thanks so much for sharing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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