chevril Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Hi, It's obvious that I need to get something to melt off the wax drips from the rims of my jelly jar container candles before I can sell them. I've read that some people use blow dryers, but most seem to use heat guns. Is there a big difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8-GRAN-ONES Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I use a heat gun..and love it.. I use 100% soy, and sometimes my tops are not as smooth as I want and a heat gun will smooth them out quickly. I use the heat gun for shrink wrapping my soap also.. I got mine at either Lowe's or Home Depot have had it several years.. HTH 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Heat gun or embossing gun. The hair dryer goes not get as hot and throws way more air which, IME, moves the wax around an awful lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simply fragrant Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Heat gun here! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevril Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 1 hour ago, TallTayl said: Heat gun or embossing gun. The hair dryer goes not get as hot and throws way more air which, IME, moves the wax around an awful lot. Oh, OK. Then if the wax gets moved around that settles it. I'll go for the heat gun. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshine Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 If your looking to just get drips off your jar you can also just use microfiber clothes- you don't need to heat drips to remove them unless your wanting to smooth out the tops as well I just wipe up my spills when it happens after they dry and throw the clothes in the washer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Heat guns get hotter quicker, and they don't have as much of a wind force so you are not blowing your wax around while you are also trying to melt your wax to clean up. So yeah, basically exactly what TallTayl said. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grama Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Diaper wipes - unscented - work good for cleaning off your jar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) Heat gun for the bigger messes and wipes for the small drips. Both work great and should be in your candlemaking arsenal. I wouldn't use a hair dryer for reasons already posted. Edited February 24, 2016 by Candybee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_35550 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Just be careful with the heat gun. Keep it moving in a circular motion to avoid melting off the wick coating and to lessen overheating the jar. I generally use my heat gun on low and only use the high setting for cleaning out wax from test jars or cleaning up a pour pot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Member Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 For drips I just use a paper towel. I've never used a blow dryer on my candles but would imagine that it would take longer to accomplish the same thing than a heat gun would. Heat guns also get very hot (duh!) and I've burned myself before even after the heat gun had been turned off for several minutes. But I don't even use my heat gun anymore. I used to use them for smoothing out the tops of my candles, however I've started setting my candles under heat lamps to dry so that I can avoid this step all together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlesinflorida Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I have a heat gun and an embosser; I actually prefer using the embosser because it is almost as powerful as the heat gun and removes wax quickly and smoothes tops perfectly. The heat gun is much more difficult to work with because it gets crazy hot and you have to be super careful when you set it down (and move it around). I like using the embosser because it does the job just as well, without the fear factor. Skip the blow dryer...too much air. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emilyspoppy Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 (edited) I use an embosser . . . Good heat, but less air flow . . . A good thing !!! Edited March 6, 2016 by emilyspoppy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam W Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 On 3/6/2016 at 4:35 AM, emilyspoppy said: I use an embosser . . . Good heat, but less air flow . . . A good thing !!! Ditto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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