TallTayl Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Clarus 3022 wax is a para soy approximately 70% soy to 30% paraffin. Color: ivory Form: 10lb slab Melt Point: Feel/Texture: Firm, slightly greasy. Odor: little to no odor. Goal Melt Pool" 2.75-3" for tins and status jars single wicked. Observations: extremely easy wax to work with. One tray I barely melted before pouring into the cold pan. The other I heated to 180 and poured. Both ended up smooth, shiny and with no apparent cavities or surface issues. This wax seems very "manufacturing friendly". Heat Gun Test: Several waxes I have worked with since the changes to soy have not responded well to heat guns. Clarus 3022 melted and cooled perfectly when heat was applied. Note: Clarus 3022 is a container wax. There was about 1/8" - 1/4" shrinkage in these pans. Could be due to the dimensions and temps of this wax. Wicks in this test: RRD47, ECO8, CD12, CDN16, CSN16, Performa 100, Wood Wick Original Booster 0.03" x 1/2" wide, Wood WIck Original Booster 0.04" x 1/2" wide, Wood Wick Dual 0.02, HTP 104, WI777, LX24. Pans were poured and allowed to fully cool and cure for 2 weeks before lighting. Even though this is not a scent throw test, a proper cure of the wax should give better, more reliable results. Ambient temperature in the ship approximately 60*F 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 First Burn Very early on I knew the dual wood wick would fail. It was difficult to light, and barely remained lit. Also knew early on that I had chosen mostly too small sizes in these series to meet the 3" container objective. The two original booster wood wicks burned steady and beautifully from the beginning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 First burn - hour 2 RRD, ECO, and CD burning well, with no mushrooming. CDN, CSN,Performa, HTP and LX developing mushrooms and "ugly" flames. Wood wicks burning steadily.Flames may be a bit tall, but watching. Dual a complete fail. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 Burn 1 - Hour 3 RRD, ECO and CD still look clean. CDN potentially a good choice if I can find a big enough size. will need to wick up at least 2 sizes. HTP, WI and LX do not seem to like this wax. all developed huge mushrooms. Wood wicks burned well, but discolored the wax. In a container I may need to wick down a size or two to account for the air current. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 Next Step: None of the traditional wicks I chose passed this test. Normally I would eliminate the mushrooming wicks entirely from further testing. For the sake of completeness I will wick up just to see if a larger size performs any better without mushrooming. I also have a few wicks from Precision wicking to add to the test. The wicks were recommended by Precision, so well worth the try. I will melt these down and re-wick with larger sizes of the original wicks as needed based on above burns. Then I'll cure for at least 1 week before lighting again. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonstar Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 TT thanks for doing this - very interesting + will be following this post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellywax Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Are you still testing wicks in the Clarus wax? Have you ordered this wax from the recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 I need to get back to it. My sample was fairly recent. (4 months). I have heard others are seeing variation in their most recent slabs. The newer ones seem to perform differently than older stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellywax Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I really like the idea of testing all the different waxes in one pan. Keep us posted if continue testing Clarus. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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