NightLight Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Found a stash of 4630 wax and started to play around with it. Poured cooler less sinkholes, no adhesion. Poured hot 175 perfect adhesion sinkhole near wick. Is this a heat gun, two pour kind o wax? Also assuming it was paraffin and would burn faster than soy, the wax I have burn slower than the soy waxes I have been using. I’m using htp wicks and they burn fine. It’s the sinkholes that are annoying. Any tips for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightLight Posted May 3, 2019 Author Share Posted May 3, 2019 Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paintguru Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Are these holes around the wick? I've never had a wax that doesn't have them in my containers, and 4630 was no different (they weren't crazy bad though). I simply use a heat gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trappeur Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Sounds like a pouring temperature thing. What temperature are you pouning at? Trappeur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfroberts Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 It's a fickle pickle when it comes to wet spots. I can eliminate holes by pouring in the 160's and cooling slowly, but I've never been able to eliminate the wet spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightLight Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 Okay I modified my wax and lowered the temp. Was pouring a bit high for this wax. I was surprised at hard this wax was and the suggested lower HTP wicks did not work for me, though I like a slightly faster burn as I don’t think people sit around and burn for two hours on the initial burn with candles. Also to me this wax burns slowly not quickly as I thought it would for paraffin. When I have used 4627, that burns fast and Smokey. i have not had any ring around the collar with this wax. It burns clean for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam W Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 I use this wax exclusively for containers and always pour around 160. Any higher temp will cause sink holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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