scntdwik Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 What causes this on your containers and how do I fix?DH says they look really bad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaVA Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Aliens. Wear the tin-foil hat next time you pour and you'll be set.Seriously though, do a search on here and you will find a lot of info on this subject. We talk about it alot on here, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Also if you cool your candles under a tin foil tent it helps deflect the rays.HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teknox Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Heat your containers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlebean Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 There are several things you can do: 1 - heat your containers before you pour (in your oven on warm or around 150 degrees for about 10 minutes. 2 - try to keep the room they are cooling in within 5 degress at all times - radical changes in temp can increase wet spots. 3 - some waxes are made to help reduce wet spots...you can look around for a supplier near you and read the descriptions. You want to look for a wax that pulls away from the container evenly, which will reduce your wet spots. But nothing is 100% - some will come out perfect and others will still have some spots, but to be honest, most customers don't notice, and a lot of times you can cover them with a label. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1_AJ Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Wet spots aren't really wet. No water involved. It's actually air pockets where the cooling/shrinking wax pulls away from the side of the jar. Just a spot where you've lost adhesion.The others gave good advice about preventing/treatment. However, unless they are severe, I don't bother with them. My customers couldn't care less about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommaD Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 You don't WANT to know what immediately came to my mind when I read this title. *giggle* yes, I AM that immature today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcroome2005 Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 You don't WANT to know what immediately came to my mind when I read this title. *giggle* yes, I AM that immature today.lmafoooooooooooooooooo:drool: there is a wet spot!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsyjen Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 LOL you guys are too much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgia Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Tell DH to close his eyes. They won't bother him then. Then take him to Yankme and open his eyes - literally. They are pretty much unavoidable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Squeaky clean jars. I swear by it! I used to take the jars out of the box, heat them, cool them slowly...every tip I ever heard, I tried. Then someone (Mystical) mentioned washing the jars first and that reduced the wet spots by about 90%. Someone else mentioned that when they are made, there's a thin film of something on the jars. (Can't remember why it's put on...I think to reduce fingerprints while packaging or something. Damn, my memory sucks lately) Anyway, washing whatever it is off, helped tremendously! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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