jenkindred Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 i had a request from a customer for a certain color candle (black!--hope she's not doing any voodoo!) and i don't like the way it turned out. is it possible to melt it and do a repour? would i need to add more fo? the color wasn't as black as i wanted it so i need to add more color. never had to do this before because i've always been pleased with my container candles. i don't see why it would be a problem but thought ya'll could help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlebean Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 I don't think adding more FO would change the color. What were you using to color your wax? Liquid dye, chips...? Were you using black or a combination of colors to make it black? I always use grey/black liquid color from Peaks and have never had a problem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenkindred Posted June 1, 2006 Author Share Posted June 1, 2006 i used liquid dye also...black grey. just didn't add enough. but it smells great, i was just wondering if melting it down and reheating it would lose some of the scent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlebean Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 I can't help you with that one...I never melted mine down that way. If something didn't come out right, I would put it in my "incase the electricity goes out" stash and start over. Maybe I'm anal, but I just wanted as accurate a candle I could get when I was testing....if that makes sense. If I'm not going to melt down and recolor all of my candles, then I don't want to do that when I'm testing. To save yourself some time (and money) when you add your color and stir it in for 2 mins, drop a couple of drops onto a white plate - when it cools, that will tell you what color the wax will be. It only takes a few seconds and will save you a lot of time and money just to get the color right. Another thing I do is take a spoon and kinda tilt it towards me until just a little (melted) wax is left and that gives me a pretty accurate color too. HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliette Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 I have remelted before and never noticed a difference in scent on the repour. The great smell from your first attempt shouldn't diminish on a repour - especially with a quality fragrance oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlesprite7 Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 It shouldnt, I remelt candles all the time if they arent right...and you dont want to add more oil, that'll mess up the chemistry and it might bleed and bead and whatnot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenkindred Posted June 1, 2006 Author Share Posted June 1, 2006 thanks to all of ya'll. i'm gonna remelt it and try it again...and next time i will test the color first!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlesprite7 Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 when i am not sure if a color is just right or not I pour a bit of it in a votive cup and let it set and check it out that way, so if i hav to add I dont have to worry about remelting a whole candle...I do that a lot with Black candles, they are tough to get a true color...sometimes they turn out a really deep green, blue or purple... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewOrleansLady Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 I agree with Candlebean about the "I'll take this one home" stash. I use a white ceramic tile to do my color testing & it makes a great place to stash hot pots and heat guns. If you can smell the scent while you're remelting it...you're losing some scent that the customer won't get & you may wind up adding enough dye to clog your wick. Personally, living in New Orleans, I get a ton of requests for black candles (mostly from movie companies in town) and since I had a very very very bad experience from a black candle in my teenage hippie-dippie days I don't make them. Obviously I'm not alone in town about this cause the last movie company asked why and when I explained why he said "Well now I understand why I can't get anyone to do it." I told him I'd make it dark dark purple but not entirely black. He said it would show up with the lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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