kalamazoo Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Today I poured these rustics. After poking the relief holes I noticed that a lot of reddish colour wax was bulging out of the holes, and every time I poked my stick back in more came out of the holes! I heated up some wax to 197F, hoping that it would all melt together again, but no such luck. Hopefully you can see that the candle on the right has a "dome" on the bottom rather than a concave and the wax seems to have been sucked from the join between the red and brown layer, leaving quite a gap (I can insert a thin blade knife up to 5cm in the wall). I am really mad because I have been hoping to achieve this look for some time now and they are going to have to be remelted. Did I poke the relief holes too soon or were the last two layers poured too cool? HELP SOMEONE PLEEEEEASE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judyvega Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 What wax/additives did you use? What temps did your pour each layer at? That can make a difference - When you poke relief holes, wax DOES come out of them - that is why you poke them, to allow the wax to expand and contract - you need to poke them every half hour/hour or so until the vents stay clear - wax will come out of them for quite awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookie130 Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 I'm a dunce with pillars (never done them), but I did want to comment that yours are very pretty! Love your color, and you did well with the rustic effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalamazoo Posted September 14, 2006 Author Share Posted September 14, 2006 What wax/additives did you use? What temps did your pour each layer at? That can make a difference - When you poke relief holes, wax DOES come out of them - that is why you poke them, to allow the wax to expand and contract - you need to poke them every half hour/hour or so until the vents stay clear - wax will come out of them for quite awhile.I used 1 kg straight paraffin wax, 60g (6%) stearin and 1/2oz FO. Layers poured at 140F, 143F, 143F and 138F respectively. Poured top up wax at 197F which probably shocked the poor candle:grin2: Gonna try again today with different temps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalamazoo Posted September 14, 2006 Author Share Posted September 14, 2006 I'm a dunce with pillars (never done them), but I did want to comment that yours are very pretty! Love your color, and you did well with the rustic effect.Thanks for the nice comment. Now I am wondering how do I melt these layered candles to try again. I do not want to go through the whole process of melting a new batch of wax and colouring each layer again!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenkindred Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 i don't see what's wrong with them? i think they look VERY nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 How long are you waiting between pours? I think you're waiting too long. I'd pour the next layer as soon as the previous layer has a thick enough skin that the new wax won't bust it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalamazoo Posted September 15, 2006 Author Share Posted September 15, 2006 I think it is about 1/2hour between each pour. Sometimes the edge of the layer seems to be really thick and hard but when I tilt the mould in the other direction for pouring I can see some wax underneath start to move. Maybe this is too long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalamazoo Posted September 15, 2006 Author Share Posted September 15, 2006 i don't see what's wrong with them? i think they look VERY nice!Thanks jen, very kind of you to say so. I also like them but think they are not strong enough at each layer and would probably fall off or something when burning if that makes sense.:rolleyes2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 I think it is about 1/2hour between each pour. Sometimes the edge of the layer seems to be really thick and hard but when I tilt the mould in the other direction for pouring I can see some wax underneath start to move. Maybe this is too long?That is exactly right, you need to wait until the wax forms a skin but still moves underneath. The amount of time is entirely dependent upon the thickness of the layer. Check it a little sooner next time; it may be ready earlier than you thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 PRactice makes perfect. Chances are there's an air pocket in the bulge somewhere or the wax just expanded from the varying temps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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