dhoneywell Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 I need help, everytime I make candle the bottom of my candle have a hole, I've have been re-pouring and poking holes with skewers,near the wick put I'm still getting deep hold in my candles. Is it the type of wax or is it type of mold. I'm using parafin wax and polycarbonate mold. Please HELP I need a solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashncandles Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 I've had the same issue in the past. I'm waiting to do a repour on a mold now actually. We'll see if it shrinks again...I'd like to hear the replies to this as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlesprite7 Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 How long are you waiting to re-pour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhoneywell Posted October 23, 2006 Author Share Posted October 23, 2006 I guess 10-25mins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlesprite7 Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 You need to wait until your candle is almost completely cool, repour, wait till it's cool again and you may need to repour again...You arent waiting long enough...wait more like a few hours....instead of a few minutes...HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Man Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 I use paraffin wax to make pillars and have to re-pour/top off 2 times.Re-pours are common with paraffin pillar wax. If you re-pour to soon the sink hole will be deep, as if you did not re-pour. You can wait until the pillar is stone cold before you re-pour. Just don't let the re-pour go all the way up to the top of the pillar or it might melt through and run down between the candle and the mold.Once you pour enough pillars you will get the timing down, of when to re-pour, just keep practicing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondCreek Candles Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Can we ask what wax are you using and what temperature are you pouring at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspencreek Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Scented and Candle Man are totally right.What I do is pour my pillars in the evenings, let them set up all night then repour in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 I would add one thing.When you do the poking, use something thicker like the blunt end of a chopstick. That makes it easier to do it right. A skewer is too skinny unless you move it around to widen the hole.Make 3 or 4 big chopstick holes in between the wick and the edge of the candle, just down to where you hit liquid wax. At first you'll just be piercing the top layer of solidified wax. Later you'll be poking deeper to keep the holes open as the candle cools.If you do the relief holes right, you'll get less of a sink hole in the center and less chance of hidden cavities in the candle.Otherwise do as the others say and let the candle cool off before you repour, so you don't have to do it more than once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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