sawdustcottage Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 I have a friend who I gave some of my marble candles to. She say's that she lit one and "it was dripping all over and then splattered all over the place". I asked what "splattering" meant ('cause I know what I think splatter means) and she said it (the wax) shot all over the place and dripped all over her wood candle holders. I had made several candles from the same batch of wax and I immediately lit 3 of mine to see what she was talking about. Nothing happened for me, they all burned well. She places the pillars on a very high candle stand /pedestal and thought that might have something to do with it (I am sure it doesn't). She said the flame was very tall (yet she didnt blow it out or trim it right away) and she burned it for a very long time. (I told her to burn it for 3-4 hrs. then extinguish it & if she HAD to have it burning again, re-light again after she trimmed the wick).The wax was 4630 and the wick was 1/0 (16 oz round seamless pillar).This is also the same gal who said another one of mine tunneled and was "dripping". (I have yet to have my pillars drip- or splatter).Any input?Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PamR Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 Not sure about the splattering, but did she burn the pillar close to a ceiling fan or air cond. vent? The reason I ask is that a friend of mine said my pillars dripped everywhere. I always wick my pillars to leave a pretty good edge to them, so I asked if she placed it near a ceiling fan. She said, yeah, it was right under one! Duh!! Pam R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawdustcottage Posted November 5, 2006 Author Share Posted November 5, 2006 I'll have to check with her about the fan/air conditioning vent. I really don't have any explanation to give her as to why the pillar splattered and dripped. (The way it was described to me sounded like the candle MUST have had some kind of wind-force blown onto it, to have that much splattering on everything)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarysweet95 Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 I'm not sure about the splattering, but i've had candles crackle and spark on me when i accidentally got water in the wax, (from a double boiler) so it might be that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith_D Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 4630 for a pillar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 4630 for a pillar?That's what I was thinking!Assuming the number was typed wrong, I'd be likely to say there was a big ol' air pocket or two in that pillar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawdustcottage Posted November 6, 2006 Author Share Posted November 6, 2006 I goofed with the type of wax...it's 4625 (Lord only knows where I got 4630 numer!! It's been a LONG weekend). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawdustcottage Posted November 6, 2006 Author Share Posted November 6, 2006 Oh and one other thing i heard about the candle and the splattering: it was near an open window! (Duh............. not to bright there. She didn't read the burn instructions I gave her and told her about "keep away from drafts...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Splattering can also be caused from:~Water being in the wax~Too much FO (This is why adding over the reccomended amount is very dangerous) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaGA Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 I'll grasp at straws while I'm here...Was the pillar put in a freezer?Some people think this practice increases burn time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlesprite7 Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Was the pillar put in a freezer?Some people think this practice increases burn time.I had to lecture a few people about that recently...unfortunately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawdustcottage Posted November 7, 2006 Author Share Posted November 7, 2006 No, never put in a freezer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawdustcottage Posted November 18, 2006 Author Share Posted November 18, 2006 UPDATE: I got the candles back from my friend and saw how they looked: Pretty Bad! Instead of a huggin "inward", there was major "outward" lip??Candle man gave me some advice on wicks so I pulled out all the old wicks from the pillars and put in 62z. Burned wonderfully, straight, no leaking over the sides, not splatters, great melt pool. I then tried 51z wicks and they also work well for the 3" diameter pillars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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