slyfoxy46628 Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 I have many candles that when burn, they end up having a black rim around the container. It doesn't fail. What causes that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravity Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 My first guess would be too large of a wick, or improperly trimmed.What wax/wick are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
country creek Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 I only have this problem with the 4630 wax I used. If I had to guess I would say that your wick is too big for your container. Although it could be your wick/wax/fo combo causing it too! Some just dont do well together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smart tart Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 I have many candles that when burn, they end up having a black rim around the container. It doesn't fail. What causes that?It is called soot....do a search on soot and you will find many different thoughts and ideas on what causes it and why it happens (or doesn't). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILVCANDLES Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 I noticed when I burn a candle longer than I should :embarasse and do not trim the wick then the candle will have black soot around the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsvlbrat Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Sometimes you get the soot from too much FO in the candle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavenScentU Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Personally I have found it to be too large of a wick. I have tested so many ways and found that to be the cause, for me anyway. I guess everyone has their opinions on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMommy Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Did you keep the wick trimmed? Not sure if your warning label states to keep the wick trimmed to 1/4 or 1/8 but if you did so and it still produced soot it may be caused by too large of a wick(like others have mentioned). However, I have had certain FO's that no matter what % load I use they tend to produce soot more than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyCandleMaker Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 Can someone please confirm this is soot at the top of my container? It is AWE 50/50 LX-16 wick scented sunflower. The container is 8oz straight side. This is after 2 marathon burns of at around 8 hours each. I don't think the wick is too big as is just barely melts the wax on the side of container. Should I be worried about the soot? I attached a photo. Many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 Your photo is a little dark but that definitely looks like soot! It also appears your MP is bigger than 1/4"-1/2", but it's hard to say in the picture. Have you measured the MP? I would say that your candle needs to be wicked down based on what I see in the picture.If you light your candles with matches, the matches can cause soot to build up on the rim of the jar as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyCandleMaker Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 My melt pool is probably a little bigger than 1/2", but also, the wax did not adhere very well to the sides of my container, so there is a gap there for the melted wax to go between the solid wax and the side of the container. Thanks for the feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillgunter Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 Your flame looks pretty big too for that small container. Try one size down to see if it helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth-VT Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 Can someone please confirm this is soot at the top of my container? It is AWE 50/50 LX-16 wick scented sunflower. The container is 8oz straight side. This is after 2 marathon burns of at around 8 hours each. I don't think the wick is too big as is just barely melts the wax on the side of container. Should I be worried about the soot? I attached a photo. Many thanks.Holy crap . Yup, that is some kind of soot ya got there.....Let's see. First, did you trim your wick at all through either of the (2) eight hour burns? I don't really see the melt pool as being all that surprising if that's been burning for 8 hours, especially when you get that far down a jar, the heat on the glass really spreads down. It's impossible to tell if the wick is too big not knowing if you trimmed or not, and the jar makes the flame a little unclear so it's hard to tell. Yes, you should always worry about soot, but any candle will soot if it's burned improperly. If you trimmed, then I'd say yes, drop a wick size and try again. Maybe even regardless, as the soot is excessive.Too much FO will also cause sooting....how much did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyCandleMaker Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 I made 2 8 oz candles with a 1 oz sample of FO. 15 oz of wax and 1 oz of FO. I think that works out to be 6.6% FO load. I only trimed the wick once, which is probably part of the problem. I might try an LX-14 just to see, but I am fairly certain I have tested that before and it didn't melt the wax off the sides of the container. I will have to check my test notes. Thanks again for the feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1_AJ Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 In addition to the advice above, make sure the candle is not burning in a draft. Drafts can make the candle give off soot and smoke something fierce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth-VT Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 And be sure to give the wick more than one burn before you make up your mind. Often times it takes 2-3 burns before things catch up and burn true. And in taller jars they will burn differently at the top than they do at the bottom, so you have to burn all the way and find a happy medium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgia Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 I made 2 8 oz candles with a 1 oz sample of FO. 15 oz of wax and 1 oz of FO. I think that works out to be 6.6% FO load....Did you actually weigh the wax? That looks like a jelly jar to me and they may hold 8 ounces of liquid, but they only hold about 6 weighted ounces of wax. That may raise your FO percentage a bit, but not horribly high.I would definately try going down one size and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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