Dana Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Now that the big holiday rush is over, I want to play with some different wax. Does anyone know what brand NG's soy wax is? I don't want to get something I have tried before. I know I read something on here before, but can't find the thread. TIA P.S. DH is in Japan for a month, so I get to play all I want! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Lea Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 I don't know what brand it is, but I tried it in a small amount once and I didn't like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logcabinmomma Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Have you played with GB 464 yet? I've been very happy at the comparatively small wicks this wax requires... translates to awesome burn times too.I think I've heard that NG's is GB 415? I THINK... lol... haven't tried that one.-Kristi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Lea Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Is GB 415 the one that is supposedly EzSoy? (can't remember if it's a fact that the supposed wax actually IS EzSoy...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravity Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 I use the soy from NG, the side of the box reads "PLAIN 415"I quite like it, took some time, but I've tamed it and got it behaving quite nicely now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share Posted January 16, 2007 Yep, I tried the 464. I got major sink holes, a little to soft for me. I like the wax I am using, but I would like to try others that have better shipping rates or better yet, something I can pick up. Also, it's fun to just PLAY! I think I tried the 415 already. I will have to go check my notes. Bad memory! :embarasse I know I didn't try EZ soy, but if they are the same wax I don't think I'll bother (if I already tried the 415). Great price though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logcabinmomma Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 hmmm, I've not gotten any sinkholes except when I've poured at 160... so I do 145-150 and it's perfect...-Kristi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share Posted January 16, 2007 I have poured it at 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, on up and just can't get away from them. Warmed the jars, cooled in a box, out of the box, you name it. Way to time consuming filling in the sink holes and smoothing out the tops. I poured slow too. I still have some though. Maybe I'll try again. It was a couple of months ago, so the conditions might be right now. Soy can be very strange! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fern-Marie Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Dana, I tried a couple of things that helped me with the sink hole issue. After I poured...at 115-118* - I would tap the whole jar on the counter a bit, kind of like if you're making a cake and after you pour the batter into the pan you might slam it on the counter a bit to release the air bubbles...sometimes I would see the air bubbles rise to the top. Also, try pouring slushy. Most soys do require a slushy pour.Most importantly, be sure that there are no 'cold spots' where your candles are setting up. Try to keep them from any cool drafts and in a fairly warm environment. I find that if I pour in my very sunny kitchen when the sun is blazing, I have no set up problems at all. At night...forgeddaboudit! What a nightmare! Sink holes are caused by rapid, uneven cooling and sometimes that can occur in a certain spot, usually caused by drafts. I know it's tough and frustrating. You have my sympathy. I've been through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geekrunner Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Yep, I tried the 464. I got major sink holes, a little to soft for me. I like the wax I am using, but I would like to try others that have better shipping rates or better yet, something I can pick up. Also, it's fun to just PLAY! I think I tried the 415 already. I will have to go check my notes. Bad memory! :embarasse I know I didn't try EZ soy, but if they are the same wax I don't think I'll bother (if I already tried the 415). Great price though!I like to play too! The EZ-Soy is 415, in fact alot of suppliers use the 415 as their house brand.geek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logcabinmomma Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Most importantly, be sure that there are no 'cold spots' where your candles are setting up. Try to keep them from any cool drafts and in a fairly warm environment. I find that if I pour in my very sunny kitchen when the sun is blazing, I have no set up problems at all. At night...forgeddaboudit! What a nightmare! Sink holes are caused by rapid, uneven cooling and sometimes that can occur in a certain spot, usually caused by drafts. I know it's tough and frustrating. You have my sympathy. I've been through it.Yeah, I forgot to mention, my *perfect* pours at 150 are in a 70 degree room that doesn't have any drafts!!!-Kristi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted January 24, 2007 Author Share Posted January 24, 2007 Being that I pour down stairs in the basement, I never thought I had drafts. But there is a heat/air vent in the ceiling. I wonder if that causes a draft. I am going to tape that baby up and see what happens. I run another heater anyway, so it shouldn't change the room temp anyway. Gosh, what we chandlers go through to get a pretty candle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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