LaurieF Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Here's whats weird out of a dozen candles lately I'll have 1 that gets oil coming to the top. I use 8 - 9% with most oils but it seems if I used to much the whole batch would do this. How can just one be that way? Thats telling me the oils are not mixed into the wax evenly and that scares me. I always make sure to add oils at the right temp and I stir quite a bit.Any clues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geekrunner Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Are you pouring more than one candle out of the same pot/batch? Or mixing and pouring just one candle at a time? If I have a large pour pot that I will pour two or three candles at a time from, I need to stir thoroughly right before pouring each one, or else I get a weird one.HTH! geek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazerina Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Yup- you could test this by not doing anything different and setting the last candle you pour from emptying the pot aside and watch to see if this is the one that gets oily. That would mean there is FO sitting on the bottom of your pot. Even if you stir really well when adding it in... you will usually need to stir again often throughout the pouring process because it will settle back down to the bottom. Some oils are heavy and wont stay incorporated very well. The others would all be fine, but it's the last one where you scrape out the wax or have gotten down to the bottom where the excess or heavy fo is sitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Double check the weight of your FO before you add it to your wax. Also-- check with the wax manufacturer for FO load. If you add more FO than the wax can hold you will get FO seeping out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurieF Posted February 18, 2007 Author Share Posted February 18, 2007 Thanks, I think I try all the above. I know I'm not overloading the wax because I have done in the past and all the candles will have oil. I guess I could also cut back a little bit. My batches are 5# of wax which makes a dozen JJ for me. I'm gonna check the burn on those with oil (first I'll wipe up excess) to see if they burn right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Could cold ambient air temp have anything to do with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurieF Posted February 19, 2007 Author Share Posted February 19, 2007 Huh???? Okay just got Webster.....Not really I've been in the same shop for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Yeah, but in most places, the indoor air temperature varies from winter to summer. Things stored are generally much cooler in the wintertime than in the summer... For example, I don't need to refrigerate sodas during the winter - they stay very cool even inside the house; but during the summer, I would have to chill them or they would taste like warm spit.Glad you got a chance to crack Webster's - wonderful book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurieF Posted February 20, 2007 Author Share Posted February 20, 2007 Yea but I make most my candles in the winter and it hasn't done it before so I don't think thats it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Has it been extra cold this winter where you are? I know it sure has been here! My old house has been extra drafty! Are you seeing frosting also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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