Anne Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Wow! Am I glad I found this site! Lot's of great information!What am I doing wrong that my second pour always comes out looking a little darker than the first. I'm still experimenting with what wax to use but it doesn't seem to matter as far as this goes. It's happened on all of them.After the first pour I set my pour pitcher aside and don't reheat it until I'm ready to do the second pour.Thanks ~ Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGirl Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Are you stirring it up really good after you re-melt your top off? You should only pour up to the top of your wax in the first pour, not over it or you will see a line. Your top off should not be darker if it's the same as your first pour...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nodtveidt Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 For some reason, repouring at a different temperature as the original pour seemed to make a difference for me. Also, the temp of the mold made a difference too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roady Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 From what I've read in several different places.... always repour at a higher temp than your first pour.HTH,Chantel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Posted February 27, 2007 Author Share Posted February 27, 2007 Ok. Thanks! Will try again tomorrow and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarysweet95 Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 I have the opposite problem, my dye always looks lighter. With pillars it's easy to just top up to the wax limit, but with votives i find it much more difficult. I can never manage not to over flow the candle and so it's gives a messed up top. I've found that not quite filling up to the top of the votive mould in the first place, and the infilling to the very top of the mould works great.Except the dye, even though it's the same wax, just remelted whats left and poured a little hotter, is lighter so it creates a slight line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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