MissMary Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 K, I got all my fun stuff from Peaks! (Wa Freakin Hoo!) I've made a few different pillars and they all had bubbles at the bottom (top once set up for burn). Am I pouring too fast? There are no bubbles except the bottom 1/2" to 1" on each of them.-------------------------IGI 4625 - no other additivesScents were Tall Grass, Clean Cotton, Coffee and Hot CocoaColors were Hunter Green liq., None, Coffee and Coffee (respectively)Room temp 77 degreesCooled at room temp on a teflon round pizza pan---------------------------I poured down the wick pin, pins were used for all.Aside from some extra sink I didn't expect after a 2nd repour (I think I'm not waiting long enough), the scent and colors were perfect!On the heart mold, same wax, Rose Bouquet and red color, there are no bubbles.... ???On the round fluted, I did Sweet Pea, same setup, red color, and no bubbles??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demenshia Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 After you poured did you tap lightly on the mold to try and get any air out? If not try that it should help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMary Posted March 13, 2007 Author Share Posted March 13, 2007 K, I just poured 3 more pillars and tapped the sides and top rim lightly with a wooden spoon, we'll see how that goes! Thanks Demen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMary Posted March 14, 2007 Author Share Posted March 14, 2007 I tapped with my spoon and still the same thing happened, there are less bubbles this time, but there's still quite a few. I just notice it does it VERY badly on the votives... the bottom quarter inch looks almost rustic even though when I put clear wax in and looked down and lightly tapped on the sides, there was no bubbles on the bottom of the votives. I tried a search, but since I don't know what I'm doing wrong, I'm not really getting anywhere with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Did you clean the molds before pouring? Pesky air bubbles will grab on to any residue visible or invisible in molds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlesprite7 Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 yep try cleaning the molds and be sure to check your pouring temp, if you pour too cool you will get bubbles too...What Temp are you pouring at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMary Posted March 14, 2007 Author Share Posted March 14, 2007 I'm pouring at 175 and the molds had been cleaned. Maybe I'll try bumping it up to 180. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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