TwinMom Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 a picture using wax on a hurricane shell? Like say you made the shell and forgot to put the picture in it...(dont ask..lol...watching the hockey game distracts me!!) can you dip it in wax stick it to the cane and using a brush of some sort 'paint' it on with wax..? Do I make sense..probably not...lol...any help? Thanks :undecided Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judy, USMC Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 If it's what I'm thinking of - yes. Many, many moons ago we used to dip our "pictures" in really hot wax (180) and immediately lay it on the candle. The heat from the wax on the "picture" would melt and bond with the underlying candle and, because the wax was so hot, it would only coat the "picture" with a very thin see-through coating.Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinMom Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 Thank you that was exactly what I talking about. !!!! Like an overdip...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donita Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 I did that to thousands of candles. The problem I had is that if it is a hurricane and you don't have it on EXACTLY....the spots that did adhere will show up when you light it. But....again....if you really want to know...try it and see what happens...you can always peel it off and start over. Donita Louise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinMom Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 Thank gawd you came to my post Donita....lol...I always look for your advice!!! I have 20 of these hurricanes to make and last night I made 2 and forgot to add the pic.....duh...so now I want to add it after. Can I overdip it in the wax (the whole candle)? Or just dip the candle and then hope it sticks....what did you use to smooth the candle on with?? Thanks again..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinMom Posted April 23, 2007 Author Share Posted April 23, 2007 I did that to thousands of candles. The problem I had is that if it is a hurricane and you don't have it on EXACTLY....the spots that did adhere will show up when you light it. But....again....if you really want to know...try it and see what happens...you can always peel it off and start over. Donita LouiseWhat did you use to smooth it on? I was thinking a popsicle stick? Just to stick the edges down. Also do you need to or could you spray something on it to make sure it sticks, like a finish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinMom Posted April 23, 2007 Author Share Posted April 23, 2007 Would you be able to spray the same finish you would use if making a waterdecal candle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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