snow Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Cutting up your wax into small pieces and putting the wax, color and FO into the pot all at the same time, and heating it to proper pour temp. all at once. And not to stir it but just swish it around in the pot to mix it up? It's supposed to stop wet spots. I never heard of that, but I'm gonna give it a try and see what happens. I was just curious if anyone here ever heard of this technique. BTW, I use J50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freezin Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Have never heard of that. Would be cool if it worked tho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisasst Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Umm, are we not supposed to do that? That is what I have been doing since I started making candles...seems to work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane42 Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 When you say not stir, just "swish", what does that mean? I thought the color and FO needed to "incorporate" itself with the wax, so it needed to be stirred at least two minutes. I add the FO last and stir for two minutes...I heard if you leave it in the shortest amount of time, I would not "burn off" BUT since I only heat to 175, I am not sure it would make that much of a difference if I added the color and FO at the same time.We have only been doing this two years or so, and these were the directions we were given with our kit. I am sure the experts, who have been doing this way longer than us, would be able to help you out.Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accents Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 I guess I'd be a little concerned about having the FO directly in there without having the wax melted. I think if you want to try this, wait until enough wax has melted to dilute the FO first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erinmfritz Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 I agree, what about direct contact with the heat on the pour pot and the flash point of FO's? Scares me. Also, if you use a presto pot or any other pot to melt the wax, this would not work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlesprite7 Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 I guess I'd be a little concerned about having the FO directly in there without having the wax melted. I think if you want to try this, wait until enough wax has melted to dilute the FO first.This was my concern also. I melt my wax, add the additives (incorporate), then add FO (incorporate), then dye(incorporate), then heat to pour temp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth-VT Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Gimick. How you blend you stuff has nothing to do with whether or not you'll get wet spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindy5140 Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 I personally think it's pure laziness. If you can't even stir the wax, dye, and FO then why bother.You definitly can't do that in a presto pot unless you want your whole house filled up with smoke. That's common sense.Mindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 I've heard of it but will never do it. Color is the last thing that goes in my wax before pouring. Must make sure the FO blends with the wax. I personally wouldn't want FO sitting on the bottom of the pot as the wax melted. Ever get those really heavy FOs that leave a residue on the bottom of a pot? They're such a PITA to clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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