anabanana's candles Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Help, I remelted my glass glow to double wick instead of single wick and it lots its "glow" . It looks so FUNKY. Have you had this happen? One whole side is almost white (the rest of the candle is burgundy) and the rest of it looks like frost palm? Should I remelt again or what???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 What temp did you melt to? It sounds like it either was too hot or not hot enough... I haven't remelted much Glass Glow, but did not have this experience. Give it a few stirs once the wax is completely melted and at whatever temp you would pour before you turn off the oven. HTHOtherwise, you may have just invented the Vertical Two-Tone palm wax candle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anabanana's candles Posted November 12, 2007 Author Share Posted November 12, 2007 AH HA, I only remelted to 170, way too cool. You are a genious. I needed an outsider. Hello I pour at 200 why only melt to 170. I am a nimrod. THANK YOU>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Nimroditis strikes us all when least expected!:laugh2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anabanana's candles Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 Okay, I did it and it still looks weird. Les like frosted palm and not more like dull glass glow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 What was the temperature this time, anabanana, and did you remember to stir the wax? I have noticed some inconsistencies in this wax - some grains are slightly different colored than the rest and some is like powder... I have been trying to remember to really shake it up before I measure to ensure it's all mixed up well...If it doesn't work out after one more try, I think I would set this one aside and make another. It's possible that the wax may have gotten too hot... oven melting isn't an exact science... just a quick & dirty way to redoux that usually works out okay, but ya got to keep an eye on the thermometer in there! I keep one in my oven anyway and I stick an old meat thermometer in the jar to watch... HTH PS Gotta picture of this strange one, ana? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anabanana's candles Posted November 14, 2007 Author Share Posted November 14, 2007 I remelted 4 times and each time it came out looking like this. Although, the picture doesn't "do it justice" it is much whiter. It smells great. It is just hideous.I did stir and didn't let temp get above 200. Will start from scratch. It was so pretty before I started messing with it. I wish that one wick would have been enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 That is curious. Looks like the dye is not mixing well with the wax. Is it all the way around or only on one side? Personally, if it's all the way around, I like the graduated effect, but it would bug me, too, 'cause it ain't 'spoze to look like that!Have you had any problems with this dye before? Something is precipitating in there, but god only knows what it is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anabanana's candles Posted November 14, 2007 Author Share Posted November 14, 2007 It looks like that all the way around and the candle was FINE before I remelted it. It looked like it was supposed to . I use this dye all the time and I even melted, put back in pour pot to stir and then repoured into a new jar. I figured that I will just burn it and make the order again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grama Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 I think it is from reheating it. I notice white powdery look at the end of a container burn with palm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 I think you may be right, grama. That's why I gave the "too hot or too cool" answer because if palm is too cool, the crystallization suffers and if it gets too hot, it looks funky also. I haven't noticed any whitishness with pillar palm wax or in my glass glow containers yet... I have "held" glass glow for hours, and remelted repeatedly with both glass glow and pillar palm waxes, with no ill effects, but not at high temp... Guess this will just be a mystery candle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debra Phelps Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Looks kinda tied died. cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grama Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Yeah - where I really see it is when I put a jar on the warmer to finish melting the wax that's left over from burning and then forget about it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmeroo Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 I haven't tried glass glo yet(but I am sooon)! If you re-melt it again can't you add more color..I just read a post where it states there is no limit for dye w/palm wax.? It looks cool to me, but like Stella said...it's not spoze to be like that! LOL! Right Stella!? Kimmeroo:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Why don't you just heat the wax to pouring temperature, give it a good stir and pour it into a new container so it cools the same way your other candles do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anabanana's candles Posted November 15, 2007 Author Share Posted November 15, 2007 Already did that and this was the final result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 I just read a post where it states there is no limit for dye w/palm waxUmmm, I don't think that's accurate. It flies in the face of common sense. The problem with dye lies with the wicking and a wick isn't gonna like a lotta dye in palm any more than it does in soy! Now if your source meant that palm isn't as sensitive to dye as soy is (with the frosting issues, etc.), then I can flow with that somewhat...Actually, whether it's "correct" or not, if it looks halfway good (and it does to me), throws well and burns okay, I can't see anything wrong with deliberately trying for the technique unless it looks a lot worse in person than in Ana's photo! Mistakes are frequently how new techniques and effects are discovered. Who knows, Ana? Ya might have messed up GOOD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Already did that and this was the final result.That seems to leave two possibilities. One is that reheating the candle mixture has permanently done something bad to it and you have to start from scratch. The other is that melting it in the oven is doing something bad like overheating part of the mixture. The final thing you could try is melting the candle just enough that you can remove the liquid and solid wax from the jar into a melting pot. Then warm it up to pouring temperature with gentle stirring using a double boiler and pour as you normally so. If you get the same result then I doubt anything will work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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