JudyN Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 I made three purple mottled candles and on the bottom it looks like they have scratches. Can anyone tell me what causes this and what I can do about it?The other is a mold I bought from e-bay, it is a chubby pyramid. The colors don't look as good in the picture as they do in person, I liked how it turned out although it really isn't the look I was going for. https://webfiles.uci.edu:443/xythoswfs/webui/_xy-2273878_1https://webfiles.uci.edu:443/xythoswfs/webui/_xy-2273876_1Please give me any feedback? I would love to hear the truth about what you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcroome2005 Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 Mine gets like that if I dont pam the mold and if i try to take it out of the mold too soon.. That is my guess. Also- if the mold isnt clean when i use it, it does that HTHChristinaEdit to say- BTW- They are gorgeous!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyN Posted November 12, 2005 Author Share Posted November 12, 2005 I cleaned the mold (i'm very meticulous about cleaning the molds) and used silicone spray release. I waited until the mold was cool, but maybe I should wait longer. I used my heat gun on low and got rid of them but I would like to know what the cause is. I will try leaving them in the mold longer. Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freezin Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 Wow, I think those are beautiful candles. The color is striking and I can't see anything wrong with them. Good Job:yay: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 I made three purple mottled candles and on the bottom it looks like they have scratches. Can anyone tell me what causes this and what I can do about it?Mottles can come out of the mold kinda gunky. Looks to me like maybe you didn't clean off the gunk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyN Posted November 13, 2005 Author Share Posted November 13, 2005 Thanks, I didn't know you were supposed to clean off the gunk. I thought they were scratched. I took the heat gun to them and they look fine now. I'm going to give people some like these for Christmas so I'm glad it worked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaritamama Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Great color though, and I like the random mottling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 It may looked scratched, but is there an actual groove in the wax? If you're cleaning your molds well, then it could be there are some small dents in the mold causing the scratching. In which case, I can't help you there either lol. But some people talk about sanding away little spots. Just not on tin molds that I know of, mostly on the aluminum ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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