hellen Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Hi guys,Trying new blends and thought I'd share......60%soy (415) to 40%paraffin. Colour is great, scent retention is great...still testing all the different wick sizes but so far so good.The only problem I emcountered was that I waited for the wax to be kinda slushy and ended up with air pockets EVERYWHERE. Had to remelt in the oven and then let them set.Does anyone know what temp roughly I should start pouring at? I'm basically lazy...lolol...so with just the 415 I wait til it gets kinda slushy and pour away. Great tops, adhesion etc....but with this blend I'm obviously not going to be able to do that.Cheers,hells Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffancy Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 I'm testing a 50/50 and 70/30 blend and am finding that if I pour at around 150 I never have to do a repour and get great glass adhesion.I'm using C3 and 4630. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandleLytes Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 The only problem I emcountered was that I waited for the wax to be kinda slushy and ended up with air pockets EVERYWHERE. Had to remelt in the oven and then let them set.I have been getting the same. I am using Swan's Accu10 and and 4786. Great color retention and both CT and HT. Them damn air pockets! I usually do a repour. I might try melting them down in the oven, but doesn't the scent of the candle stay in there? That's always been my worry, is that all my food would taste like candles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaybee23 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 I have been getting the same. I am using Swan's Accu10 and and 4786. Great color retention and both CT and HT. Them damn air pockets! I usually do a repour. I might try melting them down in the oven, but doesn't the scent of the candle stay in there? That's always been my worry, is that all my food would taste like candles! When I have to rewick a tester, I put mine on a cookie sheet in the oven on about 160, for my 415 soy and let them slowly melt back down. Never had a problem with the scent hanging around in the oven, and never had a problem with the wax retaining its scent when repouring with new wicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandleLytes Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Thanks. I'm a picky eater and scented food would only make it worse!!!! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda (OH) Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 I'm testing a 50/50 and 70/30 blend and am finding that if I pour at around 150 I never have to do a repour and get great glass adhesion.I'm using C3 and 4630.Hi flightoffancy . . .how is the scent throw with this blend? I got some C-3 ordered and am going to begin playing with it alone and blended. Glad to hear that my plans for the pour temp at 150* is a good starting point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffancy Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Hi flightoffancy . . .how is the scent throw with this blend? I got some C-3 ordered and am going to begin playing with it alone and blended. Glad to hear that my plans for the pour temp at 150* is a good starting point.I'm getting fantastic results with the scent throw from both of these blends. I'm not really noticing much of a difference at all in the scent throw between the blends, it's fantastic in both. The only reason I started testing 50/50 is because with the 70/30 the darker colors still frosted just a bit. Since 50/50 doesn't frost and 70/30 does, I'm going to try 60/40 next and hope that it will be MY sweet spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellen Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 Hi guys,tested some more...and I just poured the wax when it was hot...didn't take note of the temp..but it was hot...and they have all set up beautifully...now just have to see which wicks work best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda (OH) Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Hi guys,tested some more...and I just poured the wax when it was hot...didn't take note of the temp..but it was hot...and they have all set up beautifully...now just have to see which wicks work bestHow is your testing going Hellen ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellen Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share Posted January 6, 2009 Hi Guys.....All of them still look wonderful. Going to start burning this evening...I just cant wait any longer!!!! lololI poured some melts with the left overs and really like the way they look. They're shiny, popped out wonderfully.....Will tell all tomorrow when I have tested a couple.Cheers,Hells Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carriegsxr6 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I have been getting the same. I am using Swan's Accu10 and and 4786. Great color retention and both CT and HT. Them damn air pockets! I usually do a repour. I might try melting them down in the oven, but doesn't the scent of the candle stay in there? That's always been my worry, is that all my food would taste like candles! its the ACCU 10 that is causeing such bad air pockets. if you can, try switching to the C-3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda (OH) Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I am testing C-3 / 4630 at 50/50 right now and in my 16 oz jar I got an air pocket but in my 8 oz I didn't. I poured around 145* so I may need to adjust my pouring temp. I haven't ever used the Accu 10 and it is my first experiences with C-3 but wanted to note that my first pour with C-3 did give a sink hole in the blend. Next testers I am going to try pouring hotter. CT wonderful at 48 hr cure, HT great. I need to adjust my wicking, after 2 - 4 hours burns I think I can go down a size.C-3 alone with 1/2 tsp of CO my first testers I got circular cracks when poured at 140*. 48 hr cure CT wonderful, test burning for the first now. I suspect that more than 48 hours cure will be needed to judge HT but I am also testing wicks. (ETA - I thought I would include these test results also.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellen Posted January 18, 2009 Author Share Posted January 18, 2009 Update on my testing:CDN 8 - double wicked didn't get a full melt pool and the wicks kept going outCDN 10 - double wicked a little better but too much wax left over, not a full melt pool and one wick kept going out (both the CDN8 and 10 I burned 2 candles each and both got the same resultCND 20 - not big enoughCDN 22 - not big enough eitherI'll next try CDN 24 and 2 x CDN 12's if neither of them work I'm going to try the 10oz metro jars and see if I can wick thoseI love the look of this blend so I'll just have to keep on testingCheers,Hellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootie04 Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Oh the joys of testing....NOT!!:tiptoe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msalex28a Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 For all of you that tried these blends what wicks and sizes did you find worked the best? Also how long did you let them cure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellen Posted February 21, 2009 Author Share Posted February 21, 2009 Hi,When I'm testing I don't wait forever for the candle to cure...just a day or 2. None of mine worked out really well so I am trying a different blend mix.Cheers,Hells Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobee Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Hells, what blend did you end up going with? and did you find a wick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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