leenabug Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 I eventually bought me two metal pour pots, they may be aluminum? The handle fell off one so I jbweld(ed) it back on. Now they must have hairline cracks because when I pour hot wax in them they ooze wax, tiny amount but enough to make it slimey and slippery. I put water in them to try to find the cracks, but NO water leaked out. Hot wax, starts leaking again! Is this repairable? I loved them. Now I am using a Pampered chef large batter bowl, which I love even more, now. But would like to put my pouring pots back to use.Any suggestions on fixing them or are they goners? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustpuuppy Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Scrap them, I'd say. They only cost about $4 each. Most likely the reason you can't find the leaks with water is that the wax is filling the cracks. Unless you use water that is hot enough to melt the wax out of the cracks, it will seal them. Try pouring boiling water into them to melt the wax. Then use some warm water with red food coloring, so you can see exactly where the water is coming out. Plain water will be virtually invisible on the side of the pot. For the warm water you might run some water through your coffee maker. It will probably be hot enough to melt wax, without being hot enough to get you burned.find the crack and mark the area, then you could probably use JB Weld or silicone to seal the leaks.Trouble is that whatever you buy to seal the cracks will probably cost as much or more than a new pot and it's hard to say how long the repair will last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barncat Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 THe only thing i find that works is the metal (its shiney silver)duct tape. it is used for repairing metal pipes. I think I got it at Wal-Mart. I've repaired at least a dozen pots that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenscandles Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 If you can't find the metal tape at WalMart check your local hardware store. Aluminum Repair Tape is what it's sometimes called. I use it to seal the wick hole my pillar molds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leenabug Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 Thanks for the tips! I actually have some of that metal duct tape stuff. Where in the world can I find metal pour pots for $4 ea! I think I paid $6 or 8 each for these two, used! They were $20 new at a candle supply site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustpuuppy Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I screwed up on the price. Peak's has them for $8.99.I don't know if the $4 thing was a really old price or if I was just full of shit.Either way, I'm finding them in the $8 - $10 range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leenabug Posted November 24, 2009 Author Share Posted November 24, 2009 well $8-$10 is stll a good price, i can't get them for that at my supplier. I did what ya said and found they were leaking around the handles. So I put this sealer adhesive stuff, for bonding metal and plastic, around them. Well see if that works. Thanks for the tips! You would laugh if you saw how buggered up these pots are but I love them...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy123 Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 I used epoxy 600 degree on mine...my husband got it a Lowes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustpuuppy Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 The handles are riveted in. The rivets have gotten loose. A little JB Weld or Liquid steel around the rivets on the inside will probably work if your present solution doesn't.Keep an eye on them. The rivets will eventually tear out completly. Probably when you have 4 pounds of hot wax in the pots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceCarvesWax Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 You know I think CandleWic has a deal on pouring pots every now and then where they are like 4 bucks each with a 75.00 purchase or something like that. That what you were thinking about Dust or just full of shit like you said. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustpuuppy Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 You know I think CandleWic has a deal on pouring pots every now and then where they are like 4 bucks each with a 75.00 purchase or something like that. That what you were thinking about Dust or just full of shit like you said. lolCould be either one... flip a coin. LOLI could have sworn I'd seen them for $4 somewhere but I've been out of the loop for a while. I checked several different places while we were discussing this. Most were selling them in the $8 range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leenabug Posted November 30, 2009 Author Share Posted November 30, 2009 Darn! the handle did rip completely off of one of them! and I stopped the leaking around the handle of the other one, but there is still some leaking somewhere! Its so slight that no dribble comes out, but it oozes enough that the pan is greasy and leaves residue where ever I set it. I think I am going to coat the whole bottom on the outside with the tape! I probably should just chunk them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustpuuppy Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I'd get rid of them before you get burned. That wax doesn't just roll off your skin, like water. It tries to burn it's way through.Spill hot wax on you even while you're wearing jeans and you could get serious burns before you can get the jeans off.You couldn't get them off fast enough to avoid it, even if George Clooney was in the room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leenabug Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 rofl! believe it or not after two years, i have never spilt any on me, but I'm not lookin to learn how it feels! thanks for the tips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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