kssoaper Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Ok, dumb question for the day:You know the gooey, gummy, stuff you use on pillar to keep the wax from leaking?? How do you keep it from sticking all over your wick once you remove it from the mold??? And my next dumb question is - where do you find this? I'm using some grey stuff I got from Michaels.....Thanks in advance,Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 (edited) Its called mold sealer. You can get it at most candle supply stores. Not sure why its sticking to your wick as it doesn't tend to do that. Are you putting the mold sealer on the outside of the mold over the little hole? And are you using either a metal mold screw or rubber mold plug to push into the hole to hold the wick in place before you apply your mold sealer? I am assuming you are not using a mold length wick pin inside the mold as you would wick the candle after it was cooled and demolded.If you still have a little sealer on the wick you can just trim the wick. Edited March 21, 2010 by Candybee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kssoaper Posted March 21, 2010 Author Share Posted March 21, 2010 Uhhh, I am just covering the hole (and the wick) with the sealer stuff,how embarrassing ~ am I supposed to use a plug of some sort, too??I can't believe I didn't know that!!!!!! duh... (and you're correct, no wick pin). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 I have seen that stuff kind of get gummed onto the wick or jammed around the base a little. I've tried upscale commercial pillars and noticed bits of mold sealer in the melt pool. It doesn't seem to do any harm and I guess residue us just a hazard of using the stuff. Personally though, I haven't used mold sealer for a long time. I prefer a piece of aluminum tape to seal the mold--or sometimes two, depending on the mold and the pour temp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 I prefer a piece of aluminum tape to seal the mold--or sometimes two, depending on the mold and the pour temp.Ditto. The only thing I use mold sealer for is to seal the hole wick pins pass through when used on the outside of the mold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Same here. I use electrical tape to seal the bottoms. I always hated mold sealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debratant Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 yeah...had a problem with that grey goo too. I bought aluminum tape (at the hardware store) and I don't use a screw either. If I use a wick pin...I use some wick stick ums that sucked for wicking jars lol...and cover my hole with that and push the wick pin up thru, then use 2 pieces of aluminum tape to hold the pin straight. For regular wicking...I pull my wick thru...take 2 stick ums and cover the wick and the hole...then add alum tape. Just make sure your aluminum tape is pressed down really well so it doesn't leak. It's kinda hard to explain. Might be a good tutorial. I'm going to try to pour a few pillars today...perhaps I'll take pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kssoaper Posted March 22, 2010 Author Share Posted March 22, 2010 Thanks everyone - I really appreciate your thoughts & advice on this. Now if I can keep the wax in the pillar mold maybe I can move on to the challenge of the wick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlesprite7 Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 Another way to keep that from happening is to use a bit of tin foil, fold it around your wick then put the sealer over that to seal the mold.:smiley2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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