BABYFACE CANDLES Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Im makeing my first 8oz candle tonight wish me luck:yay: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scifichik Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Best of luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BABYFACE CANDLES Posted April 11, 2010 Author Share Posted April 11, 2010 :confused:OK been letting them sit to cool down just want to look at them and out of 12 like 2 or 3 of them have holes on the top like someone poked there finger in it what happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminousBoutique Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Are the holes by the wick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BABYFACE CANDLES Posted April 11, 2010 Author Share Posted April 11, 2010 Yes and no kind of in the middle of the wick and the side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminousBoutique Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Sounds like it could be a cooling issue. If you have a heatgun (harbor frieght has a nice one for 9.99 right now), you can zap it and as you do, you might see it open up even more. Its kinda like a canyon in the wax, and it can be deeper than it looks. Its a good learning experience, I struggled with finding the right way to cool my candles for a few months before I got a handle on them.What helps me is that I cool my candles on a rack, like you would cool cookies. This allows air to circulate around the candle so the bottom doesnt cool way faster than the top and sides. Next, I place a large box over the top.. essentially protecting them from gusts, breezes, heat changes in my work area. Putting them in your (turned off) oven to cool also works pretty well... a toaster oven is even better. All that helps, alot. I rarely get a sinkhole anymore... but when I do (sometimes the candles closest to the outside will get it) I just heatgun the top of the sucker and its all taken care of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BABYFACE CANDLES Posted April 11, 2010 Author Share Posted April 11, 2010 THANK YOU SO MUCH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CellarDweller Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 What kind of wax did you use? Congrats on your first one...it's exciting that's for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EccoLights Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 The first one's are usually the hardest hun, best of luck in your candle making adventures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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