bcgrayson Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Hello!It's been a while since I have visited. I am not making candles much anymore but I have a customer of mine that is having a problem and I thought this was the perfect place to ask for help. She asked me to make her a two piece mold. One mold an ice cream scoop and another mold a cone. I made several different styles of scoops and the idea was that she could change up the look of her cones without having to purchase a large, split one piece mold, or several molds.Her problem is that she can't figure out a way to keep the candle together.She wicks the entire candle but she can't get the wax to adhere to keep each candle piece together. Her candles are not sturdy nor easy to ship. They keep coming apart. When I made candles I worked with mainly tarts and containers and don't have any experience with free standing "pillar" type candles.If anyone has any ideas, Dixie and I would really appreciate it.Thanks so much!Corey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 What has she tried first? I have lots of ideas, but if she's tried them then I would need to come up with others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 She's gonna have to heat up both pieces to make them stick the best. Or, she could melt a small amount of her regular pillar wax or some tacky wax to put between the pieces to kind of glue them together. Either way would be about the easiest, but not guaranteed to take much of a beating before they would separate again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Unless ... There is a chance that using Chris' suggestions she could strengthen that bond a little by sealing around the connection and smoothing it out IF that's possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcgrayson Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share Posted June 25, 2010 Thank you all so much!I have forwarded all information to Dixie and she is gathering some more facts for me to share.Thanks again to all!!Corey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcgrayson Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 Hi!Thank you for responding. Here is what she has done so far.She has a heat gun, and also using the tacky glue to connect the two pieces. It is working for 98% of them. Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Great!! Glad she found something that's working for her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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