Gbhunter Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 I will try more challanging in the future tell me what you think so far.http://www.angelfire.com/on3/shellandpaulsphoto/candlebow.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deb426 Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Very pretty but your pic is too large to see them all at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soy327 Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Those look great, what are you wicking with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wessex Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Thats a nice bright yellow! Like it!Cheers,Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbhunter Posted December 28, 2010 Author Share Posted December 28, 2010 Those look great, what are you wicking with? The Palm ones of which there are 3 I wick it with 45ply flat braid wick. It works really well for me. The Blue paraffin one I use 24 ply flat braided. The paraffin was sopposed to mottle but did not is there a way to ecourage this? I did not use steric acid, normally I add 1 tbs per pound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 THere's a way to encourage it, but need to know a few things first:what kind of wax?How much FO did you use? It's OK to use steric w/ mottles (oh that's not a question)How hot did you pour? (Sometimes I have better luck if I'm pouring hotter than norm. You got a touch around the ring of the candle)Did you do a water bath? (Asking, because you shouldn't, but not sure what kind of molds you are using.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbhunter Posted December 29, 2010 Author Share Posted December 29, 2010 (edited) Tried a different candle I like the way it came out.. The flash screwed the picture up a bit. Everyone I show it to likes it... I dont want to burn it http://www.angelfire.com/on3/shellandpaulsphoto/candlebow1.jpg As for the Questions to the last post3 are Palm starburst wax1 is 140 MP paraffinI did not use FO(very rare) since it gives me headaches..plus if I use FO I usually just stick to the Jar candles. The Palm was poured at 200F the paraffin was poured at 175F I use aluminum mold and get those white rings all the time I hate them!I did not use a water bath at all on any of them. Edited December 29, 2010 by Gbhunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Those are very pretty. I especially love the palm pillars (I'm a sucker for palm). Good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 (edited) To get paraffin to mottle often times you will need the FO or a mottling oil to replace the FO to get the mottle. You can get paraffin that is more receptive to mottling though. Edited December 30, 2010 by Scented Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgia Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Beautiful! Now, I would rather pour a rustic than a mottle any day...I never seem to get a good mottle. The easiest way is to use a mottling wax, but you can also try adding mineral oil since you don't use FO. At 175* it should mottle...are you cooling slowly? Like turn a box over on the mold to hold the heat in as long as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitn Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 They look great.WTG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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