geekrunner Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Well, now that I'm done pouring containers for a little while I'm back to the pillars. DW wanted a couple of pillars for our fireplace mantle, so I wanted to try making some like ones I saw a friend had made in SC. They were Mulberry colored, slightly mottled, and scented Hyacinth.I made one with 1.5 lbs plain Yaley's 147MP paraffin, two tsp Vybar 103, seven drops of Burgundy dye, and 6% load of Gemlite Hyacinth. Heated to 185, added dye and vybar, continued to heat till mixed, added FO, stirred again, then poured in a pre-heated 3" x 6" seamless alum mold wicked with primed #3 square braid. Poked relief holes, 2nd pour after cooled down. Removed with ease, leveled the base, and it is very nice uniform color and smells great!Questions I have are: If I add any mottling oil (parol or Snowflake oil) will that reduce the amount of FO I can add and not have it sweat out? Is there an amount of FO I can add to make it mottle without using any extra oil of any kind? I have done some searching and found that Vybar is not conducive to mottling, and I assume that stearic will cause opacity, which could hide any mottling.Also, I haven't test burned it yet, but I'm thinking that the #3 may be too big a wick. Any thoughts on that?Thanks and Merry Christmas to all! geek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 I get along fine without slimy mottles using 1 heaping T of steric to 1.25-1.5 oz of FO. Mottling doesn't get hidden. Cut out the vybar 103, or if you want to cut down on the mottling add only a couple of grains and see if that works for you. And yes, a #3 sb is too big for a 3x anything in most candles (FO dependent). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 If you want a fragranced mottle you don't need the mottling oil. A 6% fragrance load alone is typically way more than enough to mottle the wax. As Scented pointed out, any appreciable amount of Vybar will make it impossible to get a mottle, so this particular candle is a lost cause as far as that goes. Generally you use only stearic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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