lauralea Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I am new to candle making. I made several candles yesterday in tins and test burned them today to see how the wicks did. I know the fo needs to cure. Can I now wait several days for the cure, and then finish test burning and also test for the HT as I test the wicks? I am wondering since I did a test burn before the FO could go through a cure, if I have messed up the HT for a later burn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPP Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I am new to candle making. I made several candles yesterday in tins and test burned them today to see how the wicks did. I know the fo needs to cure. Can I now wait several days for the cure, and then finish test burning and also test for the HT as I test the wicks? I am wondering since I did a test burn before the FO could go through a cure, if I have messed up the HT for a later burn.I don't think FO needs to cure.We need to know the type of container you are testing with. Is it Glass or Tin? And what is the diameter size? And the type of wax paraffin, soy or parasoy?Then we could get you in a ballpark of wick sizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauralea Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 I am using Joy Wax in 4 oz tins and an 8 oz tins. The 4 oz tins are wicked with a Hemp 838, one with a zinc 44-24-18 and one with a CD5. The 8 oz tins are wicked with zinc 51-32-18 and a zinc 62-52-18. All wicks are from Natures Garden as is the FO Coco Mango. My question isn't really about the size wick, although if you have a suggestion other than the ones I listed, I appreciate all advice. My question is since I did a test burn to see which wick burned the best without waiting several days for the candle to cure, can I now wait for the cure to test for the HT. I am wondering if doing a test burn before the candle cured will mess up the HT. I hope I explained myself a little better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPP Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) I am using Joy Wax in 4 oz tins and an 8 oz tins. The 4 oz tins are wicked with a Hemp 838, one with a zinc 44-24-18 and one with a CD5. The 8 oz tins are wicked with zinc 51-32-18 and a zinc 62-52-18. All wicks are from Natures Garden as is the FO Coco Mango. My question isn't really about the size wick, although if you have a suggestion other than the ones I listed, I appreciate all advice. My question is since I did a test burn to see which wick burned the best without waiting several days for the candle to cure, can I now wait for the cure to test for the HT. I am wondering if doing a test burn before the candle cured will mess up the HT. I hope I explained myself a little better.Zinc wicks worked the best for me in parasoy blend...if there is more paraffin than soy in it. HTP wicks worked also.I don't know how much soy is in that wax. I'm guessing yes, it could mess up the HT. Maybe someone with more experience can help you. Edited January 8, 2014 by BPP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbiethe3 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 I don't believe it will mess it up. The candle will continue to cure whether it was lit or not,I think we have all done that at sometime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_35550 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 You might be tempted to test it if the freshly poured candle has a pretty strong cold throw but I would wait until you have at least 4 days to a week on the cure. There won't be a question on your mind if you test and the results aren't great. IMHOSteve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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