Mozzie Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 The weirdest thing has just happened - every candle I made and burned this week has had its wick wander way off-centre. I pre-wick all my pillars and give them a good ol' tug after pouring in the wax. All that I can think of is that I poured these pillars at approx. 80F, and I normally pour cooler than that, and maybe didn't tug hard enough as I find that a good tug at a higher temp will sometimes dislodge the wick entirely. Has anyone else experienced this strange phenomena, and if so, what did you do to solve it? TIA. Mozzie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybersix Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Hi Mozziesorry I can't help you, it's the first time I hear something like this.How do you seal the wick hole?I use Pongo (that rubber thing children play with to make shapes and animals..) and I find if that wax is too hot or I use the heat gun the pongo gets hot and detaches from the wick hole, so wick becomes loose.I have to retighten it, using cooler pongo to seal.HTHCheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scents for me Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Pongo? What the heck? Ever try plumbers putty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybersix Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Pongo (or "plastilina" in italian) works really well, it's cheap, I can find it almost everywhere.I don't have problems unless I use too much heat, but usually I don't.I use pongo with aluminium molds also, they are perfectly sealed and I don't have to use metal tape! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzie Posted January 18, 2006 Author Share Posted January 18, 2006 I use blu-tac with tape over the top of it. Sabrina, I think that your "pongo" is the same as our "playdo". It's like plasticene and kids roll it into different shapes. Scents for me, I'll see if I can get hold of plumbers putty as it may take heat a bit better than the blu-tac. Thanks for the idea. Mozz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaritamama Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Pongo (or "plastilina" in italian) works really well, it's cheap, I can find it almost everywhere.I don't have problems unless I use too much heat, but usually I don't.I use pongo with aluminium molds also, they are perfectly sealed and I don't have to use metal tape!WOW - I haven't heard about that stuff for ages!!!! We also had it in South Africa, and I used to love it as a child! It was called plasticine, and it is somewhat like a cross between playdoh, and plumbers putty. I assume it would work great for plugging up the molds...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybersix Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 yes, I knew it's name but it didn't come to my mind!! Playdoh!!!!I bought a small pack, in a year I'm reusing the same pieces, I don't throw it away.Very cheap!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaritamama Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Mozzie, I had the same problem with my wicks a few times, and I figured it was when I let the candle cool too much before poking my relief holes. It seems that the wax that was cooling inside tended to pull the wick off center. I use wick pins now so I don't have that problem anymore, but when I do wick before pouring, I make sure I have open relief holes to allow the wax to cool more evenly. Am I waffling, or does that make sense?!?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzie Posted January 18, 2006 Author Share Posted January 18, 2006 Mozzie, I had the same problem with my wicks a few times, and I figured it was when I let the candle cool too much before poking my relief holes. M, I'm starting to poke relief holes at the one hour mark - does that seem too late to you? Also, I always poke 4 holes, all about 1/2" away from the wick, and then keep them open til the candle cools - does that seem okay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybersix Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 I don't watch the time to poke relief holes, I start poke them after a while I poured the candle, if it's too early I let it setup a little more, I poke until they stay opened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinDucky Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Sounds more like our Silly Putty here, rather than playdoh. Not that this helps your problem any :rolleyes2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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