CandleCouture Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 I'm having a bit of trouble getting the scent and ALL of the FO residue out of one of my pour pots. We have tried heating with the gun, then washing and scrubbing, leaving the HOT water running on it, and, I can't seem to get it ALL out.Do you knowledgable folks have any tips or tricks as to cleaning these things and getting them ready for your next batch of candles?Wouldn't be such a big deal if our next batch were the same scent as the one we just poured but, they aren't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Wipe out as much as you can and try using an unscented wet wipe. See if that helps. It usually cleans up everything in my pots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breanna Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 I take my pour pot and put it upside down on a cookie sheet with paper towels on it and put in oven for a few minutes to clean my pot,,BUT you do not have to worry that the scent before will be there for the next scent. It does go away,,,hth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactusladycandles Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 after i clean the wax mixture out of my pots, i use wax remover spray to finish the cleaning. gets all of the mixture out and ready for the next batch.uote=Breannatake my pour pot and put it upside down on a cookie sheet with paper towels on it and put in oven for a few minutes to clean my pot,,BUT you do not have to worry that the scent before will be there for the next scent. It does go away,,,hth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linnyeg Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 I just wipe out with paper towel while the wax is still liquid. Sometimes I still have a tiny bit of wax residue left, but it never affects the next batch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth-VT Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Clean your pour pots? Bah! I'm with Lindsay....I wipe all residue out with a paper towel while still warm and that's it. There's simply not enough of anything left to have any impact on the next pour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangerine Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Clean your pour pots? Bah! I'm with Lindsay....I wipe all residue out with a paper towel while still warm and that's it. There's simply not enough of anything left to have any impact on the next pour. I do the same thing. If the wax has hardened, I scrape as much of it out, heat the remaining wax with the heat gun, then wipe off. I do this for FOs that I'm just testing. For the ones I already sell, I have one pour pot per FO - no clean up involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheilaW Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Clean your pour pots? Bah! I'm with Lindsay....I wipe all residue out with a paper towel while still warm and that's it. There's simply not enough of anything left to have any impact on the next pour.Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmsojka Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 I buy big tubs of the wipes from Wally world. I love those things. I also wipe out with a paper towel, then finish off with a wipe. It nuetralizes the scent pretty quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sab Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 I had been wiping out with a paper towel then washing in hot soapy water. Today I took the unscented baby wipe advice from this board and two wipes later I had a clean pour pot! Much easier and less time consuming.I really appreciate all the tips I find here. Thanks so much everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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