Daria Blue Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 I was doing a repour last night on a candle with paraffin wax. After it had cooled, the top was very wrinkled (the best way to describe it), like a raisin. I've always had it cool with a smooth surface so I'm wondering why it had a wrinkled texture. I used this same wax to make other candles with and haven't had this happen before. The wax had vybar in it as well as some fragrance.If anyone has any ideas why this happend, I'd love to know!Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirloomoriginals Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Did you maybe bump the candle while it was cooling? I have noticed when pouring clamshells that if I bump it even a little bit it will get wrinkled.STeph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daria Blue Posted January 3, 2007 Author Share Posted January 3, 2007 As far as I know I didn't touch or bump it. It was cooling on another table that I wasn't near. It's kind of a neat effect, but I am curious as to why it happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcroome2005 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 I was doing a repour last night on a candle with paraffin wax. After it had cooled, the top was very wrinkled (the best way to describe it), like a raisin. I've always had it cool with a smooth surface so I'm wondering why it had a wrinkled texture. I used this same wax to make other candles with and haven't had this happen before. The wax had vybar in it as well as some fragrance.If anyone has any ideas why this happend, I'd love to know!Thanks.Sounds like the brainy effect. What wax was it? Too much Vybar can cause this if I remember right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judette Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Also - are you sure you used the same % vybar as usual? I have found that when I tried to bump the vybar % up a little I got a rippled look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpowell Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 As the others have said, it sounds like vybar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daria Blue Posted January 3, 2007 Author Share Posted January 3, 2007 That was probably it! It makes sense - I was very near the bottom of the pot and I'm sure that was it. Well now I know how to get that effect if I ever want to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcroome2005 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 You wouldn't happen to be using some wax from Candlewic would ya? My last few cases from there have had too much vybar in it and I get that. What I normally do is just zap it with a heat gun and smooth it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comfortscents Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Instead of buying a sample of preblended wax from candles and supplies I just jumped in and bought 100lbs..it was the dumbest move I've made since pouring candles..up until then I was using clean wax preblended and it was wonderful..the stuff from candles and supplies just looked like cellulite on my fat thighs...it was awful..I called the company, they told me to pour it at 200 degrees and everything would work out great..well it didn't..so I had 100 lbs of preblended wax that I would use for tarts..but after I poured the first couple of batches I figured it was a small price to pay but just to throw the wax out and not lose my business...I will never not purchase a sample size again...what a huge failure that turned out to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Sounds like the brainy effect. What wax was it? Too much Vybar can cause this if I remember right.I was just going to say the same thing. Sounds like too much vybar. My melts will do that if I add too much vybar trying to get it to hold a bigger scent load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Sounds like too much vybar to me too. You can zap the effect away with a heat gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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