pdevine Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Ok, I have this silicone mold and I'm pouring using Hurricane wax (tried with and w/o stearic) I'm heating to 200 and pouring into my mold, even tried zapping the inside of the mold before I pour. With and w/o stearic and with and w/o fo, I am getting these minute air bubbles under the surface, some surface and some don't. I have tried pouring slower, I have tried pouring @210 and I STILL have the darn air bubbles. What can I do different?Also, I'm wanting the finished product of this to be shiny, but no matter if I add dye or not, it still ends up dull looking. What can I do to increase the sheen of it? I have tried votive wax, embed wax and hurricane wax, but still have the same problems with all 3 waxes.The finished product will be filled with container wax, so I have to have a high temp wax for this. Please, Please, Please, any suggestions would GREATLY be appreciated. TIA Portia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanya Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Have you tried tapping the molds like you would metal ones? I do that and it helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creativegems Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 Tanya check the inside of the mold to see if there is a coating of wax around the inside. If there is you need to pour hotter. What you need to do is pour hot into the mold a few times to get the coating out. This should also help with the shine and the bubbles. Let me know if that works.Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinDucky Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 I tend to have that problem with the novelty molds. Have you tried pouring slower or over the back of a spoon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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