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I get air bubbles in my gel candles, how should they be avoided or removed?
What wrap do you use to seal your Melts or Tarts?
What do I have to do to get the low as price?
Can you use liquid potpourri as a scent when making candles?
How do you make wicks?
Can any votive candle be used as a floating candle?
When using wax art crystals,how do you scent them, if you use them like sand art?
One candle was hard to release from mold. I put it in the freezer for 20 minutes and then it released. It had lines on it like a design that looked like mountains. Then when I was evening out the bottom it broke apart where the lines were.
I would like to know how to make sand candles. Thank you for your attention.
I have a small wax melter that has a valve in it. Even when running melted wax through it, the valve appears to have a slight clog in it. Is it ok to you use mold cleaner to clean this?

I get air bubbles in my gel candles, how should they be avoided or removed?

Gel wax is much more viscous than paraffin and any trapped bubbles may not have time to make it to the surface before the gel cools. The best way to avoid these bubbles is to pour the gel at a higher temperature and avoid stirring too vigorously when mixing in dye and scent. Generally pouring temperatures in the 225 to 240 degree range will eliminate most bubbles. Note that this must be done on direct heat and extreme caution needs to be used when heating any wax on direct heat. I have found no fast and simple way to remove bubbles, however over several months most bubbles will eventually dissappear.

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What wrap do you use to seal your Melts or Tarts?

I don't wrap any of my candle products. Although you will lose some to damage from handling, they will sell much better unwrapped. Additionally, candle dye will also dye plastic (plastic is also petroleum based) so they will look dingy in very little time if you wrap them.

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What do I have to do to get the low as price?

The "As low as" pricing indicates that there are volume discounts available for that product. Clicking on the item number (or photo where applicable) will bring up that product's detail page which has a chart showing the price break at various volumes. Just order the desired volume and the shopping cart system will calculate the discount at checkout.

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Can you use liquid potpourri as a scent when making candles?

Some may work, but some will not and you should experiment with a small batch of wax if you wish to try this. Generally potpourri scent of any kind will scent wax, although most leave an annoying residue that is difficult to remove from molds and pouring pots.

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How do you make wicks?

We don't. Our wicks are manufactured by Atkins and Pearce. The actual process is just braiding the cotton thread.

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Can any votive candle be used as a floating candle?

To float upright, a candle needs to be wider than it is tall, so most votives will not be suitable.

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When using wax art crystals,how do you scent them, if you use them like sand art?

Wax art is scented by placing a few drops of scent oil near the wick, after finishing the candle. Note that this technique will never throw scent as well as a more traditionally made candle. Wax art can also be scented before granulating it, however this is a special order item that requires a huge minimum order per scent / color.

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One candle was hard to release from mold. I put it in the freezer for 20 minutes and then it released. It had lines on it like a design that looked like mountains. Then when I was evening out the bottom it broke apart where the lines were.

Freezing paraffin causes it to crack and those fine lines were cracks. Please see our troubleshooting guide for a detailed explanation of how to avoid this on future stuck candles.

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I would like to know how to make sand candles. Thank you for your attention.

Sand Candles are made by the following method:
1. Put sand in a tray.
2. Wet the sand just enough that it will hold its shape.
3. Form a cavity in the sand to pour the wax into.
4. Melt the wax and heat to 275 degrees F. - NOTE: This is very dangerous - see the safety rules before doing this. Do not add scent or color to this wax.
5. Pour into the cavity created in step 3. It will sizzle as it heats up the wet sand.
6. Immediately start removing the wax from the center with a ladle or large spoon.
7. Allow to cool a bit.
8. Heat up the fill wax (may be scented and colored) to about 185 degrees F.
9. Fill the candle.
10. Insert one or more pretabbed wicks in appropriate places.
11. Allow to cool.
12. Make a second pour if needed.
13. Once fully cool, remove the candle from the sand.
14. Brush off excess sand.
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I have a small wax melter that has a valve in it. Even when running melted wax through it, the valve appears to have a slight clog in it. Is it ok to you use mold cleaner to clean this?

I actually keep a heat gun (the type used for stripping paint) handy for this. I heat the valve when necessary to melt the hardened wax out.

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