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I purchased a rectangular metal candle mold from you and it came with a metal bar with a split. How do I use this device?
Do your aluminum molds have a flat bottom or are they concave?
I'm having a really difficult time with my hurricane candles using pressed flowers and they all float to the bottom. Do you have any suggestions at all to help me?
What temperature should be used to dip a pillar candle with a wedding invitation glued onto it?
How do I insure that the wick remains straight in the candle?
How do I clean the wax off of my thermometer when I am through with each candle-making session?
When I pull many of my hurricane candles out of the molds, some of the flowers and leaves are exposed on the outside of the hurricane candle. How can I avoid this?
Can I put molds in the dishwasher or wash them with soap and water?
When hand dipping 100% beeswax tapers, I sometimes get light-colored horizontal bands (from 1/16 of an inch to 1 inch wide). I can't figure out why.
Why am I having trouble getting Luster Crystals to melt?

I purchased a rectangular metal candle mold from you and it came with a metal bar with a split. How do I use this device?

The wick is sealed in the wick hole on one end. The wick bar is placed across the mold top and the other end of the wick is wedged into the split. Some people prefer to tie the wick to the bar instead. It is just a matter of preference.

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Do your aluminum molds have a flat bottom or are they concave?

They are concave and have a beveled edge.

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I'm having a really difficult time with my hurricane candles using pressed flowers and they all float to the bottom. Do you have any suggestions at all to help me?

There is no guaranteed cure for this that I know of. Any materials not tightly wedged between the insert and mold will move around. Since pressed flowers are so thin this is difficult to do.

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What temperature should be used to dip a pillar candle with a wedding invitation glued onto it?

We find that overdipping with wax tends to cloud the image a bit so we try for a very thin coat of wax. You may want to experiment with this, but 160 - 165 degrees F. works pretty well.

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How do I insure that the wick remains straight in the candle?

For molds with a wick hole, the wick is sealed at the wick hole, then fastened to a wick bar. This holds it straight. For jars and molds without a wick hole such as votives the process is slightly more complex.
1. Make the first pour
2. Straighten a tabbed wick and insert into the mold, centering it on the bottom
3. As the wax cools, periodically grasp the wick and tug gently to the center and upwards. Repeat until the candle is ready for the second pour
4. Make the second pour
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How do I clean the wax off of my thermometer when I am through with each candle-making session?

The only effective way to clean candle making equipment is to wipe the wax off while it is still warm. if necessary, reheat the equipment until the wax softens.

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When I pull many of my hurricane candles out of the molds, some of the flowers and leaves are exposed on the outside of the hurricane candle. How can I avoid this?

Exposed pieces of flower are just part of making hurricane candles - there is no way to eliminate it.

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Can I put molds in the dishwasher or wash them with soap and water?

No - this will cause metal molds to rust, and the wax may cause plumbing problems. Furthermore wax is impervious to soap and water, so this will not get them clean. There are only 2 effective ways to clean molds - chemically (such as wax remover) or with heat (melt the wax out).

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When hand dipping 100% beeswax tapers, I sometimes get light-colored horizontal bands (from 1/16 of an inch to 1 inch wide). I can't figure out why.

The only thing we have seen cause this is uneven dipping. It is important to keep everything uniform throughout the dipping process. Dipping speed (in and out), depth of dip, and wax temperature must remain constant to avoid this.

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Why am I having trouble getting Luster Crystals to melt?

Luster Crystals have a much higher melting point than most other additives and waxes. The most efficient way to add them is to melt them separately in a small quantity of wax. This should be done on direct heat using extreme caution. Once melted, stir them into the melted wax. Please see the Safety Rules before using direct heat.

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