Product tips

Moulding Floating Candles

Requirements

Floating candle cast

Floating candle wick

Paraffin and stearine or moulding mix (ready-made)

Mini-Bain

Electrical hotplate or moulding urn

Mixing rod

Thermometer

Colour tablets (only for coloured floating candles)

Step 1
Preparing the wax

Mix 7 parts paraffin with 1 part stearine or use moulding mix

Heat to a maximum temperature of 90 °C

If required, add a colour tablet (ratio: max 1 tablet per litre)

Stir well

Tip: Provide floating candles with a pleasant fragrance with one of Gildewerk’s perfume oils. Sometimes it is better not to add any stearine to the paraffin. Stearine can affect the aroma and colour of a candle.

Step 2
Moulding

Fill the forms in the cast with wax to just below the brim

Wait for a film to appear on the wax

Place a wick in every form

Allow the wax to set. The candle will shrink slightly

Fill the gaps with hot wax

Tip 1: The wick is more likely to remain upright if you first fill the form with wax and wait for a film to appear. A second advantage is that the lower end of the wick rests on a layer of set wax. As a result, the wick will not come into contact with water when it floats in a dish, and it will burn better.

Tip 2: The candles will cool sooner if the cast is placed in a shallow layer of water.

Tip 3: Never discard wax residue in a basin. This can cause blockages. Wax residue can always be reused.

Step 3
Removing the candles

Allow the candles to cool completely (possibly in a shallow layer of water)

Turn the cast upside down

Push the candles out of the cast

Tip: The candles are more easily removed from the cast if it is smeared with Vaseline beforehand.

Moulding Floating Candles Instruction Manual

« back



	Home Webshop Candle making Candle making Starters Maintenance service Soap making Soap making Starters Maintenance service Soap quality system Sapo Bene Courses Courses Workshops ProductNews / Candle of the Month GildeNews Crafted with Care Scents & Colours Service Centre Budget Idea Help with... Sample letters Product tips Manuals Safety Data sheets Contact NEW: THE WEBSHOP Order via the webshop to take advantage of the most current prices. http://webshop.gildewerk.com WORKSHOPS The program for 2019 is now available on our "Workshops" webpage.		Product tips Moulding Floating Candles Requirements Floating candle cast Floating candle wick Paraffin and stearine or moulding mix (ready-made) Mini-Bain Electrical hotplate or moulding urn Mixing rod Thermometer Colour tablets (only for coloured floating candles) Step 1 Preparing the wax Mix 7 parts paraffin with 1 part stearine or use moulding mix Heat to a maximum temperature of 90 °C If required, add a colour tablet (ratio: max 1 tablet per litre) Stir well Tip: Provide floating candles with a pleasant fragrance with one of Gildewerk’s perfume oils. Sometimes it is better not to add any stearine to the paraffin. Stearine can affect the aroma and colour of a candle. Step 2 Moulding Fill the forms in the cast with wax to just below the brim Wait for a film to appear on the wax Place a wick in every form Allow the wax to set. The candle will shrink slightly Fill the gaps with hot wax Tip 1: The wick is more likely to remain upright if you first fill the form with wax and wait for a film to appear. A second advantage is that the lower end of the wick rests on a layer of set wax. As a result, the wick will not come into contact with water when it floats in a dish, and it will burn better. Tip 2: The candles will cool sooner if the cast is placed in a shallow layer of water. Tip 3: Never discard wax residue in a basin. This can cause blockages. Wax residue can always be reused. Step 3 Removing the candles Allow the candles to cool completely (possibly in a shallow layer of water) Turn the cast upside down Push the candles out of the cast Tip: The candles are more easily removed from the cast if it is smeared with Vaseline beforehand. Moulding Floating Candles Instruction Manual « back
	Copyright © Gildewerk 2010

Product tips

Moulding Floating Candles

Requirements

Step 1 Preparing the wax

Step 2 Moulding

Step 3 Removing the candles

Step 1
Preparing the wax

Step 2
Moulding

Step 3
Removing the candles