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Marbling Candles

Decorating candles with marble wax is great fun. Using this method, you can easily make unique, luxurious candles for which customers will be prepared to fork out extra money.

Marble wax is made from a special type of paraffin. There is nothing extraordinary about the hot wax. However, once the wax sets, a marble-like structure appears on the candle. When coloured marble wax is used, different colour shades appear in the marble layer.

You can dip (parts of) candles in marble wax. You can also pour marble wax over parts of candles.

Heating

1. Melt the marble wax. If you use a Combi colour canister, you can only dip candles in the marble wax. The colour canister is too narrow to allow you to pour the wax over the candles. Here, take a more professional approach by using the Gildewerk Deco. You can easily pour marble wax onto candles above the wide trays of the Deco. If you would like to work with marble wax on a small scale, you can use the Gildewerk Mini-Bain 1000. Please note: clean the aluminium pourer thoroughly after use with marble wax. This will extend its useful life.

2. You can process marble wax at 60-80 °C temperatures. At a lower temperature, the marble wax is thicker, but smoother, more white and with a finer structure. Numerous variations are possible when you experiment with the temperature of the wax. The wax’s melting point is 60 °C. If heated to above 80 °C, users can burn their fingers.

The colouring of marble wax

1. Add a maximum of 3 colour
tablets per 250 g of marble wax. 2. Wait for the tablets to dissolve.
3. Stir the marble wax thoroughly.

Decorating

1. Dip the candles (partially) just as you would with colour dipping wax.

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2. Hold the candles diagonally (at a 45° angle) above a tray of marble wax and pour the marble wax over the candle using a ladle. An extraordinary effect is created when layers of differently coloured marble wax overlap one another. An added advantage of this method of decoration is that small imperfections on the candles are camouflaged.

Please note!

Marble wax will only be effective if applied to a cold surface.

Never mix marble wax with other types of wax: its special effect will immediately be lost.

Do not keep (Gildewerk Junior) aluminium canisters permanently filled with marble wax. Marble wax is lightly acidic. Over time, it will affect the colour canisters.

Coloured candles are best suited to decoration with marble wax. The marble wax radiates light.

You can also use the Mini-Bain 1000 for marbling. Its pourer is significantly wider than a Junior colour canister, but it is made of aluminium. For this reason, you must thoroughly clean it after use.

When candles are marbled, the generally receive two extra layers of wax. As a result, you might have to use a thicker wick.

Marble wax’s shade often deviates from the shade of its corresponding dipping colour wax. The composition of the marble wax affects its colour.

Marbling Candles Instruction Manual

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