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#45104 - 07/27/05 05:08 PM Re: Car trunks & melting candles
adam Offline
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Registered: 04/07/03
Posts: 256
Loc: Long Island, NY
I bought it originally on that premise that if it melted it would be contained. It hasn't melted yet!

Adam

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#45105 - 07/27/05 07:07 PM Re: Car trunks & melting candles
Craig Offline


Registered: 11/13/01
Posts: 1784
Loc: Collegeville, PA, USA
I'm GOOD at making bigger messes. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

My dad cleaned up many of which I made while growing up. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

-- Craig

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#45106 - 07/28/05 02:49 AM Re: Car trunks & melting candles
OldBaldGuy Offline
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Registered: 09/30/01
Posts: 5695
Loc: Former AFB in CA, recouping fr...
That's what dad's are for...
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#45107 - 07/28/05 05:01 AM Re: Car trunks & melting candles
benjammin Offline
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Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 02/06/04
Posts: 4020
Loc: Anchorage AK
Different candles are made of different waxes, or blends of waxes. Paraffin is very soft, and has a low melting temp. Try finding candles made from Palm wax. Here, take a look at this:

http://demo.interaksi.co.id/wax/faq.html

Also synthetic beeswax has a very high melting temp.

Petrochem makes some more exotic very hard waxes that melt at or above the boiling point of water. If candles are your thing, there's lots you can do.

I dip my candles in elmers glue and stow. The glue keeps them from flowing if they get too hot.
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