Saturday, April 30, 2011

Differances in Silicone Molds

As those of you that have used the molds purchased from Glows ( now Candle Mold Vault) know, these are very differant than those you find listed on Ebay or many of the websites selling candle/soap molds made of silicone.

First off, you will notice size of end product. Most if not all all that you find elsewhere are very small in size. I wouldnt cinsider them to really be candle molds, they are in my mind soap molds.

You then notice the type of silicone used to make the mold...... most is very soft, very poor detail, and starts breaking down fairly fast... now for most candle makers that isnt so huge a problem.. few make hundreds of candles, same style a month. or expect a mold they paid very little for to last too long.

The Molds we are offering both Used and the New ones are and will be made with the Professional Candle Maker in mind. For Real production candle making work. The used molds were in fact used in a factory, and even though used, are still in very good shape and have much life left in them. that is how they are made.

Now the reality of this also means it comes at a cost.Selling the remainder of the used molds is one thing, but, as we begin offering the new, we will be forced to take the new costs of Silicone into mind when pricing the new molds. We are NOT going to cut corners and cost and build molds of a lessor than Professional grade.

I also want to mention, we have been being contacted more and more by former customers of  Pourette Mfg. Co. that had custom mold work done by them...... we are now opening up this as an option to anyone. If you have some work you would like done contact us via the website and see what we can do for you.

Happy Candlemaking!

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