Mold Making Tutorial: How to Make Your Own Custom Candle Mold

From the largest international candle making conglomerates to home hobbyists that enjoy making candles for family and friends, Smooth-On urethane and silicone mold rubbers are used to make molds for casting wax. You can reference this 'step-by-step' video on how to make a simple candle.

Step 1. Construct a base for the mold. This can be wood, plastic, or foil as shown here

Step 2. Attach model to base. In this case, the model is a wooden dowel.

Step 3. Seal the model if necessary. Porous models like wood need to be sealed.

Step 4. Set up a container for the mold rubber. Plastic containers work well for this. Seal all seams to keep liquid rubber from escaping.

Step 5. Dispense silicone rubber as per the manufacturer's instructions. OOMOO™ silicone is dispensed 1:1 by volume.

Step 6. Mix silicone using the 'Double Mix and Pour Technique'. No color streaks indicates material is well mixed.

Step 7. Pour mixed rubber over model. Pour in the lowest part of the mold container, allowing rubber to flow 1/2 inch over the model.

Step 8. After rubber cures for 6 hours, demold the rubber mold by removing the plastic mold box.

Step 9. Demold the model, leaving a negative mold cavity. Trim any excess rubber from the base of the mold.

Step 10. Prepare the wax by melting in a double boiler. Wear an oven mitt to pretoect from high heat.

Step 11. Perpare the wick by placing in the mold.

Step 12. Pour wax into mold and allow to cool around the wick.

Step 13. Trim the wick.

Step 14. Pour more wax onto the top of the candle if necessary to create a level surface.

Step 15. Allo wax to cool for 2 hours

Step 16. Demold the candle and enjoy!

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