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I had 3 candle holders that had been used and reused and reused with various tea lights and votives, but they never quite burned completely. Usually enough so I could get the metal piece out, but there was always wax left. I've seen several different tips, but when I finally searched my Pinterest for ways to do it, I basically came up with 2 different ways that looked easy.
For these, I poured boiling water in them. I left them in the sink to cool a bit.
Once they were cool enough to handle, I stuck them in the refrigerator to cool more.
This is what came out. So easy!
This one I put in the freeze for a couple hours.
However, when it came out, I realized that because of the lip at the bottom, the wax wouldn't easily come out. It was loose, but not loose enough.
So I poured boiling water in it. Let it cool a bit.
Then stuck it in the fridge.
Clean enough... At least the wax is out. There is a film of wax on the outside of the bigger one. And there was some wax on the bottom of my sink (a very thin layer... more of a film of wax like on the candle). I don't have a dishwasher, so I do dishes by hand every day (sometimes multiple times) and within a few days, most of the wax in the sink was gone.
I saved the wax for a future project. I don't know yet, but I'll figure something out.
So... moral of the story. If your candle holder is narrower at the bottom or has straight sides, I think the freezer method would work fine. Otherwise, definitely use the boiling water method. However, I think for anything, the boiling water works best.
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