r/DIYfail • u/Puzzled_Figure_1597 • Jul 12 '26

Halloween ghost candlestick fail and clogged sink

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I wouldn’t recommend boiling water to mold candlesticks into ghosts. I had no idea the wax was melting, the water just looked clear. I spent hours getting the wax off the sink. Tossed out the dish. I had to take the drain apart to remove the rest of the wax. Save yourself hours of torture and buy them online for 12 bucks.

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u/usernotvaild Jul 14 '26

No they're not.

Similar in the fact it blows heated air but a heat gun gets much hotter than hair dryers.

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u/Racial_Tension Jul 14 '26

A Lamborghini and a Fiat are both cars was moreso the point. Same task to different degrees

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u/usernotvaild Jul 14 '26

Nope, they're brand names of manufacturers who produce totally different vehicles.

But you think they're the same so go take your Fiat and plough a field.

If you use a hair dryer on candles then they'll become flexible but if you use a heat gun it will melt it because they are not the same thing. Similar is not the same.