Guys, when you ask me if I "fluxed"...several things come to mind (the first one is "floss", and the 2nd, well, let's don't go there). I poured the lead into the ingot moulds.
I used "some" of the candle wax that D.Crockett provided. Marble sized balls. Maybe 10-15 times over 2 hours. It just melted, took a while really, smoked, and "disappeared". If I was supposed to keep that cauldron smokin', then I didn't. I know the heat was too low. Nothing I could do about that after I got started Saturday. Just keep moving forward.
I thought I was using too much flux. Maybe more is better than not enough. Learning here. Is there anything wrong with the "grainy" lead? I was going to remelt it, add more virgin lead and wheel weights, and pour more ingots.