fishnguy78

I hadn't read about any foam updates in a while and I'm about to go crazy trying to find a better release agent so my baits don't stick in the molds or break pieces off when I demold the bait. Any of you foamers having much success with the pmc 790 rubber molds and a good release agent with the 16# foam? I've tried Mann's ease release, talc, and vaseline each one and also in different combinations but not getting great results. Talc seemed to work the best but still getting some baits breaking off in the mold about one of every three baits, which isn't to good IMHO. Am I just pissin' into the wind, so to speak, or is there a better release agent that I'm not aware of for the pmc-790 molds? Anyone using the 16# foam with any other rubber type molds with better results? Also How many baits are you producing and how are your molds standing up? Desperately searching for answers.

Can the vaseline mix and talc be used in a rubber mold too or should a mold release like mann 1700 be used?

Dark Star, would you mind explaining the benefit of the key ways on your molds? Does it do more than help align the mold? Also, could you explain your process of running that many molds at once such as clamping the molds and filling them and what you used to clamp them and how you filled them and any more info you might consider insightfull. Did you mix up a large batch of foam at once or did you just mix up enough to fill up a few molds at a time? Sorry for all the questions but my mind is enquiring. Thanks