bradley4bengals Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 I made some master swimbaits from sculpey, and am now ready to make my pop mold. My question is if I should bake my clay or leave it soft and either way what should I use as a releasing agent. HELP! Thanks for any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 There was a recent post on this very subject. The problem is getting your 'baked' clay master out of the PoP. As this is the plastics forum, I am assuming something long and thin. Baked clay is brittle and will inevitably snap. The consensus of opinion was to go with soft clay. This will means that you might have to massage your master if you intend to re-use, but you could just as easily use your plastic pours as future masters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 If you bake the clay you will ruin the mold if it's a one piece trying to get the master out. Leave the clay soft and carfully pick it out once the mold has dried. Let us know how you make out. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallie Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Take a look here: http://www.tackleunderground.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11766&highlight=sculpey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cthulhu Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Do NOT bake the sculpy...no need for it. It's wasteful (can't be reused). It's impossible to get out of the mold easily. And it has absolutely no advantage over leaving it pliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradley4bengals Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Thanks guy I will let you know how it turns out for me and post a pic if I can figure out how to post one. THANKS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
