Sly41985 Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 was just wondering if there were any tricks besides buying a mold release for 2 piece molds (ex. petroleum jelly??) if not can i buy this mold release at a hardware store??? ( Home Depot ... Lowes) Thanks Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimcline Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 was just wondering if there were any tricks besides buying a mold release for 2 piece molds (ex. petroleum jelly??) if not can i buy this mold release at a hardware store??? ( Home Depot ... Lowes) Thanks Shawn Shawn, are you talking about aluminum molds? I don't use any kind of release agent for my 2 piece aluminum molds and have no problems. The only time I use anyyhing is if I'm dipping tubes. Then I use a little cooking spray (pam or something similar) on the dipping rods. This helps the finished tubes slip off the rods much easier. JIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longhorn Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Shawn are you talking about pouring or mold making? For making a two-piece POP mold I've used petroleum jelly successfully...I'm sure there are others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly41985 Posted January 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Hi guys! thanks for your responces. i was talking about silicone mold. im using quick set RTV by alumilite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HJS Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Shawn are you talking about pouring or mold making? For making a two-piece POP mold I've used petroleum jelly successfully...I'm sure there are others. Sly - When making a 2-piece mold outta POP I'll use petro jelly to keep the 2 halves from sticking together. Just a light sheen will do. When pouring plastics in properly sealed molds I've gotten to the point that I don't use any release agent... and the lures come out fine. I use to use PAM as a release agent when pouring plastics and it seemed to work fine. But no release agent also works fine. BTW, I once used PAM as a release agent between the 2 halves of a 2-piece mold. Seems like PAM and fresh poured PoP or DWP don't get along as well as they do with Petro jelly. The surface of the plaster had a strange texture to it when I used PAM. I blamed it on the PAM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly41985 Posted January 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Sly - When making a 2-piece mold outta POP I'll use petro jelly to keep the 2 halves from sticking together. Just a light sheen will do. When pouring plastics in properly sealed molds I've gotten to the point that I don't use any release agent... and the lures come out fine. I use to use PAM as a release agent when pouring plastics and it seemed to work fine. But no release agent also works fine. BTW, I once used PAM as a release agent between the 2 halves of a 2-piece mold. Seems like PAM and fresh poured PoP or DWP don't get along as well as they do with Petro jelly. The surface of the plaster had a strange texture to it when I used PAM. I blamed it on the PAM. Thanks a lot! i do appreciate it. i heard that the jelly would work so ill just try that! again thanks for all your help! Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cz75b Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 I've had good luck with Remington Dri-Lube for gun cleaning and also mold release from MidwayUSA used for bullet casting, the latter both as a release when making two-part molds and as a cavity treatment for casting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
