yoda Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Has anyone tried using alumilite resin in a do-it mold, in particular the bama rig mold? Some have said that when made with lead they are too heavy any input would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dink Master Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Yoda - I do not have an answer about resin in a Do-It mold, but I do know Tin works good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 I have used Alumilite in a Do-It mold. Sometimes I have torn the alumilite casting apart getting it out of the mold. coating the cavity with Vegetable oil helped to make it a little easier to remove and I have not tried it using the dry graphite spray which Might be a better option. another thing is that it always left a residual film which coated the the mold cavity and after several castings all the small details of the castings were no longer discernible. then came the process of scraping and cleaning out the cavity. A real P.I.A. By the way, I was using the Ultra Minnow Mold to make my Bama/Tennessee Rigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cz75b Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Take a lead version and make a silicone mold to use with the resin. Search this site and find the directions to do just that. It is easy and should work perfectly without screwing up your aluminum molds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdr418 Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 cz75b is right on the money. Alumilite's silicone is easy to work with. Alumilite's web site, Makelure.com has some excellent videos on making molds with silicone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted February 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Thanks guys yeah I don't have the do-it mold yet but I have looked at make-a-lure's site and think I'm going that route, seems easy enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timturr Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 I use a mold release agent called Frekote 770 in an aerosol can. It is sold by Henkel Loctite. It works great. No mold build up and hardly any smell. You can lightly and I mean as little as you can spray in between every other pour and the Alumilite resin will almost jump out of the mold perfectly when you open the mold. I have a friend that works for Henkel that gave me a can and I have made hundreds of rigs perfectly without any sticking in the mold. Absolutely the best solution I have found. I still have 3/4 of the first can. I don't know what it costs but it is worth every penny. Here in middle TN and North AL most of the good fisherman will not buy one made of tin or lead. That is why the Yumbrella is the most popular one sold. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted February 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 Thanks Tim so you have the a-rig mold and use a release how about finishing do you clean the rig off with anything special prior to painting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timturr Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 I do not have the A-rig mold. I use the same mold that Andy Poss used to make to original A-rig. It is the Do It H style spinner bait mold. I use the 1 1/2 oz cavilty. I just drilled out the bottom of the mold where the hook came out of the cavity to acomodate the wires.I filled the skirt collar area of the mold with J B Weld. It has eyes on it but not much other detail so it comes out of the mold good. it is a little larger head and takes more plastic but it is tough as a tank when finished. I use gate cutters to cut off the spru and an exacto knife to scrape the seams smooth. I don't do anything before I paint. I use and airbrush and start with opaque white base coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
