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Old 02-28-2007, 11:26 PM
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Default RE: How do you clean your casting molds?

You want to use a little beeswax/alox to lube your sprue plate- heat the mouldup and touch a lube stick to the top of the mould block- you don't need much.

Before using the moulds, boil them in water, then scrub them out with soap/water and a toothbrush, make sure to let them get good and dry before using molten lead + water= explosion.

If some of the stuff gets into the cavity, it will leave wrinkles- run your pot to its max temp and just keep casting until the stuff burns/boils off. It might take 20 bullets or so, but you can toss the bullets back in the pot and reuse them again

Helpful hint- don't run your Pro Pot dry- you'll get clogs and drips from debris running through the spout.
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