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| I love this forum and it has inspired me to start building my own baits. I started with pouring plastic using Alumisol and the Alumilite silicone mold material. The first thing I need to troubleshoot is the sheen or finish of the bait. You can see the belly of the bait, formed in the open air portion of the mold, is a shiny black and the part formed in the mold is a matte black. Did I need to sand my original with a finer grit? I used a 150 grit.
Also, I'm getting bubble forming on the sides of the mold. I saw another thread and preheating the mold fixed this. It did not fix it for me. Any thoughts on this as well?
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Location: Waconia,MN | I seal my original master and clear coat with gloss. Generally how ever your master looks when you make the mold is how it will turn out when you pour it. |
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| Muskie tamer, do you also clear coat silicone molds ? i do it with my POP molds but they are lot different. |
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Location: Waconia,MN | No, i don't spray anything in to my mold prior to casting other than a little mold release, with rubber i don't use anything i just make my master the way i want it to look. If your master isn't glossy your cast won't be either. 10kcasts you could try and heat the rubber with a torch or heart gun a little to re melt it to get the flat spots to be glossy. |
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