| New Mold Preparation |
| New mold arrives looking like this, (Shiney Surfaces) |
| Sand blast or lightly sand with Emery cloth to remove the shine from the surface |
| I found a used Propane Camp stove at a yard sale to heat the molds, and a cheap sprayer from a local dollar store to apply Kiln Wash. Hot plate and Air Brush works well |
| A steel plate is used here to provide more even heat to the molds. The entire plate will heat up to prep multiple molds |
| Apply Kilnwash to hot molds, the water will flash off into steam quickly so several coats can be applied in a short time. For best results, 5 coats should be applied |
| Allow molds to cool and they can be lightly rubbed with old nylons for a smooth finish. They are now ready for use. |
An alternate method to preparing a stainless steel mold is to fire it up to 1300 in the kiln for
15 minutes to burn off ALL the residual machining oils and solvents. Apply kiln wash to the
hot molds and then Allow molds to cool and they can be lightly rubbed with old nylons for a
smooth finish. They are now ready for use.
15 minutes to burn off ALL the residual machining oils and solvents. Apply kiln wash to the
hot molds and then Allow molds to cool and they can be lightly rubbed with old nylons for a
smooth finish. They are now ready for use.