boutique@mail.island.net on fri 10 apr 98
Does anyone have a formula for making mould soap? We are making
plaster slip-casting moulds and your recomendations are appreciated.
TIA
Dave Quist
Fine Art Productions
CaraMox on sat 11 apr 98
David:
I don't know about *making* mould soap, but I use Murphys Oil Soap. Apply
slowly or it will lather up. An added benefit, it smells nice.
Cara
in New Orleans
CaraMox@aol.com
DEBBYGrant on sat 11 apr 98
Go to your local pharmacy and ask for a bottle of tincture of green
soap. It has always been the mold soap of choice for me.
Good luck, Debby Grant in NH
Daisypet on sat 11 apr 98
This is for Dave Quist. I do not have a formula to make mold soap but I do
have a suggestion that might be a consideration. In the Pottery Making
Magazine(one of the first and they do not list a month, Vol No. but it is
published by Ceramics Monthly and the American Ceramic Society.) There is an
article on using WD40 liquid-the lady buys it by the gallon instead of the
spray can- as a mold release. I have not used it for molds but think it
serves as another option.
She also mentioned another use for WD40 and I have used this and love it!
use it to clean off the sticky goo left from price tags. It works!
Good Luck!
Phyllis Tilton
Daisypet@aol.com
Cheryl L Litman on sun 12 apr 98
On a tape Joyce Lee's husband so kindly sent me on making plaster molds
from clay heads the recipe called for is 4 parts soy bean oil to 1 part
rubbing alcohol by volume I assume.
I've never tried this. The guy in the tape says he uses it both so the
clay model releases and so the casting comes out smoother. He brushes it
on and allows it to dry a few minutes before pouring the plaster.
Cheryl Litman
Somerset, NJ
email: cheryllitman@juno.com
On Fri, 10 Apr 1998 08:41:50 EDT boutique@mail.island.net writes:
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>message----------------------------
>Does anyone have a formula for making mould soap? We are making
>plaster slip-casting moulds and your recomendations are appreciated.
>
>TIA
>
>Dave Quist
>Fine Art Productions
>
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Vince Pitelka on mon 13 apr 98
>On a tape Joyce Lee's husband so kindly sent me on making plaster molds
>from clay heads the recipe called for is 4 parts soy bean oil to 1 part
>rubbing alcohol by volume I assume.
Since the original request was for a mold release agent for slip casting,
the above would not be appropriate. Never use any oil-base product (Pam,
WD-40, motor oil, etc.) as a mold release agent if your intent is to
slip-cast, because the oils will seal the surface of the plaster mold. Soap
release agents are carried away by the water, and do not adversely affect
the mold's ability to absorb water out of the slip.
- Vince
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Robin Jeffries-Emmons on tue 18 aug 98
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> Does anyone have a formula for making mould soap? We are making
> plaster slip-casting moulds and your recomendations are appreciated.
>
> TIA
>
> Dave Quist
> Fine Art Productions
>
> Dave...
For years I have used Murphy's Soap Oil. You apply it full strength with a brus
Hope this is what you were looking for.
Good Luck
Robin Emmons
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Ross Hartman on thu 20 aug 98
Robin;
I suggest you buy it.
Crystal Soap Company
601 W. 8th Street
Lansdale, PA 19446
$70.64 for the purchase and shipping of a
40 lb. container of CS-210 mold soap.
Hope this helps.
L8R/Ross
Robin Jeffries-Emmons wrote:
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> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> > Does anyone have a formula for making mould soap? We are making
> > plaster slip-casting moulds and your recomendations are appreciated.
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Dave Quist
> > Fine Art Productions
> >
> > Dave...
> For years I have used Murphy's Soap Oil. You apply it full strength with a br
> Hope this is what you were looking for.
> Good Luck
> Robin Emmons
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ken on tue 4 dec 01
i use murhphy's oil soap diluted half and half with water for the
releasing agent on my molds. you have to be careful about it foaming up
though.
ken in kentucky
Stephani Stephenson on tue 4 dec 01
Antionette"
"I have to buy some now. Which one would you consider the best one to
use in
the US? I use press molds.
Antoinette Badenhorst
Antoinette
forgive me if I'm sharing some information which you already may
know.
If you make my models out of clay you don't need to use a release
agent. I make most of mine out of clay, then place the model on a thick
piece of glass for casting. The glass , like the clay, self releases
from the plaster. I use cottles which have a formica surface so they
also self release.
When the molds are complete, cured and dried, you also will not need a
release agent for clay pressing .
However if you to make a plaster mold from a plaster model or other hard
surfaced model (other than plastic, vinyl etc) there is a good soap
called 'potter's soap'. available from a place called Douglas and
Sturgess. I have given the URL below. It is also a very informative
sight. Click on 'Mold Release agents' to find Potter's soap.
http://www.artstuf.com/toc.html
Depending on the detail and purpose of the model/mold I have also used
green soap, inexpensive liquid dish soap, vaseline, and spray release
agents with success. I have also used a thin layer of clay slip as a
relese agent in certain situations. Your local pottery supplier may also
carry a mold soap.
Stephani Stephenson
Carlsbad CA
steph@alchemiestudio.com
WHC228@AOL.COM on wed 5 dec 01
Best mold soap is a polyurethane parting compound. Get it from Permaflex in
Columbus Ohio. They are on Livingstone Ave. I do not have that info in this
office.
Bill Campbell
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