Fryxell's Eds Red didn't work for cleaning molds

[btroj]

I continue to read of casters pouring petroleum based materials into mold cavities.

For the past 40 years, when I accidentally did this, my chances for a decent bullet went SOUTH fast.

The rule of thumb for me is ...." No petroleum based materials in any of my mold cavities."

Yet, there are those who continue this practice and many say it is good for the mold.

Nope.....not me !

Ben

Removing one petroleum based substance only to replace it with another seems silly to me. Sounds like a job chasing it's tail.

I use hot water, Comet, and a toothbrush. Always seems to work.

[Irascible]

I blast new moulds with brake cleaner. then I coat the outside surrfaces and both sides of the sprue plate with NEI mould prep, which I think is colloidial graphite. When I'm done casting, I too leave the last pour in the mould. Never a problem from rust, But the moulds are stored in my cellar where there is a furnace running in the winter and a de-humidifier running in the warmer weather. If the moulds are in a box, I also slip one of the VCI pro chip strips in with the mould. www.theinhibitor.com

[Shiloh]

When I got careless lubing the pins on a LEE mold with boolit lube, it was Ed's Red that dissolved the residue. Took a day and it wiped right off.

SHiloh

[HangFireW8]

I believe the key ingredient in Oakite was (is?) trisodium phosphate. TSP was driven out of household detergents a few years ago (thank you the EPA) which is why they don't clean well any more. You can still buy straight TSP in the paint section of many hardware stores, (but not Lowes or Home Despot).

http://www.lowes.com/pd_124762-68-63...ductId=3010340