What's your procedure to get your mold ready to make bullets

[alamogunr]

I scrub mine with Dawn dish detergent and an electric toothbrush. The electric tooth brush is not a must but it cuts down on the manual effort of scrubbing. I rinse the mold with boiling water and set down to dry. It takes a few minutes for it to dry and cool enough to assemble the handles. This is usually enough to get good boolets after it is up to temp on the hot plate.

[enfieldphile]

I spray w/ brake cleaner then let the mold air dry. I smoke the cavities and sprue plate of aluminum molds. A few of my ferous molds perform better when smoked also.

A dab of beezewax on pins, & sprue plate bolt lube things up.

I preheat large molds on top of the pot. Small, single-caviety molds (like Lee) can have the tip of the block put into the melt for 10 seconds.

I get good boolits w/o alot of fuss.