I know it is heresy to even mention sprays for molds in this forum. And I have seen several mold makers point out that they do not recommend the spray drop out lubes that are marketed to make boolits fall from the mold with ease rather than smoking the mold and smacking the hinge with a wood mallet or some such, but I have to ask.
I've been casting since the mid 70's and have learned from my mistakes pretty much reading everything I can lay hands on and being so very grateful for this site since I have learned a number of things from reading the different threads. I have been able to pretty much keep myself shooting handguns with my own boolits and a single stage press. I try to be very careful with every thing I do and think my handloaded rounds are just as good and in some cases better than commercial.
Threw that in so I don't get the stooped new guy response.
Yes I have had some problems with the spray mold release as far as you really have to be careful not to get but a very little in the mold or it can build up and cause problems. However it does a great job of protecting the molds for storage, and when carefully applied to a clean mold in a very light spray, it puts a light coat of graphite on the mold and boolits just fall out of the molds. I've tried it on 45, 44, 38, 45-70(.458 or 459) and on 30 caliber. So far I find that it is a real pain to clean a mold sprayed with it, but not so much a problem as it is trying to get a sticky mold to release a boolit just about the time you get a good cadence going.
Yes, you still have to tap the hinge with a mallet, but it is just a tap and not several taps trying to get the darn boolit out of the mold.
That is on the molds that I seem to have a hard time getting to drop boolits well. I have a few that I think I could clean and cast with and they would still drop out beautifully. But I have one in particular that until I tried the spray I spent more time whacking the hinge than I did pouring.
So, it is with great concertation that I ask.
What do you guys think of the drop out mold sprays?
Am I the only one that thinks this stuff, when used lightly and when cleaning the mold carefully to prevent buildup is something I wish I had tried 40 years ago?