goldenarrow Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 I am working on makeing my first mold. It will be for rockfish paterns like a scampi. But I cant find devcon 2 ton anywere I have read that you guys get it at wal-mart but in what section? What kind of container does it come in? thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cullin8s Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 it should be in hardware by the glues, it comes in a tube like this http://www.modelfixings.co.uk/images/devcon-28g-2ton.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeminoleFan Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 Its in the Household Paint / glue / tape section in my Wal-Mart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsac Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 If your local walmart doesn't have it, you should be able to pick some up at any car parts place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenarrow Posted January 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 Yeah thanks guys I didnt know it was just a regular epox I thout it was some kind of paint on seeler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJFishRGuy Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 I made my first mold over the weekend, but I couldn't find Devcon 2-ton anywhere. So I bought another epoxy and coated it with that. It's been 48 hours and some of the thicker areas are still tacky on the surface. Does it make a difference which epoxy I use? I'm going to hunt down Devcon for my next mold but I wonder if I've already ruined this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebler_custom_baits Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 nj i think you may not have mixed well enough. If it is like plastic welder or something that could be it also. You can try again and mix better with equal parts or how instructions say(idk about other epoxys) you can coat over last topcoat and you should be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJFishRGuy Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 Thanks, CJ, I'll give that a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badfish03 Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 Do you guys rotate your molds as they dry like I do on epoxy flies? If not how do you keep the epoxy from pooling and ruining detail? Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsac Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 The epoxy has to be applied in very thin coats. You can thin the epoxy with alcohol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebler_custom_baits Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 I usually dont thin it actually. i just brush thin coat on and every 3 min or so remove any excess that is flooding into low part of mold. I have thined a few times and found baits to be way less shinny and i got some detail as when i dont thin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenarrow Posted January 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 So i havent got around to coating the mold yet but i thought i would give it a try with some remelted plastics that I got from work. Can you guys tell me what I am doing wrong they turned out supper spungey and limp. they also smell horable did I cook it too long or not long enough? could they be too old? they seem to still be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebler_custom_baits Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 if mold wasnt coated that was it. gotta seal it there is a reason we do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 I don't think you did anything wrong re-melting plastic; but some of the injection companys use cheap plastic to increase their profits. As for the smell; some companys put additives in the plastic and these will smell. The bubbles are probably from the moisture content in the used baits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing nut Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 Same thing happened to me remelting old worms from zoom, they had a ton of bubbles in it that i could not remove, and they stunk as well. Then i bought lurecraft plastic and poured and it worked fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenarrow Posted January 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 well I got rid of the bubbles by stoping every 15 seconds and mixing. I must have been overheating the middle but not the sides. the smell is still there. there must be some kind of aditive in the old worms that cant be reheated. I will try some liquid plastic i am happy with the shape of the mold but it is hard not to overpoar the grub tail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJFishRGuy Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 I find that's the hardest thing to do... pouring thin sections like tails. Everyone says it's just practice, practice, practice... I'm better now than when I started but still a long way from good. Just keep at it! Some people prefer to pour from the tail to the head, and others from the head to the tail. I've done it both ways, depending upon the mold. Pour some each way and you may find you prefer one approach over the other. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenarrow Posted January 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 well I tryed it with some better plastics some handpored saltwater stuff and it worked much better no smell or bubbles. and the colors mixed to make a really cool color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
