JJK Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Hey guys For those of u that make your own masters Or those that have made them in the past Have u ever spray a clear coat on them and how did It work after sanding Thanks jjk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 I always spray my masters, even my clay masters, with a clear coat. For wood masters, I find it locks the wood fibers, so I can sand to a smoother surface, which is important for me when I'm making a silicone mold. For my Sculpey clay masters, I just want to be sure they release okay. Maybe it's not necessary with clay, but I've always done it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Lake Lures Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 I always spray a clear gloss solvent based paint like rustoleum as the first coat to washoff/adhere to any oily surface, then follow it up with several light coats of a water based gloss acrylic. Of course, if you have alot of detail, go easy on the extra coatings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowFISH Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Whatever your surface on the master is - your mold is going to replicate. If you wanted a grainy finish - not coating the master would help provide that - but depending on the material and shape of the master and mold you could have difficulty getting the master back out.... for example a very porous material could lock in place. I've used elmers glue, epoxy, paint, etc, etc to coat masters. I've even sanded a few as smooth as I could get them just layered on wax and polished it the best I could by hand..... the wax will fill small holes to some degree and help pop the master out of the mold... J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJK Posted February 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Thanks to all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishingislife Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 I don't want to jack this thread, but I'm pretty new to this thing and was wondering if any of you have molded soft plastic baits directly. I tried this a few weeks back and have obviously found that a resin/hard plastic master works MUCH better, but if you were to mold the original soft plastic worm, what would you use to secure the worm to the bottom of the mold? Super glue didn't work well for me, as the oil in the plastisol didnt allow bonding. Thanks for your input and sorry for taking this a bit off topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 I do use soft plastics as masters. I wash the soft plastic in dishwashing soap, like Dawn, and water, and then dry them by leaving them "glue" side down on a paper towel overnight. I am able to use super glue to make them stick after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
