Dawn Ultra with OLAY – My bullets look lousy but my hands are pretty

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  I received a new mold a couple weeks back and although I didn’t need to cast with it yet I gave it my usual scrub with dawn and hot water. I cast 150 or so to try the mold and check the as cast dimensions, dang not a keeper in the bunch. I put it away to be worked out at a later date.
  Well last Friday was our 39th wedding anniversary, my wonderful wife ordered a 5 cavity Noe mold cut for the .30 cal XCB. ( did I catch a keeper or what). The mold was in my hot little hands on Monday, THATS SERVICE!!!
  I gave it the scrub, heat cycled it a couple times and put it to work. I preheated it, when the melt was right I started ladling. After I tossed the first 3 or 4 cycles into the sprue pile I water dropped a 100 or so and shut things down( starting to get hot in the garage).  Not a keeper in the bunch. Wrinkles galore. Melt was ww+2% solder then cut 50-50 with pure lead.
  I went into the house totally confused. I decided to give it another cleaning and try it the next day. Second verse, same as the first.
  My wife and I were sitting on the porch talking and remembered the new dawn she bought contained OLAY. We used to buy the regular blue. That OLAY stuff must be some kinda tough. I gave the molds a scrubbing with old Dawn and the rinse water still beaded on the mold like it was oily. I broke out the Comet cleanser and that cleaned it so the water sheated off.
  I tried my hand at the ladle again, PRESTO, Keepers rained from the mold.

  Life is good, Marvin
  Thanks NOE

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[waynejohnson]

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ill be watchin for that!
thanks! 😮

[ericvandusenParticipant]

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I go straight to comet now.  Works so much better than dish soap.

[gwpercleParticipant]

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I like a scrub with a toothbrush and acetone ,  that stuff cuts the most stubborn grease.
Gary

[Myg30]

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I’ve had good luck with warming the mold some and spraying with Brake Cleaner.
Be sure to be far away from any open flame or heat source. I try not to bring molds into the house if possible. At least not while the boss is around.

Mike

[johnkonneker]

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Is Comet too aggressive for aluminum molds?
Thanks!
JLK

[Full.Lead.TacoKeymaster]

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I like a scrub with a toothbrush and acetone ,  that stuff cuts the most stubborn grease.
Gary

This is what I do also, seems to work very well for me.

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