TAP Plastics
Preparation of Mold Surface Removing Part from Mold
PRODUCT BULLETIN Mold surface should be thoroughly clean and free of The best procedure for separating the part from the
other parting agents prior to the application of Formula mold depends on the size and shape of the part.
FORMULA FIVE 庐 Five Clean N Glaze.
In most cases the part can be lifted from the mold after
CLEAN N GLAZE Formula Five Clean N Glaze is not recommended for loosening around the edges. A jet of air between the
use on high porosity mold surfaces such as plaster or
part and the mold at the edge is sometimes useful.
Formula Five庐 Clean N Glaze is a wood.
On large curved parts it may be necessary to first tap
mild buffing compound
over the surface with a rubber mallet.
recommended as
A very strong blast of air (or a few squirts with a CO2
part of a multi-cycle
庐 extinguisher) will free very rigid parts that cannot be
Application of Formula Five
process designed to
flexed.
ease the release of Clean N Glaze
parts from gel-coated Parts should fall away easily from a well-conditioned
Using a clean dry rag and a circular motion, apply a
mold surfaces. mold. Using Formula Five庐 Clean N Glaze regularly
thin even coat of Formula Five庐 Clean N Glaze to the
can aid in the conditioning process, resulting in fewer
surface of the mold. Cover sections measuring approxi-
parting problems and more efficient production cycles.
mately six square feet at a time.
It is not a cutting compound
Excess should be wiped away with another clean dry
and may be used safely on all
rag.
production molds and plugs.
Contact Us By:
Begin buffing immediately with a power buffer. It is 鈥? E-mail:
recommended that the power buffer be equipped with a info@tapplastics.com
庐
Formula Five Clean N Glaze increases production
terry cloth or cotton pad. 鈥? Telephone:
efficiency by accomplishing two steps in one. Fine
1.800.246.5055
Keep the power buffer moving constantly so as not to
scratch marks and surface (8-6 PST, M-F; 9-5 PST, Sat)
allow a buildup of friction that could burn through
hazing are removed from 鈥? Fax or Mail:
surface coating. 1.925.829.6921 (Fax);
the mold surface while
or, TAP Plastics Inc.
at the same time a Surface should be buffed to a glossy finish. Any 6475 Sierra Lane
durable, high-luster Dublin CA 94568
remaining haze or residue may be removed using a wet
foundation is laid TAP Plastics 鈥? the fantastic plastic place
cotton cloth or sponge.
for the releasing
Formula Five庐 Mold Release Wax may be applied to
wax.
mold surface following buffing. An occasional reappli-
The information and recommendations contained in this bulletin are,
cation of Formula Five庐 Clean N Glaze will assist in
to the best of our knowledge, accurate and reliable. No guarantee of
maintaining a trouble free mold.
It is recommended that Formula Five庐 their accuracy is made, however, and the products discussed are sold
without warranty, express or implied, and upon conditions that the
Mold Release Wax be used in conjunction with purchasers shall make their own tests to determine the suitability of
such products for their particular purposes and uses.
Formula Five庐 Clean N Glaze.
June 2001
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