Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this YouTube Mold Making and Casting Live™Event, Milo Medunic will be discussing the best practices when using sealers and release agents. He will compare the differences in the release agents and when to use each one. Using the right sealer and release agent can be the difference between project success and failure.

Mann Release Website - mann-release.com
Ease Release Product Page - smooth-on.com/product-line/ease-release
Sealer and Release Reference Guide - smooth-on.com/page/sealers-releases

00:00 Beginning
03:50 Intro
06:40 Difference Between Sealers and Release Agents
08:30 Examples of Porous Surfaces
13:38 Example 1
21:40 Release Agents
26:23 When Not to Use a Release Agent
29:50 Example 2
38:31 How Long to Let Release Agent Dry
39:51 Difference Between Dish Soap and Ease Release 205
42:19 Example 3
47:35 Reference Guide
55:17 Molding vs. Casting
57:48 Latex
58:35 Example 4
1:07:15 Casting Examples
1:13:32 Sealers Off-Gasing
1:15:31 Chemical Bond
1:18:19 To Much Release Agent
1:20:30 Using Wrong Release Agent