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CGBEAD RELEASE DIPPING, DRYING, and USING MANDRELS
Shake the bottle of release well before dipping. Immerse the mandrel. Rather than pulling the mandrel up and out, I recommend slowly rotating the mandrel while dropping the bottle. Don't ask me why this works, it just does. To prevent blobs on the end of the mandrel from running down the mandrel and forming an uneven lumpy coat, remove the blob by toughing it to the inside of the release bottle, the lid, or a paper towel.
Air drying mandrels is optimal, flame drying is also an option. Wafting the wet mandrel in and out of the flame will prevent wet release from popping off. Bead releases contain clay, clay shrinks as it dries, the thicker the release, the greater the possibility of it cracking, I recommend a single dip. When fully-baked release is allowed to cool too much, then reheated, you have the possibility of it breaking. Keep it warm, just like you would the glass. Weather conditions, like humidity and temperature, can also effect bead release performance.
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