alternatives to mould release


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Just wandering if anyone has found any good alternatives to proper mould release?

I can't get any locally and although I'd love to try the easylease, I can't bring myself to pay about £20 shipping just for that, so until I can afford to put in a larger materials order I'm a bit stuck.

I have a product here that I have a suspicion might be similar to easylease. It's called A-glaze - http://www.marineaglaze.com/aglaze-marine-sealant/ - and we use it sometimes as an alternative to wax on the boats. It's a surface sealant that is applied in the same way - just wiped onto the surface and according to the blurb is a "silicon-free fluoro-polymer resin" Can anyone say if this is the same kind of product?

In the past, I've had success with normal car wax, but only on very simple moulds like this one:


This is the pattern I'm working on now:


My first attempt was with pu foam blocks stuck onto a plywood base with epoxy. Everything was coated with epoxy, flatted and polished and waxed 6 times with the car wax, then the mould was layed up with epoxy (thickened, pigmented coat as gel coat first). As you can see here, after laying up the mould the release was a complete failure.


The mould released from the plywood base but just broke the foam blocks off. The one on the left is where I've tried to dig out the foam, but I can't get it all out without gouging the hell out of the mould surface. I don't know if this was just because the wax wasn't good enough to release a more complicated shape or if the join between the foam and ply wasn't strong enough to withstand the pull. So this time I've made the blocks out of wood as well and screwed them onto the base. I made sure the sides were cut to 10 degrees to make sure the angles aren't too tight. 

So, do I try again with the same wax; try the a-glaze; or is there something else I could try?
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I haven't been able to find any pva here either. And I couldn't find carnuba, just a basic creme wax. I'm sure this stuff must be available somewhere but Portuguese businesses just don't advertise. A lot don't even have a website.
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