Unmolding Question

[jenn624]

I need suggestions please before I injure myself any further.

I made some MP soap yesterday that looks like fruit slices (and smells like mango papaya, holy cow mmm). I molded the center pieces in a piece of PVC, I didn't coat the inside of the PVC with anything, and it popped right out. So I figured, hey, ok, its pretty easy to unmold - just push and viola! So I cut up my center "fruit" pieces, arranged them inside the larger peice of PVC, and poured my "fruit peel". It set up, so I went to unmold it too. Heh...

Herein lies my problem - this one WILL NOT come out of the stupid piece of PVC. I have tried pushing on it until my arms ache, I have stuck it on top of a can of veggies (the can BENT!!), I even had my husband try, and he couldn't get it either. I even poured a little bit of water into the end of the PVC, hoping it would lube it up...

Is there anything I can do to get it out of the mold? I looks really cool, and if I can avoid having to remelt it all, that would be awesome. Its just sitting there - mocking me....

 

[digit]

Its just sitting there - mocking me....

I hate when that happens! I have quite a few things (mostly ugly soap) that do that to me.

Try putting the pipe in the freezer for awhile. Then quickly run it under hot/warm water and push the soap out.

Digit

 

[reallyrita]

Great advice from Digit (as usual). This should do the trick. Let us know how it went.

 

[topcat]

Yes, digit has the answer, if there is one

Freezing thoroughly then sitting in a hot water bath for a bit usually works for my MP if it's stuck, although I use individual moulds and just sit them on the water......good luck and please let us know how you get on. Also with MP after freezing it will attract a lot of moisture from the air as it defrosts on your bench or wherever......perhaps placing under a ceiling fan or in a breeze-way will clear that up for you before you package it :wink:

Tanya

 

[jenn624]

Thanks!

That sure did the trick. I didn't even have to put hot water to it. Just took it out of the freezer, pushed a bit, and the soap shot out of the mold and across the counter. Scared the crap out of me when it did too lol, I wasn't expecting it to come out!

 

[topcat]

Fantastic Jenn! Now, where are the pics? We want to see this gorgeous fruity soap!!!

Tanya

 

[digit]

Thanks!

That sure did the trick. I didn't even have to put hot water to it. Just took it out of the freezer, pushed a bit, and the soap shot out of the mold and across the counter. Scared the crap out of me when it did too lol, I wasn't expecting it to come out!

So glad it worked out for you!!! Yes.....don't forget the pics! We love looking!! Too bad you don't have a video of the unmolding.

Digit