MoonShadow Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Do you have to line it for CP soap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_35550 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 (edited) Yes I do. It's very simple too. I take a piece of parchment or freezer paper and roll it up and insert it into the pvc pipe. Once inside, the paper unrolls and I have a cap that fits onto the bottom and I cut off the extra at the top. I then fill the tube with my imbeds which are made from cp soap that I have sliced and then taken small cookie cutters and cut out my shapes. Once the tube is full I pour mp over the top and let it set. The tube of soap just slides out of the pipe and I place the whole tube(s) down into my loaf mold at different levels as soap is poured into the mold. It's really easy. Home Depot cut the different sized pvc pipe for me and gave me the caps for free. Larger pipes should work about the same (I think) but I have never used them for cp, so someone else will have to tell you their technique. HTHSteve Edited March 3, 2012 by chuck_35550 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 You don't have to, but with some stickier formulas lining helps with unmolding.If your formula does stick, then park the whole thing in the freezer for a few hours (overnight is fine...) and it should slide out within a few minutes of being in the warm air. I find that once the air condensation begins to form on the outside of the pipe the inside is about ready to slip out. If it still plays hard to get, run hot tap water on the outside of the tube to help grease the skids if you will. A heat gun may work also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitn Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 I have a crude tool that my dh made me to line the tube with mineral oil. It works well. It is a stick with a rag on it. I use a 3 foot section for a mold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonShadow Posted March 3, 2012 Author Share Posted March 3, 2012 Thanks all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacktieaffair Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 sitting here trying to "adapt" Steve's suggestion, for MP ( I told yall I lurk trying to figure out how to do CP too LOL ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singleyellowrose Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 I have a crude tool that my dh made me to line the tube with mineral oil. It works well. It is a stick with a rag on it. I use a 3 foot section for a mold.I do the same thing. Although I have made so much soap in the pipes that unless I change my recipe I no longer have to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 I don't line mine. I lubricate the inside liberally with mineral oil. If it hangs, it goes in the refrigerator for a while, then I run the mold under HOT water before pushing it out. Have never had any problem demolding. They do, however, have a tendency to overheat and volcano, so I don't fill mine all the way to the top (about 2" down) since I witnessed this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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