Moisture and Lead

[Nightprowler]

I know hot lead and water do not make good company. Has anyone had any moisture problems storing their lead pot and lead in a unheated shop/garage during winter? What if any precaution should be taken before using it again?

Thanks
NightProwler

[Fatman]

Prowler

Easiest way is get your stuff set up like your getting ready to pour. Find an old aluminum bread pan keep it near your lead pot. Take an old towel and put your lead on it and use a hair dryer on high heat and go back and forth over your lead, turn it over and to the same thing, it should knock any moisture out. Heat your lead pot to about 300 degrees with no lead in it for about 3 minutes.

After you've done all that get the aluminum bread pan ready and load your pot and put the bread pan over the top of it JUST FOR SAFETY SAKE. Use the hair dryer on your molds and you should be fine.

Fatman

[PBUG2009]

or you can take the handles off you molds and lay them on a cookie sheet take your lead beside it and place in your oven after you preheat it to 350....bake for just a few minutes and boom its dry!!