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I am embarrassed to say that I have not made the jump to digital photography yet. I do thank you for your reply. As the mold in the shape that it's in, it won't hurt to try grinding it down. I was just wondering if anyone else had ever tried it.  Thanks for hosting this site. I enjoy it. 

Can you post a picture so we can get a better idea of what the problem is...  Are the mold pitted?  If so, I don't think there's much you can do about it.

Greetings !  I have purchased some older molds from e-bay.  I have cleaned them as recommend, however, the metal is no longer very smooth. I have been disappointed when I remove my creepy crawlers because the less than smooth mold yields less than smooth results. I have been thinking about maybe trying a Dremel type tool with sanding attachments and see if I can smooth them down any.  Has anyone ever tried this ?  If so, how well did it work out for you ? 

Thanks for the alert KAT, it just got too pricey or else I would have bid!! sciboy33

There's a listing on Ebay now, under "CREEPY CRAWLERS PLASTI-GOOP THINGMAKER LOT #1"...They have several bottles of Color Change Plasti-Goop, some Plasti-Steel, Glow goop, regular goop, & FX pens. If you bid, good luck!

Please think about supporting this site as well.  I have goop for sale on these two pages...
   http://austinthompson.org/Thingmaker/ForSaleMattel.shtm
   http://austinthompson.org/Thingmaker/ForSaleToyMax.shtm

Thanks Sciboy and Kat for your help with this. I thought I had read this somewhere else but I could not remember where. I did not know that the old Creepy Crawlers are in such demand as they are I just picked up some Creeple People molds from MJ and got them in the mail today wow lol such a proud owner too, as my grandson had got his first Creepy Crawler oven for christmas I want him to have the same molds that I had when I grew up it does have a way of bring the kid back out of you....

Thanks again for all your help!

Anthony

You can buy the ingredients here:  http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/Search/plastisol.aspx   OR: Save yourself the time & mess by buying Plasti Goop on Ebay. There are currently three reputable sellers of Goop there, "dr_goop", "patti-goop", and "t-orgovan". Each of these sellers makes their own brand of new Goop, and each have been very helpful in answering questions about which brand is good for which use. "Patti-Goop" brand is excellent & has the original smell. The good Dr's "Plasti-Craft" brand has a grey color that looks semi-metallic, though I think you have to purchase it through the Dr's own website, and t-orgovan's "Bug Juice" is a bit thicker, and great for detailing/layering. There are also many listings on Ebay for the old goop, Mattel, Toymax, & Jakks brands. I have bought some original Mattel goop that was in the 40 year old range, had it sit overnight in my mailbox, thawed it out, & made Mini-Dragons from it. Some of it thickened over the years, but it works great for detailing. The old Mattel white I have bubbles up while cooking, but it only shows up on the back of the item. Good luck & happy creepy cooking!

Anthony, from my study and use, it is basically a pvc (polyvinyl chloride) powder + some type of plasticizer, based thermoplastic elastomer that sets up or poylmerizers upon heating. This can be puchased under the category of plastisol at fishing lure sites or if your really good, hunt down a company that makes the stuff a get it in bulk -5 gallon bucket for $.25/oz. amd you custom color it with any non-water based pigments. sciboy33

Can someone tell me what is all in Plasti-Goop I tried to find it on the web with no luck.... Seems like all that I can find is how to make your own meth lab It looks like it would simple to find it since its for kids but wow it's like a needle in a hay stack.

Thanks, Anthony