An object of the present invention is to provide a production method of a cover for mold cleaning which can clean a mold without removing the mold from a vulcanizer and is excellent in a mold cleaning effect while maintaining productivity. The production method of a cover for mold cleaning is produced by applying an unvulcanized rubber composition on an outer periphery of a raw cover, the method comprising a rubber strip winding step of winding a rubber strip consisting of the unvulcanized rubber composition from side wall portions to tread shoulder portions of a raw cover, and a plate-like rubber material winding step of applying a plate-like rubber material consisting of the unvulcanized rubber composition on a tread center portion of the raw cover, wherein a gauge of the rubber composition after vulcanization of the cover is not less than 1.0 mm.

A compression molding die includes a first mold and a second mold. The first mold includes a bottom surface member and a side surface member. A space is providable in the first mold by a step of at least one of an outer peripheral surface of the bottom surface member and an inner peripheral surface of the side surface member. The first mold includes a gas inlet capable of introducing gas into the space, a gas outlet through which the gas introduced into the space is dischargeable, and a seal member below the space.