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Tight in cash? Need a mold in a pinch? Current silicone not curing?
For this one it's all 3... Sort of. The mold for this originally (bluebin the back)is needing to be either redone or getting a good long soak. Long story short, avoid castin resin in the winter if you can (or have a very warm house).
100% silicone caulk has worked in the past for molds for only a couple of pulls (can't say how many, I've mostly done this on small pieces). This is 3 tubes of white silicone, total cost was roughly $20. Found at Wal-Mart, hardware stores, etc.
You will need ventilation and gloves because this smells awful. Takes 24 hours to cure so I'm not going into the workroom today. Not until that's cured at least.
For this one it's all 3... Sort of. The mold for this originally (bluebin the back)is needing to be either redone or getting a good long soak. Long story short, avoid castin resin in the winter if you can (or have a very warm house).
100% silicone caulk has worked in the past for molds for only a couple of pulls (can't say how many, I've mostly done this on small pieces). This is 3 tubes of white silicone, total cost was roughly $20. Found at Wal-Mart, hardware stores, etc.
You will need ventilation and gloves because this smells awful. Takes 24 hours to cure so I'm not going into the workroom today. Not until that's cured at least.
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caulk is seriously the worst smell... I gave up using it because I'd rather pay more than smell it, ha
in case you have curing issues, you can mix a bit of acrylic paint with caulk as a catalyst. it cures with exposure to moisture so sometimes thick layers of straight caulk wont cure all the way. the water in acrylic gets mixed throughout so you can use it as thick as you'd like
in case you have curing issues, you can mix a bit of acrylic paint with caulk as a catalyst. it cures with exposure to moisture so sometimes thick layers of straight caulk wont cure all the way. the water in acrylic gets mixed throughout so you can use it as thick as you'd like
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7016924/
This makes the cure time faster (about 1hr), and makes for a much cheaper mold (~$5 or less)! I just redid these old tutorials last week, and I intend to post it on Tuesday. Hint: use a hand mixer!
This makes the cure time faster (about 1hr), and makes for a much cheaper mold (~$5 or less)! I just redid these old tutorials last week, and I intend to post it on Tuesday. Hint: use a hand mixer!
Before discovering Rebound 25, my first mask molds were made this way. Definitely not bad in a pinch. I keep a tube in my craft supplies for emergencies. Just FYI, that smell it gives off is acedic acid which is he same as whit vinager. The only difference is white vinager I think is only 7% acedic acid or something really diluted like that. You can buy silicone caulk that doesn't have the smell but it won't work the same. It will also melt plasticine clay as its curing if you're not carefull. That happened to a horn mold I did. The caulk had turned the first inch of clay into a goopy mess when I pulled the mold off.
I have a cold house, er well... a cold upstairs, where I live and work (fursuit wise anyway) and haven't had any problems with my silicone not curing, but I have had problems multiple times with the mother mold not curing! Unless I use straight up plaster of paris, which is not the best mother mold material... I'm seriously considering using a fiberglass and resin combo for the mother molds. Yeah it's expensive, but I figure it'll work at least. Been using the plaster wrap stuff you get from craft stores, but it just doesn't cure when it's cold.
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