Originally posted by pfcGentry@Sep 1 2005, 03:04 PM
Well what slush resin do you use?
And is therer any tutorials on here that i can read, bc I want to try to scult the armor in clay first then make a RTV Silicone mold of it from that them use the Slush resin?
is that the correct way to do it?
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You will want to use a sulfur free clay, to do your sculpts
if there is sulfur in the clay it will not allow the silicone rubber
to cure at the surface where it is in contact with the clay
and you will end up with a big gummy mess.
goto this site
Smooth-On Mold making tutorials
There is alot of good info here on mold making.
smooth on has a good mold making video or dvd for $19.95
I have been trying to make my own slush casting resin using
polyfiber (from polytek) and different resins from smooth-on
One other way to go for slush casting is using fiberglass gelcoat
you can find it here
Fiberglast
I seen a demo at a convention with this material being cast into a fiberglass mold
it seemed to coat the mold very nice, I do not use it because i cannot stand the smell of
fiberglass resin or the catalyst.
If you want to stick with urethane resins for sluch casting remember that you cannot
let the first coat of resin set up fully because the next coat will not stick to it.
the first coat of resin has to still be tacky to the touch but set up enough that it will not
run off the mold walls when the second coat is added.
I found this site on a google search, there seems to be alot of good info here
it is a forum board and one guy has a huge list of links for tutorials
Talk about shop
Hope this helps
TK648
