Silicone Additives & Accessoires
The following product are used to modify the qualities of silicone products
Silicone Thinner is a non-reactive silicone fluid that will lower the mixed viscosity
of tin cure (condensation) or platinum cure (addition) silicone rubber products.
Silicone Thinner offers the following advantages:
A lower mixed viscosity (A+B) means that the rubber will de-air faster when vacuuming.Mixed rubber (A+B) will flow better over intricate model detail.Silicone Thinner will lower the ultimate shore hardness (durometer) of cured silicone rubber.Pot life (working time) is increased in proportion to the amount of Silicone Thinner used.
Disadvantage: Ultimate tear and tensile strength are reduced in proportion to the amount of Silicone Thinner added, however knotty tear properties of the Mold Max series rubbers are unaffected
Adding a few percent of Thi-vex liquid thickening agent to your silicone will give your silicone a brushable consistency.
The same result can be achieved with adding SilThix . SilThix has a bit more of a pasty consistancy.
Finaly also Aerosil (powder) can be very effective to thicken silicone.
Sil-Poxy is a one component adhesive made specifically for bonding RTV silicone rubber to silicone rubber and other substrates including some plastics (urethane), plasters/ceramics, fabrics, etc. Sil-Poxy will work with tin- or platinum-cure silicones and provides a strong, flexible bond between silicone parts with high elongation. Can be colored with Silc-Pig® silicone pigments. Cured adhesive resists weathering, moisture, UV and high temperatures. Sil-Poxy can be used repairing torn silicone rubber molds. Other applications include bonding silicone for prosthetics and animatronics.
Psycho Paint is a versatile and easy to use platinum silicone paint base developed to help special effects and
prosthetic artisans, doll makers, etc. easily create painted-on color effects for their platinum silicone creations.
It is a two component translucent clear platinum-cure silicone that is used to make a base for color
pigmenting. Once the desired color is attained, Psycho Paint® is thinned with a solvent. Thin layers of paint
can be then be applied to a model’s surface (made of Dragon Skin®, Ecoflex® or other platinum silicone) using
an airbrush. It can also be applied by brushing.
Skin Tite® is a versatile two-component silicone rubber product that can be used as:
1. A Bio-Adhesive to temporarily adhere platinum silicone appliances (such as wounds, scars, masks, prosthetic appliances and more) directly to human skin. Appliances bend and flex and will stay put until you take them off!
2. An „On Skin“ Sculpting Medium - Create Wounds, Scars, etc. Directly On The Skin! Skin Tite® can be combined with Silc-Pig® silicone pigments and a small amount of Thi-Vex® thixotropic additive to create silicone appliances directly on the skin.
3. A Casting Medium for casting into molds to create molded, reusable appliances (wounds, scars, etc.).
Cured Skin Tite® is strong, stretchy and will move with the skin, even when affixed to hard to hold areas such as elbows, fingers and joints. It is ideal for repetitive motion applications. Skin Tite® requires no release agent, even when applying to hair-covered skin surfaces. The tacky surface of the appliance can be eliminated with a light application of makeup powder or alcohol-activated theatrical makeup (available from a theatrical makeup supply store or web site)
Slacker is one component translucent clear fluid that is added “by volume” to our translucent
platinum-cure silicones such as Dragon Skin and Ecoflex products. Slacker will change the “feel” of the silicone rubber to a softer and more “flesh-like” material. It also alters the rebound properties of the silicone, making it feel more like human tissue.
Slacker allows the user to vary the degree of tackiness to the cured silicone, allowing for the creation of self-sticking silicone appliances. The amount of tackiness is in direct proportion to the amount of slacker added. Pieces created with Slacker will not exude silicone oil, eliminating a common problem with other softening methods.
Slacker can be added in larger proportions to Smooth-On’s super soft and stretchy platinum silicones (for example, Ecoflex 00-30) to make silicone gel that can be used to create gel-filled silicone prosthetic appliances. Gel-filled appliances will flex, bend, and even wrinkle like human flesh. Silicone gels created with Slacker can also be used to create cushioning materials for medical applications (anaplastology).
Use Skin Tite adhesive to temporarily, but securely, adhere silicone appliances to the skin.
