Mold dreads

[BlackDog67]

do I have to put some release agent in the silicone or will not it be necessary?

Hey brother! Although Release may not be required for a Silicone mold, Urethane has been known to stick to Silicone. When in doubt, use it. I use a general Release it with all my Silicone molds for the fact that it protects the mold and keeps it in top shape.

 

[agh12]

ok thanks for advice.
What kind of respiratory protection is used for this type of foam ?
respirator with organic steam filter?

 

[BlackDog67]

A Standard CHEM filter will do the Job, I have also made a quick and nasty "hood" with my shop vac, putting the "body" outside.

 

[agh12]

ok thank you very much, I hope to start this week

 

[Shoguno]

Yup very good molding process or you can ask CLAY (His nickname on realthorshammer.com ) he is truly a great predator ARTIST props maker

 

[agh12]

Is this a good filter for using Flexfoam?

 

[Shoguno]

Yes it is ...it has to be a filter for gaz...........agh12 wich this one is ..

 

[Ghost2]

Yup

 

[BlackDog67]

 

[agh12]

thank you very much. this week I start to demold dreads

 

[agh12]

first dreads ready. It came out better than expected. very flexible, and the surface finish is incredible.

 

[agh12]

first soft layer of plastidip. they look pretty good and have not lost their flexibility.

 

[Isubomo]

Looking Good bro!!!

You can also try putting in some black food colouring/dye together with the foam mixture before you pour so your foam comes out dark grey-ish/black-ish. so might not need as much plastidip or none at all or when the plastidip wear off, it won't show a bright white underneath..only if you want

 

[agh12]

I had that idea at first but I did not get the pigment and I decided on the plastidip

 

[agh12]

use black pigment and look like a dark gray. I proceeded to put some black acrylic paint on it and it was much better. the foam absorbs the paint and grabs it very well. this is the method that I see best.

 

[Isubomo]

That looks great man! Glad you found the medium that's best for your dreads

 

[BlackDog67]

Well done brother!! You cracked it!