Silicone Rubber Alternative to Puff Paint (TASM)

[brickcorps723]

Hi everyone,

I've been thinking for quite a while for a material that would replace Puff Paint, a more flexible and rubberized alternative material and I came up with
Silicone Rubber.


I have been searching "The Amazing Spider Man" threads but I haven't found anything on silicone instead of Puff-Paint.


The one question I had about the silicone rubber was would it stick to Lycra\Spandex?


I have seen silicone attached to T-Shirts, but will the silicone peel or will it partly soak into the shirt?

The silicone that I had in mind was "Smooth-On's™
Dragon Skin® High Performance Silicone Rubber" and maybe
pigment it with Silc Pig® Silicone Pigments

As seen here

Dragon Skin® High Performance Silicone Rubber:

Silc Pig® Silicone Pigments:

And the link to Smooth-On's™ website is:

Silicone Rubber: Dragon Skin® 10, 20, 30 Silicone Product Information | Smooth-On

Silicone Pigments: Smooth-On Silc Pig® Silicone Pigment Adds Color to Silicone Rubber


Any help is appreciated, thanks
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"It's webbing that I developed myself" ~ Peter Parker\Spider-Man

 

[Makrel Johnson]

Because it's not incredibly cheap and I have wondered about your question myself, I'll look into doing a test tonight. (I need to use the rest before it goes bad) I'll likely have to report back in 48 hours due to cure time etc.

It's pretty viscous but not like silicone caulk as far as holding its shape, but I can imagine where you COULD POSSIBLY mix some up with thi-vex (a thickener) and screen print it on to the fabric. I've been looking for an excuse to play...

 

[Makrel Johnson]

brickcorps, the samples I tried last night were not very encouraging. The Dragon Skin 10 started to absorb into the material after about 30 minutes and looked like it was drawn on with a fabric marker having edges that were not very sharp. I didn't use thickening because I put this into a small bottle with a nozzle to draw right on the fabric. Good news is that it does absolutely bond to spandex and you can stretch it all ways and the design doesn't peel or crack; bad news is that it soaks in and you lose any dimension it had. I will try one more time tonight with a drop of thickener to keep it from soaking in as much and see if that helps. It may not flow from the nozzle though. This seems like it could work if the right consistency and deliver method were used.

Samples were still a little tacky last night - I'll snap pics and get them attached.

-Mak

 

[brickcorps723]

brickcorps, the samples I tried last night were not very encouraging. The Dragon Skin 10 started to absorb into the material after about 30 minutes and looked like it was drawn on with a fabric marker having edges that were not very sharp. I didn't use thickening because I put this into a small bottle with a nozzle to draw right on the fabric. Good news is that it does absolutely bond to spandex and you can stretch it all ways and the design doesn't peel or crack; bad news is that it soaks in and you lose any dimension it had. I will try one more time tonight with a drop of thickener to keep it from soaking in as much and see if that helps. It may not flow from the nozzle though. This seems like it could work if the right consistency and deliver method were used.

Samples were still a little tacky last night - I'll snap pics and get them attached.

-Mak

Thats Great News, I do recommend adding thickener because of what you said. Thanks for the heads up, I have OOMOO 25 but I think that the tear strength in that particular silicone Isnt strong enough, It would just break and tear. Thats why I looked Into Dragon Skin.

Thanks for all your help Mak!

-Brickcorps

 

[Makrel Johnson]

No problem - the oomoo 25 will not last (it doesn't have the durability) and may not adhere like the DS10. To show how much it spread I drew a line with a sharpie in the upper right corner the same with I piped out the silicone. The bottom smudge is brushed on, the rest is piped thin and spread. Image below...

 

[brickcorps723]

Your right about it spreading, I would definitely use thickener.

sorry about the short comment, Ill look into what I can do later.

 

[byetter]

Hey gentlemen! Any updates here? Thinking of pulling the trigger myself on this -

 

[dungparker]

does anyone know how to peel of a puff paint line

 

[Grampsee]

If you're looking for an alternative simply for flexibility/durability I don't really think it's worth it. Puffy paint is extremely flexible, extremely durable and cheap. My fully painted suit has been worn at least 30+ times in the past 4 months and I totally abuse it in terms of climbing stuff and messing around in it. It's only needed minor touch ups in high friction areas like the armpits.


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[Anzh]

Puffy Paint doesn't really look that great. Is there a way to stick the silicone to lycra after it has cured?

 

[Timey Wimey]

Sil-Poxy Adhesive? That's what technical support says. On the topic of refreshing this thread. Is there a way to make or procure affordable quantities of Silicon in Australia?

 

[Anzh]

Sil-Poxy Adhesive? That's what technical support says. On the topic of refreshing this thread. Is there a way to make or procure affordable quantities of Silicon in Australia?

Thanks, man! wish I could help :/