I've been researching silicone for many many many months lately, and i'm feeling a bit un-confident with things.
Well, my favorite things are translucent with glitter/starry effects, and after dreaming of creating a very shiny glitter see-through silicone and researching how to do it for the longest time: I found exactly what I was trying to make for a few years!
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*Does Dragon Skin Silicone have this same translucent effect? Or is this maybe another brand? The only time I seen Dragon Skin is when it's not translucent at all.
*Does Shore Hardness 30 work well for paw pads? I don't like sticky or squishy very much, but i'd like in between clay-hard and the normal feel that paw pads tend to have. Nothing like silicone toys at the store. I'd like not-very soft, kind of like how there is a little bit of squishy feeling like the snake toys at stores that don't stretch, just a liiiitle bit of squish. Can this be achieved with the translucent effect? Would I use Silicone Thickener to get it like this? D: sounds expensive.
*Can I cure silicone without expensive equipment? I found there was a cheap way to create a vacuum chamber. Am I fine without using a vacuum chamber?
*Is the shine created from NOVOCS™ GLOSS and NOVOCS™ MATTE Silicone Solvents or another brand likely?
*Shore hardness 55-60 I heard is ideal for feet. I kind of wonder HOW long this would last compared to flat rubber. Mentioned: Reoflex and Silicone as choices for this. Is there a way to create the same translucent effect for feet pads that are durable or nope?
*Do I really have to wait 16 hours to cure? Would any accelerators work or mess up the paw pads/noses I create? What Accelerators would I use for this project?
*Would I lay fleece or fabric (what type?) on top of the silicone as it cures or would I have an adhesive do this job? I heard E6000 doesn't work!
Well, my favorite things are translucent with glitter/starry effects, and after dreaming of creating a very shiny glitter see-through silicone and researching how to do it for the longest time: I found exactly what I was trying to make for a few years!
*Does Dragon Skin Silicone have this same translucent effect? Or is this maybe another brand? The only time I seen Dragon Skin is when it's not translucent at all.
*Does Shore Hardness 30 work well for paw pads? I don't like sticky or squishy very much, but i'd like in between clay-hard and the normal feel that paw pads tend to have. Nothing like silicone toys at the store. I'd like not-very soft, kind of like how there is a little bit of squishy feeling like the snake toys at stores that don't stretch, just a liiiitle bit of squish. Can this be achieved with the translucent effect? Would I use Silicone Thickener to get it like this? D: sounds expensive.
*Can I cure silicone without expensive equipment? I found there was a cheap way to create a vacuum chamber. Am I fine without using a vacuum chamber?
*Is the shine created from NOVOCS™ GLOSS and NOVOCS™ MATTE Silicone Solvents or another brand likely?
*Shore hardness 55-60 I heard is ideal for feet. I kind of wonder HOW long this would last compared to flat rubber. Mentioned: Reoflex and Silicone as choices for this. Is there a way to create the same translucent effect for feet pads that are durable or nope?
*Do I really have to wait 16 hours to cure? Would any accelerators work or mess up the paw pads/noses I create? What Accelerators would I use for this project?
*Would I lay fleece or fabric (what type?) on top of the silicone as it cures or would I have an adhesive do this job? I heard E6000 doesn't work!