Storing Epoxy Resin, Urethane, Silicone and Latex during Cold Weather September 14, 2018 How to store your Epoxy Resin, Urethane, Silicone and/or Latex so that it does not get ruined in cold weather Sweltering summer temps lead now to lovely, cool weather. Yeah, we know. We live in mild San Diego and don’t ever get really “hot or cold” weather, but we still like autumn a lot. With […]
The Bloopers Blog March 1, 2018 I’ve done a lot of projects in the last 7 years I’ve worked here. Which means I’ve messed up a lot of times as well. In this blog post, I’ll go over some mistakes I’ve made and how you can avoid them. General Bloopers: The most common problem I had when I first started was […]
Silicone Mold to Modify a Fragile or Broken Original Part (Post 2 of 2) July 12, 2017 This is a continuation of our last post about using silicone molds to modify a broken or fragile original part. In this post, we will go over sculpting in clay on the new piece and making a new mold. You can read the first part of this blog post here: https://www.aeromarineproducts.com/silicone-molds-to-modify-a-fragile-original-part/ Materials needed: AeroMarine Products AM128 […]
Silicone Mold to Modify a Fragile or Broken Original Part (Post 1 of 2) June 8, 2017 Sometimes, I have an original part that is either broken or that I want to modify in different ways. In this 2 part blog post, I am going to make several slightly different variations of this part. However, the original is a bit fragile. I don’t want to damage it by sculpting clay on it […]
Roto Casting Resin in a Two Part Silicone Mold May 12, 2017 Rotational or roto casting means rotating your mold continually while the resin sets up so that youget a hollow casting. Two of the most common reasons to cast this way are to keep the weight of the piece down and to save money on casting materials. For this post, I’m doing the roto casting by […]
Trouble Shooting-Common Problems with Silicone, Latex, Urethane, Epoxy March 23, 2017 Sometimes, when working with new materials or working familiar materials in a new way, you run into issues. We previously wrote a post about common problems with curing, https://www.aeromarineproducts.com/curing-issues-trouble-shooting/ This post will focus on issues that might have a curing component (soft spots, sticky areas, etc.), but mostly on problems with the materials acting in unexpected […]
Food Grade Silicone Mold for Chocolate January 25, 2017 In this post, we’ will make a multi part food grade silicone mold for chocolate. Our Food Grade silicone is FDA approved and is great for casting candies, chocolate, fondant, sugar and the like. It is not approved for use in ovens, however. For this project, we will use ice cube trays in fun shapes […]
