Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 22:09:22 -0700 (PDT)
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Brush-On (from Smooth-On) info


I don't know what the rubber is, but if it smells that
bad, I would first try sealing it in a plastic bag or
two, and storing it in a plastic, preferably air tight
bin. If it still stinks, put it outside in the  shade,
but I would not let it freeze. Some of these chemicals
are nasty, which is why my house is a puppet-free
zone. Don't pollute yourself!
Greg

--- Mathieu René <creaturiste-AT-magma.ca> wrote:

> Hi all. I received my face mold from my molmaking
> collegue.
> It is awesome.I will be able to get high detail on
> my face casts to make many masks at a time.
> I know my face enough to compensate for most
> people's proportions. I will use it for my more
> "commercial masks". I still prefer inidividual face
> molds when working for actors.
> 
> 
> 
> However, the mold comes with a bonus feature I
> particularly hate: the smell.
> The rubber seems to still be venting its fumes,
> after at least 3 days from the moment it was cast.
> I don't know about such chemistry, but shouldn't a
> set rubber be rid of the fumes by the time it was
> totally firm?
> 
> This is pro stuff.
> 
> I used a similar product many years ago, called
> S-111 (I think the product name was also
> Por-A-Mold).
> It smelled even up to one year later, when I got the
> mold back from storage.
> 
> Should I expect my Brush-On rubber mold to smell for
> the rest of its life?
> Is there a way to kill the smell?
> Can I store it in a shed outside? Does it fear warm
> weather?
> Does it fear cold (we get nasty winters here in
> Montreal)?
> 
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> I happen to sleep where I work (I have more of a
> workshop with a bed in the middle than an
> appartment...)
> Anytime I come home and the windows have been kept
> closed, I have to ventilate a LOT before the smell
> dissipates.
> It's only one face mold!
> It shouldn't saturate an entire appartment so
> quickly!
> 
> If only the smell was pleasant, but no, it's awful.
> 
> I don' yet get a headache from it, but I sleep with
> all windows open these days.
> I really need this mold.  I hope there is a true
> solution.
> 
> Thanks for any clues...recipes!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Mathieu René Créaturiste
> Marionnettes, Masques, Etcetera...
> Puppets, Masks, Etcetera...
> www.creaturiste.com
> creaturiste-AT-magma.ca
> (514) 274-8027
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