File puptcrit/puptcrit.1001, message 483


Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:24:54 -0500
From: Hobey Ford <hobeyone-AT-gmail.com>
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Neoprene brittleness - is the liquid too old?


I actually was very pleased with cementex and 20 years of good service is
not bad.  My foam puppets don't fare that well.  I still have the original
molds but I just don't use molded puppets anymore.

On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 7:59 AM, Robert Rogers <
robertrogers-AT-robertrogerspuppets.com> wrote:

> Sorry to hear about that gooeyness.  I've never had that problem.  And
> doesn't "prevulcanized" mean that it will not degenerate?
>
> Robert Rogers
>
>
> >I too used cementex years ago.   There is definitely less shrinkage. 25
> > years later though one casting is getting a gooey spot where something is
> > breaking down.  I wasn't aware that neoprene is toxic.  Both products
> > smell
> > like ammonia, right?  I know ammonia isn't that great to breathe.
>
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