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 […]
Silicone Candle Mold- One Piece Clam Shell Mold March 8, 2017 A silicone candle mold is a popular project that many customers ask about frequently. For this post, I’ll be doing a one piece clam shell mold from an electric candle. Candle molds can involve more than one part, depending on the complexity of the original. Often, people want to make candle molds from a glass […]
Silicone Putty Seashell Mold for Kids February 8, 2017 This is a fun and easy project to do with kids. You can simplify it by making it a simple one piece mold and/or leaving out the colorant. I find that seashells are an easy shape to mold from the silicone putty. Other small, simple shapes can work as well. Materials needed: AeroMarine Products Silicone […]
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 […]
Curing Issues- Trouble Shooting January 13, 2017 At some point, everybody mixes up some silicone or epoxy or urethane and it just doesn’t cure right. There are many things that can affect the curing process. This blog post isn’t meant to cover every thing that could possibly go wrong. These are some of the most common reasons for our products to have […]
5 Frequently Asked Molding and Casting Questions December 27, 2016 Here are 5 questions that we get asked on a weekly basis. As always, if you have any questions, you can contact us at info@AeroMarineProducts.com How do pick what type of material will be best to make my mold? The type of material you will make your mold from depends on what you will be […]
Mold and Cast An Epoxy Glitter Ornament December 21, 2016 For this project, I made an epoxy and glitter ornament. The original piece was sculpted from modeling clay. The silicone mold is a simple one piece block mold. The epoxy and glitter was poured in layers to give the finished product dimensionality. Materials needed: AeroMarine 300/21 Epoxy Resin AeroMarine Products 128 Pourable Silicone Modeling clay […]
Two Part Pourable Silicone Pumpkin Mold December 1, 2016 For this project, we will use pourable silicone to create a two part mold of a pumpkin. Two part silicone mold requires two separate pours of silicone, so these types of molds usually take two or three days to make. Materials needed: Small pumpkin AeroMarine 128 Pourable Silicone with Catalyst Non-sulfur, non-drying modeling clay (Plasticine, […]
Happy Thanksgiving! November 22, 2016 Happy Thanksgiving! Our blog will be back next week with a post on making a two part block mold of a pumpkin.
Different Types of Common Molds. November 4, 2016 This is a brief overview of the different types of molds you can make with silicone, latex and urethane. This list is by no means complete. Rather, it consists of pictures and a short description of the more common mold types. If you have questions about a particular project, you can always give us a […]
