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Old 05-15-2013, 08:42 PM
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I would like to see more pictures of this.
How does the silicone corn starch work?
So I heard about the corn starch from a few different sources online...

Tested it and the corn starch did nothing for the cure time so I went ahead with a method that I had used in the past that worked well for me... Mix the thinned silicone with a bit of water . Dried to the touch within an hour throughout the whole 2" thick block ( I cut it in half to check)

So now all I have to do is buy some more rtv silicone and make my final mould now that my "tests" are finished
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Old 05-15-2013, 09:02 PM
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Mix the thinned silicone with a bit of water

So, you thin down Silicone 3:1 with paint thinner and then mix water into it to accelerate the drying?

Can you please elaborate on this?
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