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Cosplay 30 Days - Day 15
Jul. 6th, 2011 08:12 pmResin lesson of the day: When creating your mold, make sure your barrier is sturdy enough BEFORE pouring in the rubber. x____x
In my defense, I was using the same method that's always worked for the clear silicone so I just assumed it would work for this too. I didn't think about the fact that the rubber is much more liquidy before it hardens and thus can squeeze through crevices easier. I guess my clay around my cardboard wasn't quite as tight as I thought it was. But yeah this resulted in a major leak and it got pretty messy. Luckily I was still able to salvage most of the rubber and put it back in with a spoon. But I had to stick my fingers directly in and tighten my clay and this resulted in lots of mess and the use of half a roll of paper towels to clean it all up.
...really hope the mold will come out ok after all of that.
( Day 15 - Your least favorite thing about cosplay )
~Lyn
In my defense, I was using the same method that's always worked for the clear silicone so I just assumed it would work for this too. I didn't think about the fact that the rubber is much more liquidy before it hardens and thus can squeeze through crevices easier. I guess my clay around my cardboard wasn't quite as tight as I thought it was. But yeah this resulted in a major leak and it got pretty messy. Luckily I was still able to salvage most of the rubber and put it back in with a spoon. But I had to stick my fingers directly in and tighten my clay and this resulted in lots of mess and the use of half a roll of paper towels to clean it all up.
...really hope the mold will come out ok after all of that.
( Day 15 - Your least favorite thing about cosplay )
~Lyn
