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4.5
It's amazing..... It's makes a stiff but still lifelike mold of whatever you're making!!!!!This is like a forever face mask! If you've ever seen those flimsy silicone face masks that don't fit your face and constantly fall off, you'll be happy to have found this! It's super easy to use, forms to every little part of your face, comes off easily without release cream, and is reuseable!!! You can layer it on as much as you want to make it thicker. I had an open sore on my face that wouldn't heal but after putting this on my face, it healed up right away. Highly recommend!!!I tried a different silicone for life casting that was a little cheaper per ounce, and let me tell you, I should've just gone with Smooth-On in the first place. The application was super easy and it turned out a very true-to-life cast. Can't recommend highly enough!I purchased this Smooth-On set for a class project. I looked at a couple of other materials, including some alginate kits. I decided to go with this one, because I would be able to use the molds multiple times. Since this was my first time working with any sort of molding materials I wanted to be safe (probably too safe :D), so in addition to this set, I also purchased Hyper-Folic Release Additive and Body Double Release Cream (both Smooth-On products). I would have to say that this product is super easy to use and nearly impossible to screw up (adding the hyper-folic was also super simple). I only used the release cream once, since it leaves a waxy residue inside the mold, but it definitely works as well. I used the casting kit to make molds of hands, and releasing the mold from the model after the wait time took some patience. I did find that air-cans (the kind used to clean dust from computer keyboards) helps release the mold from the model (when used in short bursts) and it also helps release the positive mold from the negative mold. I definitely want to use this Smooth-On product for future projects I have in mind.Works as intended. High detail, but the working time is too short. So it's easy to misshapen the skin as it pulls quickly as it sets so quickly. Mixing it by the 2oz of each at a time, you have like 35 seconds to spread it and then it's too thick. But 90% of your time is spent trying to keep them first few seconds from dripping to the floor...lol from hot honey to glue trap in half a minute ?I am a smooth on purist and regularly use the stuff back in LA. I ordered these as I was out of state, could not fly with silicone and needed them to make some quick molds of an actor. Product arrived LEAKING all over the place and half empty. I made do with the half that was there but unfortunately did not have time to return this damaged product as, again, we were on a massive time crunch. VERY disapointing. I will be buying only in person from now on.Pleased to receive such generous customer support following a lost package. The Smooth-On team kindly, and quickly sent out a replacement at no additional charge. I've been using their products for nearly a decade for a range of costume, prosthetic and similar applications; always with great success. Their YouTube video series and website have been instrumental in making sure I was able to identify the right product for the right application. This experience, while life happens, makes me even more loyal to stay with what works.I wasn't as easily able to tell when the blue + pink = purple was properly mixed compared with some of Smooth-Ons other color mixes. The flow was also thicker than I was expecting from previous experiences, and wouldn't flow down the narrow opening left along the sides of the box: 1/8 inch give or take. That led me to needing to change containers mid-pour which I was not prepared to do.Each product has its own character and I guess I prefer the other products I've used to this one, though those tend to be in the OO hardness. The softer RTVs usually have a thinner pour with lower viscosity.The resulting rubber is useful for detailed molds and really easy to peel off just about anything, including skin (woops, the transfer process made a mess).
