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Smooth-On products have been used around the world for over 60 years to restore old or create new architectural elements.
Some High Profile Restoration Projects That Have Used Smooth-On Mold Rubbers and other materials:
In The USA
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The White House (Washington, DC) Saint Patrick's Cathedral (New York City) William Penn Building (Philadelphia, PA) Union Station (St. Louis, MO) Coliseum Theatre (Seattle, WA) |
Grand Central Station (New York City) Smithsonian Museum (Washington, DC) Kansas City Train Sta. (Kansas City, KS) Texas Stadium (Arlington, TX) San Francisco City Hall (SF, CA) |
Around The World
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The Kremlin Building (Moscow, Russia) Venice Opera House (Venice, Italy) Korean Opera House (Seoul, Korea) Frankfurt Opera House (Frankfurt, Germany) Atlantis Casino (Paradise Island, Bahamas) |
Windsor Castle (Windsor, UK) El Liceo Opera House (Barcelona, Spain) Cape Town Aquarium (Cape Town, SA) Urban Culture Center (Beijing, China) Museum of Science (Caracas, Venezuela) |
Smooth-On mold rubbers are easy to use and offer maximum versatility for any restoration project.
Choose A Chemistry: We offer mold rubbers based on urethane, silicone or polysulfide technology.
Choose How You Want To Apply The Rubber; Mold rubber can be brushed-on, poured-on, pressed on by hand or sprayed onto original ornament.
Create Cold Cast Metal Effects Using Smooth-Cast Resin & Real Bronze Powder |
Casting Quickies - TASK 7 Flame Out Fire Resistant Resin |
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1 Bonython Hall on the campus of Adelaide University in South Australia |
2 One of the eight-sided domes being prepared for the mold making process. |
3 Parting shims were created from clay and wood to segment the dome. Smooth-On's Super Seal® was used to seal the stone surface and shims. |
4 Smooth-On's EZ-Spray® silicone is sprayed in layers over the original |
5 The EZ-Spray® Jr. gun is highly maneuverable allowing mold rubber to be applied to undercuts and hard to reach areas. |
6 Typically 4 layers are sprayed to an ultimate thickness of 3/8'' (1cm). |
7 Smooth-Sil® 930 is thickened with Thi-Vex® thickening agent. Thickened rubber is used to fill deep undercuts to prevent mechanical lock between the support shell and the original model. |
8 The process is repeated as sections are completed one at a time. |
9 Mold making in progress |
10 Once the mold rubber has full cured, support shell segments are created using fiberglass and resin. |
11 Shell is built in eight pieces with supports embedded for better structure |
12 Once the support shell has fully cured, sections are removed exposing the cured rubber mold. |
13 E-Z Spray® silicone is flexible and can be peeled back from the original |
14 Silicone has good tear strength. |
15 Rubber mold segments are then seated into their respective support shells. |
16 Mold segments are readied for transport to Rubber Impressions' casting facility. |
17 At the casting facility, mold sections will be re-assembled |
18 EZ-Spray® sections ready for assembly and GFRC casting |
1 No mess silicone putty, mix and apply by hand. QUICK AND EASY |
2 Antique picture frame with small piece missing |
3 Dispense equal amounts of putty in your hand. |
4 Fold part A around part B until a uniform color is achieved |
5 Press putty firmly into similar frame detail |
6 Demold silicone putty from frame in 7 minutes |
7 Measure Smooth-Cast® 325 resin and metal powders |
8 Mix resin and metal powders together |
9 Fill syringe with resin mixture |
10 Dispense resin into mold rubber |
11 Demold casting. Exact detail reproduced |
12 Highlight resin with shoe polish and seal with clear acrylic spray |
13 Glue casting into place |
14 PERFECT RESTORATION! |
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