| If you find yourself in need of a rubber gasket and | | | | If there is any problem with sticking, try putting what |
| are having trouble finding the correct replacement | | | | ever it is that you are pressing into the clay in your |
| you do have the option of making a new rubber | | | | freezer for a while. The thin layer of ice on it when |
| gasket in your home. It takes only a few things that | | | | you remove it will help to prevent it from sticking to |
| you can buy at your local hardware store and it can | | | | the oil based clay. |
| be messy but none the less, it can be done. | | | | Now Your Molding Silicone Rubber! |
| It's a Difficult and Messy job | | | | Once you have made your impression in the clay, |
| Molding silicone rubber would be your best choice due | | | | give it a thin coat of gloss spray paint. After it dries, |
| to the easy availability of silicone rubber in tubes at | | | | give it a thin coat of silicone spray. Then you can |
| your local hardware store. Be forewarned however, | | | | squeeze the silicone from your tube into the mold |
| that working with and molding silicone rubber can be | | | | that you have created, being careful to avoid |
| difficult and messy to do. | | | | creating voids or bubbles. |
| Your First Step For Molding Silicone Rubber | | | | Let It Cure Thoroughly |
| The first thing that you will want to do is to get your | | | | If you have to do any smoothing of the silicone, first |
| actual mold made. For this step you will use basic kids | | | | dip your finger in denatured alcohol. This will help it to |
| oil based modeling clay. Simply press what ever it is | | | | glide over the surface smoothly and also prevent the |
| that you want to reproduce in silicone, in to the | | | | silicone from sticking to your finger as well. |
| modeling clay and then carefully remove it. | | | | Remember to give the silicone plenty of time to cure |
| Sticking Can Be a Problem | | | | thoroughly before puling it from the mold. |