Uploaded July 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
ShePropTalk! Episode 14: Smooth-On: Level Up Your Cosplay Projects!
Heather Hanna from Smooth-On joins Beverly for this EXTRA INFORMATIVE episode of ShePropTalk! In this episode, we answer a lot of common questions about resins, silicone, urethane, adhesives, and Heather gives us invaluable tips and tricks for many, many applications!. Taking notes is highly recommended - you’ll also want to save this episode to your tutorial library! This is a LONG episode, so check out the viewing guide below (scroll down for an expanded viewing guide):
6:00 - Silicone Prosthetics - can they be reused?
11:00 - How to prevent bubbles in silicone
19:00 - Silicones to use for two part molds
24:00 - Silicone vs Urethane
35:00 - Painting Urethane
40:00 - EVA Foam: sealants, flexibility and painting
43:00 - Sewing through silicone and urethane
44:00 - Adhesives
50:00 - Life Casting
59:00 - Smooth-On and Reynolds locations
1:00:00 - Resources
1:15:00 - Fusing silicone to fabric
1:18:00 - More Resources
PRODUCT LINKS
SILICONES:
Skin Tite™: bit.ly/2LpEoMK
Dragon Skin™: bit.ly/29b78mx
Ecoflex™: bit.ly/2J38ggF
Mold Star™: bit.ly/2FIy8vX
Dragon Skin™ 10 NV: bit.ly/2KO96Q6
Dragon Skin™: bit.ly/29b78mx
Rebound™: bit.ly/2KO2UYB
RELEASE AGENT
Ease Release™: bit.ly/2JaJ9Hq
URETHANES
VytaFlex™: bit.ly/2XEDnXI
ReoFlex®: bit.ly/2FIMZq9
Simpact™: bit.ly/2ERe4Gj
OOMOO™: bit.ly/2XooeuB
Mold Max™: bit.ly/2IXQpaF
COATINGS AND SEALANTS
UreCoat®: bit.ly/2KPYv7k
Epsilon™ PRO: bit.ly/2Je8hwP
CASTING EFFECTS
Cast Magic®: bit.ly/31XIce1
ADHESIVES
Sil-Poxy™: bit.ly/2LtOJY6
LIFE CASTING
Body Double™: bit.ly/2xmFq42
Alja-Safe™: bit.ly/2ROAkH5
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Disclaimer: I have not been paid or sponsored for this episode. I am just a big fan of Smooth-On and their products!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Find more about Smooth-On:
smooth-on.com
youtube.com/user/SmoothOnInc
facebook.com/SmoothOn
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Detailed Episode Viewing Guide:
6:00 Silicone Prosthetics - can they be reused?
1. Platinum silicone
2. Skin Tite™
3. Dragon Skin™
4. Ecoflex™
5. The difference between tin and platinum cure silicones
6. Skin safe silicone
11:00 How to prevent bubbles in silicone
1. Lower viscosity silicone
2. Mold Star™
3. Dragon Skin™ 10 NV
4. Thinner vs thicker silicone
5. Mixing silicone tips
6. Pouring silicone tips
7. Equipment - pressure chamber and vacuum chambers
8. New molds vs old molds in pressure chamber
19:00 Silicones to use for two part molds
1. Pour on vs brush on
2. Mold Star™
3. Dragon Skin™
4. Rebound™
5. Ease Release™
6. Registration keys
7. Reducing seam lines
24:00: Silicone vs Urethane
1. Urethane rubber - VytaFlex™, ReoFlex®, Simpact™
2. Urethane resin
3. Urethane foam
4. Mold library
5. Production life vs library life
6. Mold life
7. OOMOO™
8. Mold Max™
9. Heat deflection temperatures
10. Pouring urethane resin into urethane mold
11. Pouring resin into silicone mold
12. Uses for Urethane and Silicone
35:00 Painting Urethane
1. Prepping for paint
2. Adding color intrinsically with dye
3. Rubber, foam, resin
4. Urethane resin
5. Urethane rubber
6. UreCoat® as a paint,
7. Epsilon™ PRO
8. Flexible paint
9. Fabric medium, t-shirt paint
40:00 EVA Foam: sealants, flexibility and painting
1. UreCoat® vs Epsilon™ PRO
2. Cast Magic® Powders
3. Epsilon pro: tips for avoiding cracking
43:00 Sewing through silicone and urethane
44:00 Adhesives
1. Silicone: Sil-Poxy™
2. Silicone: merging with fabric/powermesh
50:00 Life Casting
1. Making silicone fabric
2. Lifecasting body parts
3. Body Double™ vs Alja-Safe™
59:00 Smooth-On and Reynolds locations
1:00:00 Resources
1. Video resources
2. Cosplay Section on the website
3. Material Calculator: smooth-on.com/support/calculators
4. Budgeting tips
5. Workshops and material spotlights
6. Tech Support!
7. smooth-on.com
8. YouTube
1:15:00 Fusing silicone to fabric
1:18:00 More resources
________________________________________________
COMMUNITY
SheProp! facebook group ⇨ bit.ly/2HD3oQz
________________________________________________
ABOUT THE HOST
More about Beverly (Downen Creative Studios)
⇨ downencreativestudios.com
⇨ facebook.com/downencreativestudios
⇨ instagram.com/downen_creative_studios
⇨ twitter.com/DownenCreative
ShePropTalk! Episode 14: Smooth-On: Level Up Your Cosplay Projects!
Heather Hanna from Smooth-On joins Beverly for this EXTRA INFORMATIVE episode of ShePropTalk! In this episode, we answer a lot of common questions about resins, silicone, urethane, adhesives, and Heather gives us invaluable tips and tricks for many, many applications!. Taking notes is highly recommended - you’ll also want to save this episode to your tutorial library! This is a LONG episode, so check out the viewing guide below (scroll down for an expanded viewing guide):
6:00 - Silicone Prosthetics - can they be reused?
11:00 - How to prevent bubbles in silicone
19:00 - Silicones to use for two part molds
24:00 - Silicone vs Urethane
35:00 - Painting Urethane
40:00 - EVA Foam: sealants, flexibility and painting
43:00 - Sewing through silicone and urethane
44:00 - Adhesives
50:00 - Life Casting
59:00 - Smooth-On and Reynolds locations
1:00:00 - Resources
1:15:00 - Fusing silicone to fabric
1:18:00 - More Resources
PRODUCT LINKS
SILICONES:
Skin Tite™: bit.ly/2LpEoMK
Dragon Skin™: bit.ly/29b78mx
Ecoflex™: bit.ly/2J38ggF
Mold Star™: bit.ly/2FIy8vX
Dragon Skin™ 10 NV: bit.ly/2KO96Q6
Dragon Skin™: bit.ly/29b78mx
Rebound™: bit.ly/2KO2UYB
RELEASE AGENT
Ease Release™: bit.ly/2JaJ9Hq
URETHANES
VytaFlex™: bit.ly/2XEDnXI
ReoFlex®: bit.ly/2FIMZq9
Simpact™: bit.ly/2ERe4Gj
OOMOO™: bit.ly/2XooeuB
Mold Max™: bit.ly/2IXQpaF
COATINGS AND SEALANTS
UreCoat®: bit.ly/2KPYv7k
Epsilon™ PRO: bit.ly/2Je8hwP
CASTING EFFECTS
Cast Magic®: bit.ly/31XIce1
ADHESIVES
Sil-Poxy™: bit.ly/2LtOJY6
LIFE CASTING
Body Double™: bit.ly/2xmFq42
Alja-Safe™: bit.ly/2ROAkH5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Disclaimer: I have not been paid or sponsored for this episode. I am just a big fan of Smooth-On and their products!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Find more about Smooth-On:
smooth-on.com
youtube.com/user/SmoothOnInc
facebook.com/SmoothOn
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Detailed Episode Viewing Guide:
6:00 Silicone Prosthetics - can they be reused?
1. Platinum silicone
2. Skin Tite™
3. Dragon Skin™
4. Ecoflex™
5. The difference between tin and platinum cure silicones
6. Skin safe silicone
11:00 How to prevent bubbles in silicone
1. Lower viscosity silicone
2. Mold Star™
3. Dragon Skin™ 10 NV
4. Thinner vs thicker silicone
5. Mixing silicone tips
6. Pouring silicone tips
7. Equipment - pressure chamber and vacuum chambers
8. New molds vs old molds in pressure chamber
19:00 Silicones to use for two part molds
1. Pour on vs brush on
2. Mold Star™
3. Dragon Skin™
4. Rebound™
5. Ease Release™
6. Registration keys
7. Reducing seam lines
24:00: Silicone vs Urethane
1. Urethane rubber - VytaFlex™, ReoFlex®, Simpact™
2. Urethane resin
3. Urethane foam
4. Mold library
5. Production life vs library life
6. Mold life
7. OOMOO™
8. Mold Max™
9. Heat deflection temperatures
10. Pouring urethane resin into urethane mold
11. Pouring resin into silicone mold
12. Uses for Urethane and Silicone
35:00 Painting Urethane
1. Prepping for paint
2. Adding color intrinsically with dye
3. Rubber, foam, resin
4. Urethane resin
5. Urethane rubber
6. UreCoat® as a paint,
7. Epsilon™ PRO
8. Flexible paint
9. Fabric medium, t-shirt paint
40:00 EVA Foam: sealants, flexibility and painting
1. UreCoat® vs Epsilon™ PRO
2. Cast Magic® Powders
3. Epsilon pro: tips for avoiding cracking
43:00 Sewing through silicone and urethane
44:00 Adhesives
1. Silicone: Sil-Poxy™
2. Silicone: merging with fabric/powermesh
50:00 Life Casting
1. Making silicone fabric
2. Lifecasting body parts
3. Body Double™ vs Alja-Safe™
59:00 Smooth-On and Reynolds locations
1:00:00 Resources
1. Video resources
2. Cosplay Section on the website
3. Material Calculator: smooth-on.com/support/calculators
4. Budgeting tips
5. Workshops and material spotlights
6. Tech Support!
7. smooth-on.com
8. YouTube
1:15:00 Fusing silicone to fabric
1:18:00 More resources
________________________________________________
COMMUNITY
SheProp! facebook group ⇨ bit.ly/2HD3oQz
________________________________________________
ABOUT THE HOST
More about Beverly (Downen Creative Studios)
⇨ downencreativestudios.com
⇨ facebook.com/downencreativestudios
⇨ instagram.com/downen_creative_studios
⇨ twitter.com/DownenCreative
