ARCHIVED POSTINGS: source for liquid neoprene rubber?

1. • 7 years, 2 months ago

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   • You could try Chicago latex. They ship neoprene. I've used it, and it works out well, but with a 2 part "closed" mold (I did a set of large man sized hands in a two part mold and let it cure for 48 hours with air and moderate heat) it was a disaster. The hands were patchy -- thin in spots and thick in others, and it was very difficult to de-mold. I had to scrap them and pour new ones in latex -- which worked out fine. It may have been my mold -- residual mold releases inhibiting the absorption, but I have found that even in molds that had virtually no mold releases in them, I got some patchy spots -- including open faced molds.

     I'll follow this up with Chicago latex's contact info.

2. • maskhunt 7 years, 2 months ago

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   • The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry have a construction and materials page that mention where you can buy neoprene.
     www.sp.uconn.edu/~wwwsfa/marionette.html

     good luck and keep in touch about your results. I am also interested in using the medium
     Deborah

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