Description
Silicone Moulds: Jewellery
Durable Silicone Moulds for Resin and Polymer Clay Castings.
Stunning jewellery pieces can be made by adding our Special Effect Pigment Powders or Liquid Colourants to resin that is cast into these moulds.
Silicone Moulds used with Epoxy Resin
Use of a release agent when casting with epoxy resin
The use of a release agent is optional. Our moulds are made of high quality silicone. Using a release agent will prolong the life of moulds that you intend to use many times but has the disadvantage of resulting in a lower gloss finish so more sanding and polishing will be required.
Our recommendation is not to use a release agent, if resin starts to become hard to remove, then you can use a release wax.
Casting resin into your silicone mould
Mix your resin and pour it into the mould. Prior to pouring the resin you can add suitable pigments and colourants and you can use multiple resin layers if required. Carefully use a torch to pop any bubbles if required but take care not to damage the mould. As the resins mentioned above have a high flow you should not encounter air problems provided you work carefully. Keep the mould on a flat surface in a protected area that is free from insects and dust while the resin cures. Remove the resin casting from the mould once it is hard.
It is easy to drill a hole through the cured resin, after it has been removed from the mould, for use in jewellery.
Increasing the gloss of you finished resin creation
If you want to increase the gloss of your finished casting you can do any of the following:
- You can “paint on” a thin layer of Resin. Problems with this approach are that the resin may tend to pool in crevices and thin layers of resin take much longer to cure (especially in a cold environment)..
- You can apply a number of stages of sanding and polishing. You can see many examples of the sanding and polishing of resin on YouTube.
