| Aquarium Decoration |
Aquarium Decoration
|
| Smooth-On Rubber, Plastic and Foam For Amazing Aquatic Displays | Our tutorials will show you step-by-step how to make sea anemones, coral, sea fans, sea sponge, rock scapes and more. These materials allow you to make custom shapes, sizes and colored display pieces that are hyper-realistic. There Are No Limits To What You Can Create!
Why Smooth-On for Custom Aquarium Decorations?
| - Aquarium safe
- Amazing detail | - Incredible cost savings
- Eliminates reef harvesting | | | |
|
|
|
| Architectural Restoration |
Architectural Restoration
|
 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
| | 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, MO)
Texas Stadium (Arlington, TX)
San Francisco City Hall (SF, CA)
|
Around The World
| | 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.YES YOU CAN!
We offer everything you need to do it yourself, including the best technical help available anywhere. We can also refer you to pros that can do it for you. |
|
|
|
|
| Concrete Casting |
Concrete Casting
|
Concrete casting pros from around the world know Smooth-On liquid rubber products as the industry standard for making rubber molds that have the abrasion resistance and tear strength needed to keep production moving.
Casting concrete into rubber molds made with Smooth-On Rubber lets you make perfect copies of any original every time! Smooth-On rubbers can be applied right at the job site. They can be brushed on, poured on, or sprayed onto a model. Molds are ready for casting in a day and last in production...saving you time, labor, and material costs.
Smooth-On mold rubbers are used everyday to make architectural elements, concrete stone veneer, formliners, concrete countertops, GFRC panels, concrete statues and furniture and the list goes on.
|
|
|
|
| Educators And Students Services |
Educators And Students Services
|
| Smooth-On works with teachers and students at colleges/universities all over the world in an effort to educate people on how liquid rubbers, plastics, foams and other materials can be used for an infinite number of applications.
Smooth-On works with colleges/universities in a couple of ways;
|
 | › The Basics of Mold Making & Casting
› Differentmaterials available for making molds
› Different materials available for casting
› How to be successful using these materials
› How these materials are used around the world |
Seminars can run 2 - 4 hours in length and are presented in an easy-to-understand format that includes slides, video and hands-on demonstration of materials. Student questions are definitely encouraged.Required - minimum of 25 students, maximum of 30 students per class. If the college can provide audio/visual equipment for the broadcast of the seminar onto a large screen, attendance is not limited.
Also required; 2 x 8' tables, 1 large garbage can.
|  |
| Like Smooth-On seminars held at Smooth-On headquarters in Easton, PA, these "college" seminars are very popular and are reserved months in advance. Please reserve a seminar at your college/university as far in advance as possible. |
|
|
|
|
|
| Food Safe Materials |
Food Safe Materials
|
Have you ever wondered how to make a custom candy mold, make your own custom or personalized chocolate molds, or even make molds for fondant or cakes? Some Smooth-On Platinum Silicones are certified safe for food contact!
 Pouring chocolate into an Equinox mold
| |  Cast candy gaming dice
| 
Cast chocolate coins
| The possibilities are nearly endless; from candy casting, to high-detail cake making applications. Ice sculptures, butter sculptures, even molds for baking breads and cakes can be made from these materials!
| 
Cast candy lollipops and Smooth-Sil 940 mold |
|
|
|
|
|
| Industrial |
Industrial
|
Smooth-On rubbers, plastics, foams, epoxies, Matrix products and other materials have exceptional physical and mechanical properties that make them suitable for a variety of industrial and military applications.
 Smooth-On Rubbers - Urethanes, Silicones and Polysulfides available in hardnesses ranging from softer than your skin to harder than a car tire and everything in between. Industrial rubber applications include: | • Rubber Gaskets
• Abrasion Resistant Ball Mill Liners
• Impact Resistant Rubbers
• Sprayable Rubber
| • Chemical Resistant Industrial Rollers
• Silicone Print Pads
• High Tensile Strength Rubbers
• Rubber to Metal Bonding
|
 Smooth-On Urethane Plastics - From the general purpose "Smooth-Cast" resin line to the specialty "TASK" performance urethane plastic line and castable epoxies, there are many industrial plastic products to choose from for applications that include: | • High Impact Resistance
• High Heat Resistance
• Fast Cycle Time
• Unbreakable In Ultra-Thin Sections | • Plastics Designed For Rotational Casting
• Trowelable Onto Vertical or Inverted Surfaces
• Sprayable Plastic
• Sprayable Foam Coating |
 Smooth-On Rigid & Flexible Foams - Easy to use, premium formulations with premium physical and performance properties compared to commercially available "packing" foams, Applications for these industrial foam materials include: | Flexible Foams
• Cushioning
• Flexible Foam Repair
• Orthotic and Orthopedic | Rigid Foams
• Lightweight Reinforcement
• Industrial Rigid Cast Foam Parts
• Industrial Adhesive |
Matrix NEO - is a low cost polymer modified gypsum casting material that has unique application properties. NEO is far stronger and more weather resistant than ordinary gypsum and can be cast solid or mixed with Matrix fiber for hand lay-up applications. Neo castings made with Matrix fiber are thin, lightweight and "hit it with a hammer" strong. They can be painted, sanded, machined and polished. Matrix NEO is also certified flame resistant by Underwriter's Laboratories.
Smooth-On Epoxy Adhesives- Smooth-On has been making adhesives since 1895 and today supplies all major automobile manufacturers worldwide, every airline in the world, all branches of the US Military and thousands of industrial customers. These are not adhesives that you can find at the hardware store and offer exceptional bonding properties for a variety of industrial applications.
Click here to contact our technical support line to discuss your project.
We'll help you select the Smooth-On material that's right for you.
|
|
|
|
|
| Model Making |
Model Making
|
Model makers the world over know that Smooth-On silicone rubbers and liquid plastics as the perfect combination to reproduce their creations and drive production.
| Smooth-On's Mold Max Silicones have become the industry standard for making molds that capture very fine detail down to a "finger-print". With several to choose from, the Mold Max line covers most mold making scenarios and offers the model maker tremendous versatility.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Prototyping and Inventing |
Prototyping and Inventing
|
Product Concept  Prototype Development Production
 | It All Starts With An Idea . . .
It all starts with an idea for an invention or product that you think has commercial potential. On your way to developing your idea, you will need a three dimensional physical representation before you go to production and that's where Smooth-On rubber, plastic and foam materials come in.
|
Smooth-On materials have been the tools used to make prototype models for over 60 years and are still instrumental today in bringing the world's most amazing products to market.
Who Uses Smooth-On Materials To Make Prototype Models?| Our prototyping client list includes Apple Computer, Dell Computer, NASA, SONY, General Motors, Ford Motor Company, The US Army, Boeing, Advanced Medical Devices, Martin Guitar, Disney, Bose, Moen and thousands of other industry leaders around the world. |  |
If you can imagine it, you can create it using
Smooth-On rubbers, plastics and foams. |
|
|
|
| Sculpture and Art Casting |
Sculpture and Art Casting
|
 Smooth-On mold rubber has been used for more than 60 years to reproduce sculpture all over the world ranging in size from less than 1" ( 2.54 cm) to almost 400 feet high (120 m).
Today, Smooth-On urethane, silicone and polysulfide rubbers are used by thousands of sculptors and foundries for casting wax, resins, plaster, concrete and other sculpture materials to make accurate reproductions of original sculpture.
Project Specific - Smooth-On's wide range includes mold rubbers that can be poured on , brushed on , sprayed on or pressed on to any original sculpture and will reproduce detail perfectly. Reproductions can be cast in urethane plastic, epoxy resin, plaster, concrete, and more.
Click here to contact our technical department to discuss your sculpting project and material options.
|
|
|
|
| Special Effects and Propmaking |
Special Effects and Propmaking
|
Smooth-On rubbers, plastics , foams and other materials have been used for years to bring movies, TV and stage special effects to life.
 | Movies that have used Smooth-On products to create spectacular special fx: Jaws, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, James Bond Series, Alien, Aliens, Saving Private Ryan, The Matrix, Harry Potter Series, X-Men Series, Lord of the Rings, Saw, Ghostbusters, The Chronicles of Narnia, Batman |
| TV production companies have created special effects with Smooth-On products: Star Trek; The Next Generation, The Sopranos, Dexter, Battle Star Gallactica, CSI; Miami, Nickelodeon, Myth Busters, Dirty Jobs, Saturday Night Live, MTV | 
|
| Broadway shows that use Smooth-On products to create stage props, theme effects and more: Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, The Lion King, Mary Poppins, Stomp, Blue Man Group, The Little Mermaid, Spam-a-lot, Beauty & The Beast |
...and many more productions too numerous to list! |
|
|
|
| Sprayable Rubbers, Plastics & Foams |
Sprayable Rubbers, Plastics & Foams
|
 Smooth-On's versatile line of sprayable rubbers, plastics and foams are for large projects or for completing a number of smaller projects simultaneously. The EZ~Spray, Jr. spray system is an inexpensive alternative to buying complicated spray equipment that can cost $50,000 and more. The EZ Spray, Jr. spray gun is portable, easy to use and can deliver all of Smooth-On's sprayable materials.
Recommended; The EZ~Spray system is for very specific projects, and we recommend that you discuss your project with Smooth-On technical support before investing in this technology.
|
|
|
|
| Taxidermy |
Taxidermy
|
Taxidermists around the world know Smooth-On mold making rubbers, casting plastics, foams, etc. as versatile, consistent and economical. Yes You Can! Smooth-On has dozens of materials and supplies to choose from and technical support to put you back on track if you get into trouble or lose your way. These materials are very easy to use and offer almost limitless design possibility. "I use to pay someone else to make my antler molds, but I now do it myself using Mold Max Stroke silicone and Smooth-Cast 320 plastic . And once I got good at that, it led to other projects using foams, pigments and plastics I didn't even know existed." - Bubba Arquette, Taxidermist - Shreveport, LA Taxidermists like Tony Breedlove of Wildlife Art Creations in Melrose, FL, use Smooth-On rubbers, plastics, foams, pigments, etc. to create flawless reproductions of fish, reptiles, waterfowl and game. Innovative mold making and casting techniques have redefined the state-of-the-art in realistically reproducing wildlife.
|
|
|
|
|
| Themed Environments |
Themed Environments
|
 Fabricators of themed environments all over the world use Smooth-On theming rubbers, plastics and foams to bring fantasy and excitement to new heights for thrill seeking patrons.
What Themed Environments Feature Elements and Displays Made With Smooth-On Theming Materials?
Las Vegas Hotels & Casinos, Place du Casino in Monaco, The Venetian Macao Casino and many more from around the world.
Theme parks like Disney - Orlando, Disney - Anaheim, Disney - Paris, Disney - Tokyo Universal Studios, Six Flags Amusement Parks, Great Adventure Amusement Parks.
Theme Restaurants including Manhattan's "Jekyll & Hyde" and Kansas City's Beachbums Island.
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Material Calculatorand Unit Convertor
Custom Formulating
Newsletter Signup
Silicone Sea Anemone
.jpg&w=126&h=95)
From the largest international candle making conglomerates to home hobbyists that enjoy making their own candles for family and friends, .jpg&w=126&h=95)
Smooth-On's easy to use 
