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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, KS) 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.

Candlemaking
Candlemaking	From the largest international candle making conglomerates to home hobbyists that enjoy making candles for family and friends, Smooth-On urethane and silicone mold rubbers are used to make molds for casting wax. You can reference the below ‘step-by-step' how to pictorials to learn how candle molds are made. Also, there are a couple of variables that will help determine which mold rubber is right for your candle making project. Click here to learn what these variables are in our Frequently Asked Questions section. Can we help you select a mold rubber for your wax casting project? Contact our technical support department and we'll do our best to help you.

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.

New! GFRC Concrete Fence Exhibits Detail Never Seen Before!


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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;

1. Smooth-On is pleased of offer discounts on Smooth-On materials to the college community. Click here for information on qualifying for a Teacher/Student Discount.

2. Smooth-On and Smooth-On distributors will also conduct how-to" seminars at your venue that will introduce students to;

› 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.

Click Here To Contact Us Regarding Student Or Educator Services

Encapsulation and Display

Some Smooth-On silicone rubbers , urethane rubbers , urethane plastics and epoxy resins are used for specific encapsulation and display applications depending on the project.

Each material has performance properties (such as optically clear or electrically insulative ) that make it suitable for an application above all others.

Which material is right for your project? Click here to contact us.
We'll do our best to match the right material to your application.

Home Projects and Hobbies

Smooth-On rubbers, plastics and foams are ideal for a variety of home hobby and craft projects.

Key Products For Hobbyists

Smooth-On's easy to use OOMOO silicone mold rubber is perfect for the hobbyist and can be used to reproduce detail of any small or simple model. Smooth-Cast 300 liquid plastic can then be poured into your OOMOO mold to make an exact copy of your original. Great for school projects (note; these materials require adult supervision at all times).

What Kind Of Hobby & Craft Projects?

• Basic Mold Making and Casting For Home or School Projects
Give your student an edge by using Smooth-On rubbers, plastics and foams to create interesting models, science projects, ocean / seascapes, topographical representations and more. Your student will learn how useful these materials can be for future projects. (Important; adult supervision essential. Children should not use these materials without adult supervision.)

• Smooth-On plastics are used to create eye-catching resin jewelry.

• Lifecasting - Making a lasting keepsake of your child's hand or face is safe and easy with Alja-Safe alginate. The Alja-Safe Starter Kit has everything you need to be successful.

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 Applications for Smooth-On Rubbers 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 plastics to choose from* for industrial 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 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.

Lifecasting
Lifecasting	Click here for more information Smooth-On Alja-Safe alginate and Body Double silicone rubber have become Hollywood favorites and industry standards for capturing / reproducing detail from the human body. Formulated to be entirely skin safe mold materials (both are ACMI certified skin safe), these products are used for; Small projects – Application example; reproducing infant’s hands and feet to make forever-lasting castings of a new birth event. Also, reproducing finger prints by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies). Intermediate projects – Application example; reproducing detail of someone’s fingers, hands, feet or a face for school art projects, making movie special effects or making orthotic and orthopedic appliances, making medical training aids and more. Large projects – reproducing a torso (face to mid-section) or entire body (head to toe) for making movie special effects, castings for museums, medical training aids and more. Body Double is also used for a variety of mold making applications because it cures quickly relative to other mold materials What are the main differences between Body Double and Alja-Safe? Click here for a comparison.

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.

Smooth-Cast plastics and TASK plastics are then used to cast into these molds to make exact reproductions. SO Strong color tints and a variety of fillers can be added to create an infinite number of effects. Cured plastics are also easily painted , giving the user complete creative control over the modeling outcome.

Orthotics and Orthopedics
Orthotics and Orthopedics

Prototyping and Inventing

Product Concept/Idea Product Prototype Production

It All Starts With An Idea . . .
It all starts with an idea for a 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 rubbers, plastics and foams come in.

Smooth-On materials have been used to make prototypes 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 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 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. Click here to contact our technical department to discuss your project and material options.

Special Effects and Propmaking

Smooth-On rubbers, plastics , foams and other materials have been used for years to bring movie, TV and stage special effects to life.

Movies that have used Smooth-On products to create spectacular effects: 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 that have used 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

Spraying Rubber 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

Liquid Rubbers, Plastics, Foams, etc. for Making
Award Winning Mounts & Displays

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 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 and game. Innovative mold making and casting techniques have redefined the state-of-the-art in realistically reproducing wildlife.

The Basics

Themed Environments
Themed Environments	Fabricators of themed environments all over the world use Smooth-On 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 Materials? Las Vegas Hotels & Casinos, Place du Casino in Monaco, The Venetian Macao Casino and many more from around the world. Disney - Orlando, Disney - Anaheim, Disney - Paris, Disney - Tokyo Universal Studios, Six Flags Amusement Parks, Great Adventure Amusement Parks. Themed Restaurants including Manhattan's "Jekyll & Hyde" and Kansas City's Beachbums Island. Talk to our technicians about your project . We'll share our experience in helping other theme fabricators and give you material options.

Vacuum Bagging


EZ~Spray® Silicone 20 Spray Rubber is made especially for dispensing through Smooth-On’s EZ~Spray® Jr. Spray Gun, and has been developed specifically for applications that utilize vacuum bagging processes. Sprayed silicone vacuum bags offer many advantages to traditional bagging materials and techniques The advantage that EZ~Spray® Silicone 20 offers vs. conventional vacuum bagging systems is the speed at which a production-ready silicone bags can be made resulting in significant time and labor savings.
	NEW EZ-Brush® Vac Bag Silicone is a brushable platinum cure silicone developed especially for making high performance, re-usable vacuum bags. EZ-Brush® Vac Bag Silicone is easy to mix and apply. Mix ratio is 1A:1B by volume and rubber can be applied with a brush or spatula to vertical surfaces without sagging. Silicone vacuum bags are durable & can be reused time and again. 90% Reduced Labor Costs. Green Process-no bag film waste, reduces environmental impact.
*Making Re-usable Vacuum Bags Offers Several Advantages;* Reusable Bags Reduces Labor Costs Up To 90% Reusable Bags Can Be Used To Quickly Produce Many Parts Easy to Mix and Apply Reusable Silicone Bags Resist Attack from Chemically Harsh Resins Better Heat Resistance up to 500°F / 260°C Non-hazardous; No Odor Using EZ~Brush® Bags Are Eco-Friendly; Reusable Bags Eliminates Bag Film Waste

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