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Lifecasting Alja-Safe® Starter Kit
Lifecasting Alja-Safe® Starter Kit

Body Double® Skin Safe Lifecasting Silicone Rubber

Body Double^® "Standard Set" and Body Double^® "Fast Set" are long lasting skin safe lifecasting silicone rubbers that can be applied directly to the skin to make molds of the face, hands and other body parts.

The rubber cures quickly and will reproduce perfect detail from any original model - far better detail than any alginate.

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One Casting or Many . . . For About The Same Price:
Unlike alginates, which are good for one only casting, Body Double^® will last for many castings of almost any material including plaster, Matrix Neo, wax, resins (Smooth-Cast urethanes, polyester, etc.), Low-temperature melt metal alloys, etc. And the amount of Body Double^®

used per mold is less than most alginates, so the cost per mold is about the same.

Body Double^® "Standard Set" for larger surface areas. Working time of 5 minutes and a demold time of 20 minutes
Body Double^® "Fast Set" for fast turn around. Working time of 90 seconds and a demold time of 5 minutes

*Depending on material temperature, ambient temperature and body temperature. See Technical Bulletin for full details. DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT WITHOUT READING THE TECHNICAL BULLETIN AND MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET How much Body Double® do you need? Click here

NEW HYPER-FOLIC RELEASE ADDITIVE ELIMINATES THE NEED TO USE RELEASE CREAM!
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Body Double® Accessories
Body Double® Accessories	HYPER-FOLIC® Release Additive - HYPER-FOLIC® is a non-toxic, skin conditioning liquid that is mixed with Body Double® silicone mold rubber prior to applying rubber to the skin. HYPER-FOLIC® will not only aid in releasing cured rubber from the skin but will also release cured rubber from hair-covered skin surfaces (closely cropped beards, moustaches, eye-brows, pubic hair, etc.) Body Double Release Cream - Conditioning Cream ensures proper release of Body Double mold rubber. Manual Dispensing Gun - Dispenses 400 ml. cartridges of mold rubber with squeeze of handle. Medical Grade Plaster Bandages - Plaster bandages used as support shell material for Body Double molds - Do Not Use This Product Without Reading the Technical Bulletin and MSDS.

Alja-Safe® Skin Safe Crystalline-Silica Free Alginate

Alja-Safe^® is a new addition to the Smooth-On family of "Life Casting" mold making materials. Alja-Safe^® alginate is suitable for making "temporary" molds of the face, hands and other body parts. (For making re-usable molds of any body part, use "Body Double®" silicone rubber.)

What's Sets Alja-Safe^® Apart? In addition to being an exceptional skin safe body molding material, Alja-Safe^® alginate does not contain free crystalline silica (a known carcinogen). Alja-Safe^® also captures detail better than other alginates, giving you a more accurate reproduction of your original.

Alja-Safe^® is easy to use and cures quickly. It reproduces fine detail and makes and excellent temporary mold - good for one or two reproductions of any body part. You can then cast plaster, Matrix® NEO® (polymer modified gypsum) or Smooth-Cast® 300Q fast urethane resin into the mold to make a reproduction.

NOTE - ALL SPECIFICATIONS OBTAINED USING 80°F / 23°C WATER

Working time and demold time can be reduced by using warmer water. Cooler water will give a longer working time and extend the demold time.

Gypsona Plaster Bandages - For Creating Quick Support Shells
Gypsona Plaster Bandages - For Creating Quick Support Shells	Plaster bandage material is immersed in water and layered over cured Body Double^® mold rubber or Alja-Safe^® alginate. Bandages dry and form a rigid support shell (or "mother mold") that holds the rubber mold in shape during the casting process. Bandages available in 4" and 8" widths x 5 yards.

Lifecasting How-To Videos

This video covers the essentials on life casting using Alja-Safe^® alginate and Body Double^® Silicone Rubber.

With over 90 minutes of step-by-step instruction, this video will show you how to:

Use Alja-Safe alginate to make a mold and casting of a hand
Use Alja-Safe alginate to make a mold and casting of an arm
Use Alja-Safe alginate to make a mold and casting of a face
Use Body Double^® silicone rubber to make a mold and casting of a female torso **"Life Casting With Alginate And Skin-Safe Silicone - Shows Nude Model In a Studio Setting" DVD Only
Use Body Double^® silicone rubber to make a mold and casting of a human head

In addition, the DVD contains a bonus section demonstrating the latest in platinum silicone rubber skin effect materials from Smooth-On. This includes creating wild skin effects with Psycho Paint, using Skin Tite on-skin adhesive and appliance builder, and using Slacker tactile mutator to alter silicone rubber for life-like skin effects.

• Videos are non-returnable, non-refundable

** NOTICE: The "Life Casting With Alginate And Skin-Safe Silicone - Shows Nude Mdoel In a Studio Setting" DVD contains images of a nude model in an artist's studio setting. Viewer's discretion is advised.

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