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Some of you may have seen this commercial for a material called Flex Seal, which advertises itself as essentially being “rubber in a can”.
Flex Seal commercial
http://youtu.be/vwU8JObQMXc
What caught my attention about it was the similarity it had to a childs toy material called “zubber” (if you do a search or if I update the post you can see a slew of testing and reviews I made here using that stuff)
Zubber was two compounds that when mixed made a rubber material. This was a kid’s toy, but I found that it was able to
A: create a mold very well
B used as mold filler and it worked very well
C: completely fireproof
The downside of zubber was it could not be painted at all (nothing would stick) and that it started to harden after 4 mins (bad news if you needed to sculpt)
Now onto Flex Seal: In the commercial it shows it drying as a rubber like material, flame proof like Zubber but COULD be painted and when dry still flexible.
I was very curious as to how well this stuff could be used to make a mold or used as the mold material itself (like spraying this in a mold you have already made)
Every review I found for this stuff said it worked well (even one guy who used it to fix a toy piggy bank by spraying the material on the inside of the bank to harden the weakened plastic), but the online company (and tv 800 #) would try to **** you in the end and you would get a bill 3 times what it should be. Luckily I found out that Amazon.com and even better Bed, Bath and Beyond sell the product.
Fast forward: Just came back from BB&B and picked up two cans.
In steps Stuntman Joe below
Here he is with the stuff sprayed on him (gave it about two quick covers)
Shortly thereafter you can see it drying on the paper plate
Naturally it mentions using a well ventilated area. It sprays out just like paint and has a Tester’s model glue smell. I was outside for the initial spray, but due to the cold temp, brought in the figure after 10 mins to let him dry in my house.
YOU SMELL NO odor at all (unless you shove your nose right on top of the figure). This is a good thing in case you need to keep the item indoors.
Here is a pic with it drying nicely on Stuntman Joe
Here is a back shot to show that I only sprayed the stuff halfway on the figure
I am curious if the Flex Seal will totally stick to the plastic (thus wrecking stuntman) or if it could be peeled as one solid piece or if it will break up in pieces, etc. I am going to do a number of tests and report my findings here
It would be neat to find another substance in which you could use to make a quick and on the fly mold, or even better to use as mold filler instead of playing around with resin
Flex Seal commercial
http://youtu.be/vwU8JObQMXc
What caught my attention about it was the similarity it had to a childs toy material called “zubber” (if you do a search or if I update the post you can see a slew of testing and reviews I made here using that stuff)
Zubber was two compounds that when mixed made a rubber material. This was a kid’s toy, but I found that it was able to
A: create a mold very well
B used as mold filler and it worked very well
C: completely fireproof
The downside of zubber was it could not be painted at all (nothing would stick) and that it started to harden after 4 mins (bad news if you needed to sculpt)
Now onto Flex Seal: In the commercial it shows it drying as a rubber like material, flame proof like Zubber but COULD be painted and when dry still flexible.
I was very curious as to how well this stuff could be used to make a mold or used as the mold material itself (like spraying this in a mold you have already made)
Every review I found for this stuff said it worked well (even one guy who used it to fix a toy piggy bank by spraying the material on the inside of the bank to harden the weakened plastic), but the online company (and tv 800 #) would try to **** you in the end and you would get a bill 3 times what it should be. Luckily I found out that Amazon.com and even better Bed, Bath and Beyond sell the product.
Fast forward: Just came back from BB&B and picked up two cans.
In steps Stuntman Joe below
Here he is with the stuff sprayed on him (gave it about two quick covers)
Shortly thereafter you can see it drying on the paper plate
Naturally it mentions using a well ventilated area. It sprays out just like paint and has a Tester’s model glue smell. I was outside for the initial spray, but due to the cold temp, brought in the figure after 10 mins to let him dry in my house.
YOU SMELL NO odor at all (unless you shove your nose right on top of the figure). This is a good thing in case you need to keep the item indoors.
Here is a pic with it drying nicely on Stuntman Joe
Here is a back shot to show that I only sprayed the stuff halfway on the figure
I am curious if the Flex Seal will totally stick to the plastic (thus wrecking stuntman) or if it could be peeled as one solid piece or if it will break up in pieces, etc. I am going to do a number of tests and report my findings here
It would be neat to find another substance in which you could use to make a quick and on the fly mold, or even better to use as mold filler instead of playing around with resin
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