There are many advantages when making a mold with liquid silicone. In this mold making tutorial, a decorative refrigerator magnet is used to make a single cavity mold which can be used to reproduce the design in many food and non-food mediums. A poured mold is square shouldered and sits level when in use. Once the basics are understood, you will find that this can be a very quick and efficient method for producing molds in quantity. Take advantage of this free resource and learn the basic principles of using a liquid silicone to create this professional looking and durable single cavity mold.

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Apply Anchor-Dit™ to the back side of the original and press it down into the center of the mold box.  Anchor-Dit™ should smoosh out the along the sides, insuring that a strong yet temporary bond has been established and that no silicone will creep underneath.  With the excess Anchor-Dit™ removed, the mold box is ready to receive the CopyFlex™ liquid.		Mix a small amount of CopyFlex™ liquid silicone rubber –  just enough to paint a thin coat over the object insuring that air bubbles are not trapped on the surface.
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Scale out equal parts of A and B by weight, combine the two parts in a container and mix thoroughly until the color is uniform.  Make sure unmixed material does not remain on the sides or bottom.		Using a natural bristle artist brush, paint on a thin coat of CopyFlex™ onto the original. The idea here is not to cover the object but to imbed the mold making silicone into the details. We call this a “skim coat” and it insures that no air bubbles will be trapped in the nooks and crannies of the surface.
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Once the skim coat is applied, a larger batch of CopyFlex™ silicone rubber is prepared and poured to fill the mold box at least 1/4″ above the highest point on the original.		CopyFlex™ should be poured in one spot from a height of about 12″ which allows the material to stretch as it falls.  We call this a “stretch pour” and it helps eliminate air that was incorporated into the liquid silicone during mixing.
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Allow CopyFlex™ to slowly creep over the original until it is covered completely.		CopyFlex™ cures in about four hours.  A quick way to check if CopyFlex™ is completely cured is press a coin’s edge into the surface to see if it leaves an imprint. Cured CopyFlex™ will spring right back leaving no imprint whatsoever.

When you order CopyFlex™, you will receive one half as Part A (catalyst) and the other half as Part B (Base). The price of CopyFlex™ decreases as the quantity ordered increases as indicated below.

Pounds	Price per lb.	Buy
1 to 4 lbs.	$25.00 per lb.
5 to 9 lbs.	$24.00 per lb.		You Save $1 per lb.
10 to 19 lbs.	$23.00 per lb.		You Save $2 per lb.
20 to 29 lbs.	$22.00 per lb.		You Save $3 per lb.
30 to 39 lbs.	$21.00 per lb.		You Save $4 per lb.
40 to 49 lbs.	$20.00 per lb.		You Save $5 per lb.
50lbs. and over	$19.00 per lb.		You Save $6 per lb.