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Post by Leisel N on Aug 18, 2021 12:26:53 GMT -5
Hi y’all!
I just opened an Amazing Mold Rubber kit I got from Michael’s and am trying to mix the catalyst to hopefully make a mold but it is completely separated in the bottle, the pink will not mix back into the clear liquid. I got the kit awhile ago but I didn’t see anything on the box about a shelf life. Is there anyway to save this kit?
TYIA!
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Post by Brian on Aug 18, 2021 21:39:23 GMT -5
The catalyst will separate over time. When this happens, shake the catalyst bottle thoroughly for a couple of minutes, you should notice that the clear and Pink have mixed together making a Pink color.
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Post by Leisel N on Aug 19, 2021 14:26:17 GMT -5
The catalyst will separate over time. When this happens, shake the catalyst bottle thoroughly for a couple of minutes, you should notice that the clear and Pink have mixed together making a Pink color. The pink seems to have solidified into a tough jelly texture I can get to mix back in, is there anyway to get it back after this happens? I shook it for about ten minutes every couple of hours yesterday and didn’t have any luck. |
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Post by Brian on Aug 19, 2021 20:55:49 GMT -5
I did some looking into this issue and found a p.m from Notoes, the other Moderator, from back in April saying that Alumilite has " got it narrowed down to the catalyst" . From what you have described, I would say that you are dealing with a bad bottle of catalyst. Please give Carol at Alumilite a call at 1 800 447 9344 (M-F reg bus. hrs.) reference this issue.....let her know that I have been corresponding with you on this. As far as shelf life goes I'm up to 3 years on a on some HS-3 that I bought at Hobby Lobby alumilite.freeforums.net/thread/522/debunking-store-bought-after-short Properly stored and used you should get plenty of life from it. |
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Post by Leisel N on Aug 19, 2021 23:38:36 GMT -5
Thank you so much for your help! I’ll give her a call!
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Post by hawk312 on Aug 21, 2021 19:31:45 GMT -5
I did some looking into this issue and found a p.m from Notoes, the other Moderator, from back in April saying that Alumilite has " got it narrowed down to the catalyst" . From what you have described, I would say that you are dealing with a bad bottle of catalyst. Please give Carol at Alumilite a call at 1 800 447 9344 (M-F reg bus. hrs.) reference this issue.....let her know that I have been corresponding with you on this. As far as shelf life goes I'm up to 3 years on a on some HS-3 that I bought at Hobby Lobby alumilite.freeforums.net/thread/522/debunking-store-bought-after-short Properly stored and used you should get plenty of life from it. Does this also apply to the tan/brown catalyst in the Mini Casting Kit? I just got one and the catalyst is clear with tanish brown bits in it. I tried mixing some with the latex just to see if it would work with no luck. Is there any way to get it to work? |
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Post by notoes on Sept 5, 2021 6:46:29 GMT -5
I'm thinking it might, again you might want to give Carol at Alumilite a call at 1 800 447 9344 on it. I just got notice that the HS-3 should be back to normal this week or so, so they should have most of it straightened out now. You might have to get a new bottle of the catalyst and can get the base part working right.
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