Email Q&A: Salvage the Green Foam Prototype?
First I’d like to say thanks for all the great info you’ve put on your site for making climbing holds. I’ve started experimenting with making molds, with moderate success so far. Question: 5/6/03: I decided to try using the green Oasis foam to make the prototype and found it a lot better and easier than I thought it would be. After creating several prototypes I decided to try making a silicone mold from one of them. I used 100% silicone caulking like you said and covered the hold about 1/4″ to 1/2″ all around. I found that it took almost 2 days to mostly dry with only the outer half drying in the first day. My problem was that I found it very difficult to remove the green foam from the silicone without having to completely destroy the green foam. The silicone really stuck to it making it difficult to remove. I also found I had to let it sit for even another day after breaking away most of the silicone to allow some of the small corners to completely dry. Any suggestions on what I can d
