Monday, 12 October 2015

Health and Safety: Working with Silicone





When working with silicone there are a few things you should be beware of!

  • When spraying your sculpture or mould with fixier spray or petrolease make sure you do that on an open window and wear a mask , so you won't be inhaling it( if you inhale too much of it it can make you feel dizzy)
  • have around 20cm distance when spraying
  • when working with silicone always wear gloves and always change into a new pair when you swap between the different silicone's-> otherwise it will get contaminated!!
  • don't get in contact with garlic or Aloe Vera before working with silicone, makes it stop working
  • keep your kit clean and avoid contamination
  • always put lid's on
  • wear old clothes and shoes->can't get silicone out of fabric
  • avoid wearing jewelery 
  • use cheap sandwich box to keep your sculptures and moulds safe

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