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Andyconcorde	A Andyconcorde posted 5 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
A Group: Forum Members Posts: 2, Visits: 40	Hi I am new to this so please bear with me. With the silicone cs25 the recommended ratio is 100pbw silicone to 5pbw to catalyst, what does this relate to in Grammes or kg please
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Warren (Staff)	Warren (Staff) posted 5 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 7.9K	PBW is "Parts by weight" so you can measure it by weight in grammes or kilos no problem just using the 100:5 ratio. Warren Penalver Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant
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Rich (Staff)	Rich (Staff) posted 5 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 167, Visits: 4.6K	To put it in straight-forwards terms; for every 100g of Silicone, you need to mix in 5g of catalyst As examples: 20g silicone = 1g catalyst 300g silicone = 15g catalyst 500g silicone = 25g catalyst
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Andyconcorde	A Andyconcorde posted 5 Years Ago HOT Post Details
A Group: Forum Members Posts: 2, Visits: 40	Excellent thank you
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flooddylan	flooddylan posted 5 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 9, Visits: 51	Can you remind me how much silicone pigment I add to get strong colour without affecting the mix negatively? Many thanks!! Floodylan
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Warren (Staff)	Warren (Staff) posted 5 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 7.9K	What are you trying to pigment? The silicone mould or the resin part? Which silicone pigment is it? Warren Penalver Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant
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