The white original silicone came from synflex

then other people became suppliers

vac innovations orange version is as good if not better and a LOT cheaper !

The white original silicone came from synflex

then other people became suppliers

vac innovations orange version is as good if not better and a LOT cheaper !

Yep that sounds like the stuff and the cost of it, hence why we were told to use it sparingly. Can you remember the name of it by chance? I can do some digging about and see if theres a cheaper option from tygavac? they are in work tomorrow so I can ask them then.

Yeh that stuff I'm aware of and got a quote from Interturbine who are the only ones who can get it in WA, but it's minimum order of one full roll (which wouldn't fit in my freezer) and was something ridiculous like $2000 for the material and $1800 to ship it. 

The silicon / rubber intensifiers I used to make were from a roll of white uncured rubber, that we kept in the freezer but we all had a stock in our toolboxes. Its not cheap by any means but its ideal for getting consolidation in small pockets and internal cavities. And it can be re-used several times as I re-used the intensifiers on some seat back moulds at least 100 times.

Thanks John, 

Hey Hanaldo

Thanks Rob, appreciate your input as always. 

You can use it without release,we use to make the turbo/intercooler pipes for the Renault v6 on the f1 cars that very way many years ago

Also has the advantage you can put 1 ply in your mould as your cosmetic ply the others can be laid around your silicone former with all the material joins staggered (butt joints of course)

Obviously silicone tube was hollow an was internally bagged

Current practice everyone uses 3d printed pipes

they can be rubbed down to a perfect Finnish,sealed an released

As you cook an have a dwell at 80 deg,just as your resin starts to flow an gel the 3d also softens enough to allow consolidation of the part

once cured an stripped from the mould heat to 140 an the 3d turns to a rubber like consistency and is easily pulled from some very complicated pipe shapes

Thanks Rob, I'll have a look but it's quite likely impossible to get here or at least unreasonably expensive.