Body Double™ SILK is a self-releasing platinum-cure silicone rubber that can be applied directly to the skin to make molds of the face, hands and other body parts. The rubber cures quickly and will reproduce excellent detail from any original model. Certified Skin Safe – Material is skin safe and certified by an independent laboratory.
Body Double™ SILK will release from closely cropped hair-covered skin surfaces(short beards, mustaches, eyebrows, pubic hair, etc.). Release cream or Hyperfolic are not needed when using Body Double™ SILK. Body Double™ SILK will last for many castings of almost any material including plaster, Matrix™ Neo™, wax, resins (Smooth-Cast urethanes, polyester, etc.) Body Double™ SILK has a working time of 6 minutes and a demold time of 20 minutes*.
*Depending on material temperature, ambient temperature and body temperature – see “Preparation” below for details.
Smooth-On offers this visual guide only as a reference tool for calculating the amount of Body Double® Silicone Rubber needed to make various body part molds. This is an estimation only, based on our experience for the average male body. Actual amounts of rubber needed will vary from individual to individual, according to body size and gender. End user assumes full responsibility for own calculations of material needed. For more information on life casting, visit our Lifecasting Tutorials page.
Click here to download a pdf of the Body Double® visual coverage chart.