I'll have to get some clear Fotoplast (I think red is a bit dark to try coloring it more) Today was great, I managed to complete a set of IEM's. I made new shells from new masters (deeper canal part) & you can see the Masters in the gelatin in the first few pictures then I ripped the gelatin...

Not counting the very top pink silicone impressions: The top 2 (green & pink) are my positives so I used nail polish (with a clear over the top) to build up thickness and give it some color so it easy to differentiate. The middle 2 are the UV nail polish (outer layer clear) raspberry wine. I...

While I am making another set of masters (smaller cymbal of concha) I decided to practice with the fotoplast I received. I one sentence - Its eons better then UV nail stuff. I am never going back. I think I have to adjust the timing as the shell thickness came out to: 2~2.5mm in 40 second...

Thank you for the suggestion, I am so new to this every single piece of information is sure to help so keep them coming! Especially if you see me doing something wrong. (I did notice I had to pull my ear in different directions just to get the positive master in) I made a few more positives...

I used Urethane RTV (TAP Plastics here in the US) for the first negative, then Knox Gelatin for the 2nd negative. The intermediary positive (green) was made with TAP Clear-Lite Resin and then polished and built up using nail polish. Thank you! Got into this to make a quick (I hear pro labs...

Hello all,   Thank you for a wealth of information. Can someone verify that Fotoplast-S/IO can be cured using UV led's?   Here is where I am at so far:   IEM%2520-%25201.jpg IEM%2520-%25202.jpg