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Depar Home’s silicone molds for DIY concrete flowerpots, will add a rich product range to your portfolio.
Via getting our easily demolded shapes you can produce the followings:
- Candles and wax holders;
- Tealights;
- Volumes for stationery materials;
- Containers for keeping jewelries,
- Containers for keeping the hobby materials;
- Volumes for keeping jewelries.
- Incensory, containers for dry plants;
- Concrete flowerpots;
- Custom gifts for special days and parties;
- Corporative gifts with tradenames and company logos.
You can use your silicone molds for a long time in case if you follow the using and maintenance instructions, and pay attention to the following nuances during your production phase:
Silicone Molds For Concrete Planters
Preparing the mortar:
The mortar that is poured into the mold should have proper peculiarities.
It should contain no or low acid content.
You can seek for a quick set repair mortar in your city.
Using low-chlorine content water rested for a day or two for stirring the mortar, will give better results.
But indeed, applying this is up to you, is not a must.
The mortar should be poured into the mold from a height, with a thin gliding flow.
Use this technique particularly in geometric planters with reverse angles, with narrow mouth.
This way there will almost no air bubbles generated in the planters.
Indeed, some of the producers especially love the bubble holes. Then this technique should not be used.
The mold should be fully filled.
Tap the mold with your fingertips while you fill the mold with mortar.
Process of the preparing the concrete product for drying (setting)
If the concrete planter mold has an outer support shell, the shell should be put onto outer surface of the mold.
The shell can be assembled with file clamps or thick rubber elastic bands.
Please opt for the best choice according to the model you use.
The mold filled with mortar should be put onto a flat surface and left for setting (drying).
The maximum set duration should last only 15-20 minutes depending on the temperature and humidity values of the venue, where the production is made.
The standard working temperature is between 23-25°C.
The outer support shells of the molds are made of organic corn starch.
Therefore don’t leave them in excessive hot venues.
For example, after you pour the mortar inside the mold,
don’t leave them with outer shells in a balcony under the direct sunlight.
If you want to read the details about the outer shells, please read the description in this link.
The shorter the set (dry) time, the longer you can use your silicone molds.
Demolding concrete planters
Take out the clamps or rubber bands.
Wiggle the silicone mold gently from the concrete product.
Flip over (reverse) the outer side of silicone mold.
Hold the middle of the inner (central) part of the mold and pull it toward yourself.
It is so much easy to demold the silicone molds of Depar Home!
Turn the demolded silicone molds to their neutral position.
Don’t leave them in the reverse position. Otherwise you will damage the molds.
Cleaning the concrete planter molds:
If you need to clean the silicone molds, it is enough to wipe the them with a wet towel.
Please read the using and maintenance instructions for more information about cleaning.
When you don’t use the concrete flowerpot molds:
Put your molds for DIY concrete planters separately on a flat surface.
Don’t put the molds onto one another.
Don’t store the silicone molds in excessively hot or cold environments.
Don’t leave the molds (and the outer support shells if any) dirty.
Don’t wash the support shells in a dish washer.
Post-processing and decorating your concrete planters:
The concrete products produced with the silicone molds of Depar Home can be easily:
- dyed with acrylic dye;
- can be varnished;
- can be gilded;
- can be decorated with stencils and can be engraved/printed;
- various accessories and decorative things can be glued on the planters;
- appropriate models can be engraved with custom tradenames.
Thank you for reading.
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