Slacker allows the user to vary the degree of tackiness to the cured silicone, allowing for the creation of self-sticking silicone appliances. The amount of tackiness is in direct proportion to the amount of Slacker added. Pieces created with Slacker will not exude silicone oil, eliminating a common problem with other softening methods.
It can be added in larger proportions to Smooth-On’s super soft and stretchy platinum silicones to make silicone gel that can be used to create gel-filled silicone prosthetic appliances. Gel-filled appliances will flex, bend, and even wrinkle like human flesh.
Measuring & Mixing...
Measuring Is Done By Volume Or Weight – Whether using an Ecoflex™ product or a Dragon Skin™ product, the proper mix ratio is 100 Parts A + 100 Part B + X Parts Slacker™. Everyone’s application and desired level of stickiness or “tack” will vary. The following chart should be used as a reference for you to achieve your own desired effect.
Example - 50 grams Dragon Skin™ FX-Pro™ part A + 50 grams Dragon Skin™ FX-Pro™ part B + 150 grams Slacker™ (3 parts) will give you an “Extremely Tacky / Gel-like” result.
Adding Color - Silc Pig ™ silicone pigments can be added and mixed thoroughly into the silicone rubber prior to adding Slacker™ for matching a specific skin tone,