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What is silicone vinyl.
Silicones are all silicone.
Judging by dollfan and other doll sites some love the silicone and some like the silicone vinyl.
Advantages include flexibility and high dielectric strength.
Silicone to my knowledge is about at least 4 times as expensive if it is a good one.
As with all things silicone has its dark side.
Vinyl is what most doll kits are made of.
Flextouch is the closest to silicone on the market today for a fraction of the price.
Go to different doll talk sites and read what other people have to say.
Silicone is a floppy material the degree of this attribute is determined by the class of silicone the baby is poured in as some silicones are softer and more wiggly.
Silicone babies that are full body all one piece made from the same slab of silicone can be submerged in water.
In fact some of the biggest doll companies are tinkering with these materials and producing mixtures that.
Platinum 20 ecoflex is a common grade for lifelike dolls.
Their squishy and feel like real baby skin and look extreamly real.
Because silicone oil is super slippery and minimally reactive it can lubricate most anything.
Both these substances are used commonly and in some cases their mixture will be used for doll creation.
When working in commercial applications we are often asked what is the difference between vinyl polyurethane and a silicone based product and what do we recommend.
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There is a common misconception that only vinyl or only silicone can be used for these babies.
It works especially well on porous items such as plastic parts but is a good lubricant on locks hinges and guns.
Which type of vinyl is the easiest to work on.
Is it the silicone vinyl or the regular soft vinyl.
So the vinyl is softer and will squish a little.
When properly installed silicone foam firestops can be fabricated for building code compliance.
The difference between vinyl polyurethane and silicone posted by admin on 07 jan 2019 what is the difference between vinyl polyurethane and silicone.
Silicone foam has been used in north american buildings in an attempt to firestop openings within the fire resistance rated wall and floor assemblies to prevent the spread of flames and smoke from one room to another.
I had someone ask me what the difference was between dolls so i thought i would show a very quick example of a few different ones.
Flextouch vinyl is also much more durable against rips and tears than silicone and doesn t require powdering because it is still soft to the touch like gentletouch vinyl.
However the truth is much different.