Chemical smell in fursuit head

Sep 23, 2015 17:51

Hey all. Instead of asking about a head I'm making, I'm asking for a friend's head this time ( Read more... )

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takesu September 23 2015, 23:47:18 UTC
Silicone, if not cured fully or mixed in wrong amounts, has a strong chemically smell. Or could be from the paint use in the airbrushing, did they paint anything inside the mask? Best to contact the maker to be sure. If it's the paint, wipe it off with alcohol and fan it out. if the problem is the silicone, it's a little harder to solve..

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familliaraver September 25 2015, 20:34:04 UTC
If I had to wager it's probably e6000. Leave it to air out for a week or so and it's fine.

e6000 smells kind of like gasoline.

Createx smells like spraypaint-ish

Many chemicals used in making fursuits need to de-gas. We builders can kind of get used to the smell after a while and the builder probaly didn't even notice.

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