Raindog Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 Hi Folks, I'm making a S.I.B at the moment, that will hopefully feature a Quayside and buildings. I'm hoping to use Silicone Sealant to hold the Quayside in place on the glass. I wondered if there were any problems with this idea? I know it sticks well to glass, but have never tried sticking Wood with it, and never used it in a S.I.B project before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 (edited) Yes, silicone will stick practically anything to anything, certainly wood to glass, no problems. I recall working on a pleasure cruiser build, fitting out the bathroom - I stuck an inspection cover to the laminate side wall with silicone, thinking it would make a good seal, and be removable. Big mistake - it was stuck so fast I had to chip it off in small pieces!! Lesson learnt..... Edited January 3, 2016 by Sojourner Raindog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindog Posted January 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 Thanks, Sojourner! It sounds ideal for the job :-) I know how you must've felt, as I once tried to remove a glass shelf that a workmate had Siliconed down to a bit of MDF. I could see the thin bead that he'd run round the edge, but there was no way it would shift without risking breaking the glass. In the end I told the Boss he'd just have to live with it stuck on there :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Nelson Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 I used it for sea material on my most recent SIB for the first time and it worked fine Raindog, JesseLee, ModelsInBottles and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindog Posted January 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 WoW, Lord Nelson, that's a new idea I have to try. Did you colour the Silcone, or was it available in that colour? It might have the perfect consistency for moulding the waves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelsInBottles Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Yeah that is an interesting idea Lora Nelson. Also interested to hear if you colored it yourself. If you colored it yourself did you just wait until it was dry and then paint it or did you mix coloring in while wet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Nelson Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 (edited) I colored it with blue acrylic paint while it was still wet and spread it out on a piece of paper that I had drawn a circle the size of the wood platform. The platform was made up of slats that fit the neck and were glued to a piece of cloth and unfolded in the bottle. Once the silicone was dry I painted white caps, cut the circle out, rolled the sea up and put it on top of the wood with elmers white glue. I then painted the bulb below the platform with the same paint that I mixed in the silicone, adding a touch of Elmers at the edge of the platform to keep it from moving. Edited February 2, 2016 by Lord Nelson Raindog, JesseLee and John Zuch 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindog Posted February 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Ingenious, Lord Nelson! Definitely going to experiment with this technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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