Reattach silicone to silicone (sinthetics head)

Koop · Post by **Koop** » Fri Aug 25, 2023 10:01 am

Sinthetics heads are a single piece open and close, with the two pieces being attached by a thin silicone flap. Unfortunately, that flap got ripped off during moving around (it's pretty flimsly) and now I need to find a way to attach that half to my half-headed beauty. Anyone have proposals? Note that I have another working head so I'd like to preserve the open/close mechanism so I can make use of the other head too.

pygmalion2 · Post by **pygmalion2** » Fri Aug 25, 2023 9:39 pm

Hi Koop. I would use a silicone adhesive (silpoxy for example) to glue the torn pieces together as they were before. I have found that the magnet is not strong enough to hold the head cap closed. I glued velcro on either side of the head that holds the head closed but you can still open it.
I don't think this is necessary but I also added some metal washers on either side of the skull to prevent it from cracking at the point of the wing nut.

: standard SIN skull; IMG_3987.JPG (1.19 MiB) Viewed 319 times

: additional washers and hot glue gun; IMG_3984.JPG (1.1 MiB) Viewed 319 times

: washers glued in place; IMG_3988.JPG (953.96 KiB) Viewed 319 times

pygmalion2 · Post by **pygmalion2** » Fri Aug 25, 2023 10:02 pm

Took a few pictures of the velcro attachment modification to keep the skull cap from opening.
Hope this helps.

Mark and the Sinthetiks (pygmalion2)

: silpoxy repair; DSCN0029a.jpg (35.87 KiB) Viewed 315 times

: glued on velcro open head; DSCN0028a.jpg (65.95 KiB) Viewed 315 times

: glued on velcro closed head; DSCN0030a.jpg (61.22 KiB) Viewed 315 times

Koop · Post by **Koop** » Sat Aug 26, 2023 9:23 am

Hi pygmalion2, I love the velcro solution! For the silipoxy, I don't have much success with it in the past with some things I tried to adhere together. Do you have any tips for how to glue them together so that it will be a permanent attachment while still being malleable for open and close? Seems impossible...