Thinning Silicone: What works for Australia, The UK, India, Asia, Africa... 

You are correct, as far as I know, about how cornstarch works with silicone. Back in the 90s I was a jet engine engineer for the Air Force, but it turned out that the Navy flew some of our motors. I got a call from a naval base asking about one of my motors that they were using on drones that ended up in the water. They were asking if they could use RTV (room temperature vulcanizing) "rubber", i.e. silicone, to seal certain electrical parts from the salt water. At first I did not see why not, but I looked deeper (and deeper) into it. It turns out that RTV products cure by absorbing moisture. Normally the source of moisture is humidity from the air, but if a moisture absorbing desiccant is mixed with the silicone, the silicone will draw the moisture out of the desiccant. At the naval bases on the Gulf of Mexico, humidity is a serious problem for them. The problem becomes timing because as the silicone comes out of the tube, it starts to "go off" to use an epoxy term. They could probably get it to stick to one side of their project, but if they were expecting it to seal like a gasket, they would really have to work fast in a humid environment before it skins over on the surface. I wrote them a procedure that included working in an air conditioned room with humidity lower than 50% to give them more time. I presume they found such a place and were able to seal their motors.

What about using gasoline as a solvent for thinning the silicone

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Alrighty, so anyone in NZ or AUS. Shellite is the go. I tried White Spirits and whilst it thins the silicone fine, Shellite just doesn't have nearly the odour... Also, make sure you're using 100% silicone. I tried being cheap and just got silicone sealant and it must've had an additive that just didn't let it cure for ages.

I live In uganda Africa and the most available thiner is Acetone.

I still have to test my xylene for this, also what the heck is the hate in that comment 8 hours ago? LOL (one benefit for xylene I think over toluene is the much longer drying time which leave much smoother surfaces, something I found with pure xylene and styrofoam to make a paintable polystyrene substance, as it dries smooth and clear like glass. (something I read about for using as electronic dope, ie a coating to get a high voltage barrier for capacitors and such you can either dip or paint onto the items, *also called corona dope I think? because it prevents coronal discharges) New thing I want to try though is curing it as a painted on item while submerged between two plates that have a 35,000 volt charge and see if we can get a flexible electret effect for power harvesting from the air.

15:08 can or can’t used with vinegar? I don’t understand this part. Because we don’t have refined petroleum derivative in Bosnia but I need to acidic acidic. Should I use vinegar a bit mixed with lighter fluid?

Can i use pure acetone to thin silicone down?

Thank you! If it can be useful in Italy: two months ago, after seeing your videos, I diluted the silicone with " acquaragia dearomatizzata " ( in english: dearomatized white spirit ) and it worked very well: I waterproofed a thin cotton canvas without changing its appearance and colour, it has only become more robust and is waterproof!

Gasoline (petrol)? Looks like it's just above or just below naptha, depending which chart I look at. I can give it a try and share results here...