Hey Peeps,
I was in B&Q the other day getting some bits for my room when I saw some stuff called Sugru and read up on it:
What is sugru?
sugru is the exciting new self-setting rubber that can be formed by hand. It moulds like play-dough, bonds to almost anything and turns into a strong, flexible silicone rubber overnight. Developed by a team of product designers and material scientists, sugru's patented technology is unique in its combination of hand-formability, self-adhesion and flexibility when cured. It feels like modelling clay, and it's that easy to use too. Once cured, its durable properties mean it's comfortable in extreme environments from the dishwasher to the ocean in Antarctica.
sugru can be blended to match almost any colour.
Why is this multi-coloured pack right for me?
The sugru Multi-Colour (Pack of 8) gives you 8 foil-wrapped pieces of sugru in 5 colours, ready for 8 fixing sessions around the house, car, garden, kid's playroom or just about anywhere really. You can blend the packs together as they come in black, white, red, yellow and blue to allow you to make any colour in the rainbow which means sugru is the perfect tool for invisible fixing.
It's easy to use, moulds to any shape, and sets in about 24 hours to a tough, flexible silicone rubber.
How to use sugru
sugru is hand formable and can be moulded and shaped by hand for up to 30 minutes once it has been removed from its air-tight packaging. sugru sticks to almost anything - in fact it was designed to stick to as many other materials as possible. It forms a strong bond to aluminium, steel, ceramics, glass, wood and other materials including some plastics like perspex and ABS and rubbers like silicone and butyl rubber.
sugru feels like modelling clay when you take it from its pack but once it's exposed to air, it cures to a tough flexible silicone overnight. Working time = 30 mins. Cure time = 24hrs (3-5 mm deep).
It's waterproof and sticks to all sorts of things.
What can I use sugru for?
When sugru cures, it's flexible rather than rigid which means that you can repair things that need to be able to move like textiles, cables, or shoes. It's also electrically insulating - how awesome is that?
sugru is strong and durable and is great outdoors. Once cured, it will stand up to anything the weather throws at it, wet or dry, hot or cold, it will survive. It also won't fade in the sun and it's fine with sea water too.
As sugru is a silicone rubber, it feels soft to touch when it has cured, but is also grippy. This makes it perfect for handles and grips as it is comfortable but non-slip. sugru is also stable in extreme temperatures - as low as -50°C and as high as + 180°C. It gets hot and cold to touch but it won't get softer or harder or melt.
Once it's cured, sugru is pretty much like other silicones - so it's completely waterproof. It's easy to clean with soap and water, and it's durable in the harsh conditions of your washing machine and dishwasher, and even in the sea. sugru can be removed; from non-porous materials by cutting it off with a sharp knife and removing any residue with fingernails and a tissue.
sugru stays fresh for about 18 months if you keep it in the fridge.
Other things you should know about sugru
sugru is inert once it has cured, but people can be allergic to anything so we have to tell you to be careful. sugru isn't certified as food safe yet. We're working on it but for now, please resist the urge to eat it. We're also working on making it kid safe because kids love sugru - probably because it's just like play dough when it comes out of the pack. But it's not certified yet so for now it shouldn't be used by children.
Finally sugru has a use by date printed on every individual minipack and it will stay fresh for 6 months from the date you receive it. If you use your sugru within its date, your fixes will last and last. But if you keep it in the fridge you can increase the shelf life to 18 months.
So I bought a pack of 5 mini packs for £8 as I thought it could come in handy for sealing leaks, cracked reservoirs etc and anything else I can think of.
Have you ever just been walking around a shop and come across something that could be useful to have in the growroom? If so please share so others can be enlightened.
I was in B&Q the other day getting some bits for my room when I saw some stuff called Sugru and read up on it:
What is sugru?
sugru is the exciting new self-setting rubber that can be formed by hand. It moulds like play-dough, bonds to almost anything and turns into a strong, flexible silicone rubber overnight. Developed by a team of product designers and material scientists, sugru's patented technology is unique in its combination of hand-formability, self-adhesion and flexibility when cured. It feels like modelling clay, and it's that easy to use too. Once cured, its durable properties mean it's comfortable in extreme environments from the dishwasher to the ocean in Antarctica.
sugru can be blended to match almost any colour.
Why is this multi-coloured pack right for me?
The sugru Multi-Colour (Pack of 8) gives you 8 foil-wrapped pieces of sugru in 5 colours, ready for 8 fixing sessions around the house, car, garden, kid's playroom or just about anywhere really. You can blend the packs together as they come in black, white, red, yellow and blue to allow you to make any colour in the rainbow which means sugru is the perfect tool for invisible fixing.
It's easy to use, moulds to any shape, and sets in about 24 hours to a tough, flexible silicone rubber.
How to use sugru
sugru is hand formable and can be moulded and shaped by hand for up to 30 minutes once it has been removed from its air-tight packaging. sugru sticks to almost anything - in fact it was designed to stick to as many other materials as possible. It forms a strong bond to aluminium, steel, ceramics, glass, wood and other materials including some plastics like perspex and ABS and rubbers like silicone and butyl rubber.
sugru feels like modelling clay when you take it from its pack but once it's exposed to air, it cures to a tough flexible silicone overnight. Working time = 30 mins. Cure time = 24hrs (3-5 mm deep).
It's waterproof and sticks to all sorts of things.
What can I use sugru for?
When sugru cures, it's flexible rather than rigid which means that you can repair things that need to be able to move like textiles, cables, or shoes. It's also electrically insulating - how awesome is that?
sugru is strong and durable and is great outdoors. Once cured, it will stand up to anything the weather throws at it, wet or dry, hot or cold, it will survive. It also won't fade in the sun and it's fine with sea water too.
As sugru is a silicone rubber, it feels soft to touch when it has cured, but is also grippy. This makes it perfect for handles and grips as it is comfortable but non-slip. sugru is also stable in extreme temperatures - as low as -50°C and as high as + 180°C. It gets hot and cold to touch but it won't get softer or harder or melt.
Once it's cured, sugru is pretty much like other silicones - so it's completely waterproof. It's easy to clean with soap and water, and it's durable in the harsh conditions of your washing machine and dishwasher, and even in the sea. sugru can be removed; from non-porous materials by cutting it off with a sharp knife and removing any residue with fingernails and a tissue.
sugru stays fresh for about 18 months if you keep it in the fridge.
Other things you should know about sugru
sugru is inert once it has cured, but people can be allergic to anything so we have to tell you to be careful. sugru isn't certified as food safe yet. We're working on it but for now, please resist the urge to eat it. We're also working on making it kid safe because kids love sugru - probably because it's just like play dough when it comes out of the pack. But it's not certified yet so for now it shouldn't be used by children.
Finally sugru has a use by date printed on every individual minipack and it will stay fresh for 6 months from the date you receive it. If you use your sugru within its date, your fixes will last and last. But if you keep it in the fridge you can increase the shelf life to 18 months.
So I bought a pack of 5 mini packs for £8 as I thought it could come in handy for sealing leaks, cracked reservoirs etc and anything else I can think of.
Have you ever just been walking around a shop and come across something that could be useful to have in the growroom? If so please share so others can be enlightened.
