2026-10-02 Troubleshooting
Silicone Blooming: Why Parts Turn White and How to Fix It
White patches after molding or a water-boil test are blooming — additives migrating to the surface, not dirt. The four causes we see most, and the fixes that hold.
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Which product lines to convert first, how to run the side-by-side trial, and the three failures that kill most first platinum batches.
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Sulfur, amines, phosphorus and peroxide residue can silently kill a platinum cure. Five workshop rules that prevent the most common — and most expensive — platinum catalyst failure.
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