<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div>Hi Thomas,<br><br></div>There is also a "tatooing" technique for labeling silicone rubber molds that involves stippling the surface with a sharp point and rubbing India Ink into the surface. See page 5 of the following PDF.<br><br></div><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__vertpaleo.org_For-2DMembers_Preparators-2DResources_Preparators-2DResources-2DPDF-2Dfiles_Davidson-5Fet-5Fal-5F2006.aspx&d=DwMFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=Gr_BCJU9bEUsClNXKYU1l30xIygMqYt0SWOff98zZwk&s=oVaBqxrbro3e2tePR1Xje47sGiBBH0l_g1hx1FdeHJQ&e=">PDF link to:</a> <br>Davidson, Amy et al. 2006. "Assembling an Archival Marking Kit for Paleontological Specimens", p 5.<br><br></div>I've also gotten in the habit of labeling the mother mold with the "standard method" described in the above paper. Including a freshly printed specimen label enclosed in polyester mylar or a zip bag (made of either polyethylene or polypropylene) with the mold in storage also helps to easily track and identify the mold. We place the encapsulated label and the mold with spare casts into a larger zip bag and store them in cabinets where they are not exposed to direct light.<br><br></div>Hope this helps!<br><br></div>Cheers,<br><br></div>VRR<br><p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I am working at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin and our paleo preparators regularly come up with silicone molds. The new ones can be labeled by writing in the clay molds, but I was wondering if anyone knows of a way
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I read about a method with Vinyl Polysiloxane, but this seems relatively labor intensive and not useless for smaller molds.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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