Need a fireproof trash pile

[orlokoclock]

Hi! First post on haunt forum, and I am looking for help with a prop/set piece.

I am going to be building a platform to stand a giant cockroach on, and also masking a smell producing fog machine. I planned to mask both the platform and the machine using chicken wire and trash attached using liquid nails and great stuff. But My associate raised the concern as to how fire safe that is.

It'd be general trash, like bottles, pizza boxes, paper, plastic bags, etc.

Is there any better way to do this, or is there an effective way to fireproof a fake pile of garbage?

Thanks you guys!

[VexFX]

Fireproof trash:

• Aluminum soup cans (labels removed)
• Aluminum soda cans
• Glass bottles (wine, vodka, soda bottles, etc)
• Aluminum foil painted in different colors, and either wadded up in unusual shapes, or like sheets of wrinkled paper.
• Old pots and pans (dirtied up to look like they have food residue)
• Random pieces of scrap metal

Splatter lots of acrylic paint around on the trash (browns, reds, yellows, greens) to dirty everything up. And hit some items with washes of black or brown acrylic to really make things look grungy.

Try and paint items individually, and use contrasting colors so the heap has items that stand out in various sections. Green bottle on one side, red scrap of foil on another, blue soda can up front, etc. That way the color contrast makes the heap appear more detailed.

You can fireproof a pile of paper/cardboard, but it would not be cheap. It's usually best to start with fire resistant materials where possible.

If you really want/need items like cardboard boxes, start with a base of non-flammable materiel like the list above, and then fireproof select items and lay them on top. (news paper, pizza boxes, etc) That way you don't have the expense of putting fire retardant on a large pile of stuff. (and it's safer)

[orlokoclock]

Thanks! I hadn't considered painting metal to give it the varied look I want. I'll start stock piling now.

[Haunted Spider]

They sell fire proof liquid by the gallon. I don't think it is cheap though but you can spray it on just about anything. The metal idea is helpful as well, and you could probably get most of the look you were going for. They also make alot of plastic sheeting now that is fire proof if you wanted to use that for debris.

For the fog machine, there are a ton of scents that Froggys fog sells that would give you an odor you are looking for. You don't even have to use fog if you don't want, they have scent packs, etc. that work without fog solution. Just a thought.

[orlokoclock]

I'll look for some fire proof plastic sheeting. Thanks!

And I'm already using a garbage smell scent packet, so we're on the same page it seems.