Wax Mold Prop Hands - Page 2

pennywise · #11 07-30-2011

This looks like a great idea! I wanted to try Flexwax, but found it way too expensive. I never thought to try candle wax. Thanks so much for sharing this

ouizul1 · #12 07-31-2011

Wow. A little scary, but then that's probably just the wimp in me. But I'm gonna try it anyway.

Thanks for sharing, dionicia.

dionicia · #13 07-31-2011

The most important thing is to have the ice cold water next to the wax, don't let the wax temperature get above 135 degrees and as weird as this sounds, thick lotion is your friend.

Please post your progress.

MacabreRob · #14 08-05-2011

Question: I tried this last night with my daughter's hand and used a butane torch to melt the wax off. Now it looks like there is wax within the plaster's matrix. Will that come out with warm water or am I now screwed? Any thoughts?

dionicia · #15 08-06-2011

Can you post a pic? I would say dip it in water but I'm wondering where the wax is on the hands.

MacabreRob · #16 08-06-2011

I posted the pix on my Weeping Angel's thread. http://hauntforum.com/showthread.php...185#post560185 near the end right now

dionicia · #17 08-06-2011

It looks like the last picture is with the wax on. It looks like you might be able to get the rest of the wax off with soaking it in warm water.

MacabreRob · #18 08-07-2011

I recast her hands in the pose I wanted, but the thumb did not form properly. I think the plaster did not get into it properly. I probably will take the thumb from that other hand and graft it onto the new one. I will update with pix when they are available.

dionicia · #19 08-07-2011

Going Frankenstein on it? Kewl. I can't wait to see pics.

MacabreRob · #20 08-09-2011

(Note: this is a copy post from my weeping angels thread, but it is related)

First attempt at plaster hands using the candle was technique was not so good. Maggie's hand relaxed. For the later attempts, I placed sticks between her fingers, which seemed to work better. The end of her pinky and most of her thumb on her right hand did not develope, but I used the fingers from my very first attempt to make up the loss.

Also, a number of fingers snapped off in the process of demolding. It was an interesting process of removing the wax this time. Because the wax hardened in the water between tips, it developed discreet layers. I also stuck the mold in the freezer before pouring the plaster.

The brush on super-glue (of all things) seems to be the best thing to adhere damp plaster to itself. White glue just got absorbed into the plaster.