![]() ![]() Learn from the mistakes of others I think comes into play here. Cleaning plaster off tracks is a pain but not as bad as getting it out of the carpet. Again don't forget to protect the floor and your track. The gloves keep the plaster off your hands and speed up the clean up process when called for dinner / coffee etc. This avoids the stark white of the plaster if chipped or damaged. There is usually a colour shift during drying. Add a little at a time until you get the shade close to what you want. Rub the top of the strip a bit to hold it in place then add the next piece.Ĭontinue the process for the first direction then repeat for the second layer at about 90 deg to give stability when dry.įor the top plaster coat try adding a small amount of concrete colour to give the shade of earth required. Place the first strip and hold with my left hand then spray, I use the Medical plaster, used for plaster casts etc, gloves and a spray bottle.Ĭut the roll to lengths to suit your location. This allows me to keep going for two batches and clean up is a snap, even if the plaster dries (this was not my idea BTW, saw it somewhere, passing it on). I bought one for $6 or so, cut it in half and use one half for a batch at a time. One other tip: My mixing bowl for the plaster is 1/2 of a cheap basketball. I use a frame made from hot melt glued cardboard strips. Like day old split pea (only not pea green)! Experiment with this. Now mix the plaster (i use plaster of paris, tinted with dry tint - black) and dip one sheet in at a time, let the excess plaster run back into the container, and cover whatever your scenic frame is. Plaster should be soupy, but thick soup. The cloth will begin to set in 5-10minutes. For greater strength apply a second layer at 90 degree angle. Smooth with fingers to form and create terrain contours. I will normally use two layers and smear the plaster around to eliminate any edges. Dip a singe piece quickly in water to activate the plaster and drape over entire mountain, overlapping previous edge by 1'. Spread the spackling flat enough to see the outline of the patch through it. Then apply a thin coat of DAP DryDex Spackling. Each sheet is about 4 by 8 inches, so it covers alot. Start by applying spackling to the back of the patch and place it over the hole and a little beyond press it in place around the edges. To use them, I pull off a stack about a half inch thick, - about 10 or 15 sheets - cut it in half (width wise) with heavy scissors and then pull each 1/2 sheet out and stack them flat ready for dipping. They are avaialble at any industrial supply house or janitorial supply house ![]() The kind that are folded into a bundle and go into the towel dispenser in a restroom, and you pull out one at a time. Rob: I've been using plaster soaked industrial paper towels for years with great results. ![]()
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