Post #105400 by NJtikiboy on Sat, Jul 31, 2004 11:18 AM

I’ve done several castings using the tiki wall decorations as molds. I use duct tape to cover the string holes and then make a cardboard box the slightly larger than the tiki. I fill the box 4-6 inches with sand and gently work the mold into it “face first”. The sand supports the mold while I add the plaster. I then spay the inside of the mold the silicone spray (from the hardware store) and add the plaster. I use a bent coathanger wire as the wire to hang it up. Allow to dry for 2 days, remove from mold and wait 2 or more days to paint. When you remove it from the mold plaster will be off white, as it dries it becomes whiter. When it is super white and sounds dry when you tap it he is ready to paint. Do not rush and paint a wet casting. It won’t be pretty.

Good luck. I will try to post pix of the ones I did.