Faux volcanic rock - Tiki Carving

T Tikitackett Member Davenport, Florida Joined: Nov 15, 2002 Posts: 51	T Tikitackett Posted posted on Fri, Jan 24, 2003 9:42 AM If what you are talking about is what I THINK you are, then you are talking about the little holes that are there when the lava cools into rock, right? Well, if it is, I can tell you that the people who built Disney's Polynesian Resort have already solved that problem for you. What they did was use large rock salt (kinda like you would use in a home water softener). As the mortar or exterior starts to dry, press pieces of salt into the mortar in random patterns. Once the mortar/exterior is dry, wet the salt and it will dissolve leaving the appropriate "pitting". The process was used primarily for the "lava rock" walkways through the resort, which were made of combinations of concrete and other substances which could be hosed down to dissolve the salt faster, so if you can hose down your volcano...the salt will be gone faster. Hope it helps! Jason "Tiki" Tackett http://www.tikitackett.com

If what you are talking about is what I THINK you are, then you are talking about the little holes that are there when the lava cools into rock, right?

Well, if it is, I can tell you that the people who built Disney's Polynesian Resort have already solved that problem for you. What they did was use large rock salt (kinda like you would use in a home water softener). As the mortar or exterior starts to dry, press pieces of salt into the mortar in random patterns. Once the mortar/exterior is dry, wet the salt and it will dissolve leaving the appropriate "pitting".

The process was used primarily for the "lava rock" walkways through the resort, which were made of combinations of concrete and other substances which could be hosed down to dissolve the salt faster, so if you can hose down your volcano...the salt will be gone faster.

Hope it helps!
Jason "Tiki" Tackett
http://www.tikitackett.com

Post #20765 by Tikitackett on Fri, Jan 24, 2003 9:42 AM