4WDtiki - Bill's stuff. - first new pics in years - Tiki Carving

K kountzyro Member Brooklyn, NY Joined: Jul 02, 2008 Posts: 49	K kountzyro Posted posted on Fri, Jul 23, 2010 3:15 PM Well, it's not straight foam, I use some specialty coatings designed for the scenic industry. Most are water-soluble, but they do require sanding and skim-coating to smooth things out. In the past I have used fiberglass on large-scale stuff, but it can be a real pain. You have to plaster coat the foam first so the resin won't eat it, then there's the nastiness of sanding, and then a finish coat that will accept paint... what a drag! And, yeah, those metallic finishes were kustom-hotrod inspired! Metallic bases with layered glazes gives you the illusion without the toxicity. But you do have to sacrifice some durability in the bargain.

Well, it's not straight foam, I use some specialty coatings designed for the scenic industry. Most are water-soluble, but they do require sanding and skim-coating to smooth things out. In the past I have used fiberglass on large-scale stuff, but it can be a real pain. You have to plaster coat the foam first so the resin won't eat it, then there's the nastiness of sanding, and then a finish coat that will accept paint... what a drag!

And, yeah, those metallic finishes were kustom-hotrod inspired! Metallic bases with layered glazes gives you the illusion without the toxicity.
But you do have to sacrifice some durability in the bargain.

Post #544172 by kountzyro on Fri, Jul 23, 2010 3:15 PM