Post #733264 by MadDogMike on Tue, Dec 16, 2014 5:01 PM

Dave, I will have to do a count and see how many participants we have.

Operation Styro-Melt:
I started with a 22g x 6 inch spinal needle (it's good to have connections) and a bottle of acetone (fingernail polish remover)

I used the needle to direct the acetone into the foam until it started to drip out the bottom and the sleeve holes

I was able to start pulling out the leftover styrofoam and the acetone does not seemed to have damaged the clay.

So it seems the operation was a success but the patient may die anyway :lol:
Now without the support of the foam core, the shirt is starting to slump. And it is going to be difficult to finish punching out the flowers without the foam backing. I should have finished the shirt and let it dry more before dissolving the foam. We'll see what happens