I have used spray paint in the past and the melting wasn't bad. It gave it a very smooth and shiny appearance. I do Christmas wreaths with it and always use spray paint. I didn't even know not to.
Would it cure faster if you used additional strips of wetted paper towels? I'm just wondering if the curing time has to do with a lack of moisture as opposed to air. Did you come up with the 7-day rule through trial and error?
Zombie Stomper For some reason, TH-cam won't let me post a "reply" to your question, so I'll have to do it as a new "comment". We bought the molds from a company called Spirit Craft. www.spiritcrafts.net/
look up stilt beast studios, he spray paints great stuff all the time, it doesn't eat the foam like it would normal foam.. kinda strange, but it actually works
Ok I will be honest I have never had much luck using Great stuff as a casting material. I have also found it to be more costly than just using 3-4 pound foam from Smooth on for the results and number of casting you get.
For the respirator to be used during this process - what kind should I buy? In other words can one wear the doctor's white face mask for this process to be safe? You know the simple one that has elastic on the back to wear over the mouth.
To be honest, we're not sure... I know you can get a minimum of 3 skulls out of a can, because we've successfully done that. The limitations we run into are lack of molds, because we like the closed-mold method, and each of those takes 7 days to dry. The spray foam likes to seal itself in the nozzle after you use it. It is intended for one use only. I recently read where someone recommended using "Goof-off" to clear the nozzle of the spray foam, but we haven't had the opportunity to try it yet. Based upon the weight of the can after three skulls, I'm guessing you might be able to get 4 - 6 skulls per can, if you can keep the nozzle clear. With "Great Stuff" running $5.98 at Home Depot currently, that's a pretty good return on investment. Of course you do need to buy a mold, but the molds we purchased were $7.50 each, and you can reuse them indefinitely. -Mr. Voice
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I have used spray paint in the past and the melting wasn't bad. It gave it a very smooth and shiny appearance. I do Christmas wreaths with it and always use spray paint. I didn't even know not to.
Hi this was fab thank u. X can i ask why the need to put wet tissue strips in it?
Nice done guys, love it you guys are giving very clear instructions
I really hope this channel doesn't fade into nothing
same
Awesome Hallowen is just around the corner.
Nicely done. I would recommend this process.
Would it cure faster if you used additional strips of wetted paper towels? I'm just wondering if the curing time has to do with a lack of moisture as opposed to air. Did you come up with the 7-day rule through trial and error?
Really great. I think it's very clever
Zombie Stomper For some reason, TH-cam won't let me post a "reply" to your question, so I'll have to do it as a new "comment". We bought the molds from a company called Spirit Craft.
www.spiritcrafts.net/
look up stilt beast studios, he spray paints great stuff all the time, it doesn't eat the foam like it would normal foam.. kinda strange, but it actually works
Ok I will be honest I have never had much luck using Great stuff as a casting material. I have also found it to be more costly than just using 3-4 pound foam from Smooth on for the results and number of casting you get.
For the respirator to be used during this process - what kind should I buy? In other words can one wear the doctor's white face mask for this process to be safe? You know the simple one that has elastic on the back to wear over the mouth.
how do you prevent shrinkage? as the damp paper towel did not help prevent this.
What about WD-40 instead of jelly?
Very interesting. How many can you get out of 1 can of spray foam, though?
To be honest, we're not sure... I know you can get a minimum of 3 skulls out of a can, because we've successfully done that. The limitations we run into are lack of molds, because we like the closed-mold method, and each of those takes 7 days to dry. The spray foam likes to seal itself in the nozzle after you use it. It is intended for one use only.
I recently read where someone recommended using "Goof-off" to clear the nozzle of the spray foam, but we haven't had the opportunity to try it yet. Based upon the weight of the can after three skulls, I'm guessing you might be able to get 4 - 6 skulls per can, if you can keep the nozzle clear. With "Great Stuff" running $5.98 at Home Depot currently, that's a pretty good return on investment. Of course you do need to buy a mold, but the molds we purchased were $7.50 each, and you can reuse them indefinitely. -Mr. Voice
Not a bad return on investment, then. Definitely bears looking into for next Halloween season.
You can use acetone to clear the nozzle and straw to be able to reuse the can of great stuff over and over. Works like a charm! :)
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Why did you stop making videos. You only have to. You are a good content creator
looks like fun but what were those wet paper towel strips for ,they don't seem to do anything
The foam requires moister to set.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO CURE WITH OPEN FACE MOLD?
Awesome
, where did you get your molds? I'm in the uk.
Where can you buy the molds you used?
petroleum based spray paint eats polystyrene, not spray foam.
When Bigfoot is craftier than you...
Not even sure you still are active on this channel, but what is the point of the wet paper towels?
The moisture helps the foam set. I wouldn't use this process though. There are lots of better tutorials on TH-cam.
This is pricey! You can just buy foam skulls for a couple dollars lol!