Spray-able wax

[Glen Peters]

Hello

 

Does anyone have a formula for a spray-able wax resist? I thought I might try an aerosol furniture polish (Pledge?) But pledge proudly states on its can "Contains no wax"

 

I should mention that I'm trying to take impressions of tree bark using latex or silicon. I tried using motor oil but it messed with the latex and didn't release so well!

 

Thanks

Glen

[bciskepottery]

Have you thought about making a clay or plaster impression of the tree bark and then making your latex/silican impressions from those?

[clay lover]

I have also wondered about how to spray wax for resist patterns, will look forward to any suggestions.

[Glen Peters]

Have you thought about making a clay or plaster impression of the tree bark and then making your latex/silican impressions from those?

 

 

Yes bciskepottery I have done that (long time ago) thanks for the suggestion. I'll try that on whatever I can drag home but for items in the woods it will be easier to use silicon --less stuff to carry and hard to carry home in one piece?

 

I might experiment with auto wax if I can find some in aerosol cans, Armor-All maybe?

[JLowes]

I saw something similar to what you want to do at http://www.instructa...ramic-Wall-Art/ Basically, they used clay to make an imprint of a telephone pole texture they liked, made a silicon mold, then a plaster mold from that.

 

John

[Glen Peters]

I saw something similar to what you want to do at http://www.instructa...ramic-Wall-Art/ Basically, they used clay to make an imprint of a telephone pole texture they liked, made a silicon mold, then a plaster mold from that.

 

John

 

 

Thanks John

 

I found some useful tips in that series especially 'drying the clay between two sheets of gypsum!' But as I mentioned earlier dragging the material back and forth in the bush is labour intensive and fraught with folly (say that 10 times real fast)

 

So I'm still in the market for a spray wax. ArmourAll, according to the agent at ArmourAll, is not wax based.

[bigDave]

I'll try that on whatever I can drag home but for items in the woods it will be easier to use silicon --less stuff to carry and hard to carry home in one piece?

 

 

Would really like to see what your are making and how you do it, sounds really cool.

 

I too have made lots ceramics with slapped up clay to tree bark ,

 

bbut cant really imagine what you are up to here

[Glen Peters]

I'll try that on whatever I can drag home but for items in the woods it will be easier to use silicon --less stuff to carry and hard to carry home in one piece?

 

 

Would really like to see what your are making and how you do it, sounds really cool.

 

I too have made lots ceramics with slapped up clay to tree bark ,

 

bbut cant really imagine what you are up to here

 

 

Hi bigDave

 

What am I up to...well, many things, some I'm not even aware of yet! But to be more specific, there are some rotted tree stumps in the forest that I want to take impressions of. They have a very pleasing radial pattern/texture that I want to copy! The nicest one is in the middle of a large beaver pond so I'll be working out of a canoe?

 

Last summer I took latex impressions of weathered posts, spraying them down with silicon spray first. They were hard to remove intact, some of them wouldn't come off... period! The ones that I did save look pretty cool and I'll soon be working with them. One idea I have is to spread slip on the textured latex and bond that to a thin slab (substrate)

 

Thanks for the interest

[bigDave]

uh huh interesting,

 

sounds like a chainsaw might be the answer

 

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[bciskepottery]

Possibilities/alternatives . . . http://www.evidentcrimescene.com/cata/cast/cast.html

[Glen Peters]

uh huh interesting,

 

sounds like a chainsaw might be the answer The stumps are too rotted, they would just fall apart. I do bring the odd piece home but the really cool ones are too delicate. I picked up some spray wax in the auto wax department, I'm hoping will work...

 

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[Glen Peters]

Possibilities/alternatives . . . http://www.evidentcr.../cast/cast.html

 

 

Thanks bciskepottery That is very interesting and solves some other problems I have too!

 

I'd still like to have a spray wax formula. I know there is a product that works but its too expensive for the volume I'm likely use.

[Denice]

You might look into a product called Spray-Lat, I think you spray it on then you can peel it off later. My husband brought me a quart of it home from work but I have never used it, they use it when painting amusement rides like potters use wax resist. I was told I could spray it or brush it on, I thought someone might make it in spray can. Denice

[Glen Peters]

You might look into a product called Spray-Lat, I think you spray it on then you can peel it off later. My husband brought me a quart of it home from work but I have never used it, they use it when painting amusement rides like potters use wax resist. I was told I could spray it or brush it on, I thought someone might make it in spray can. Denice

 

 

Thanks Denice

 

I have sent an email off to support at Spray-Lat I'll let you know when I hear from them.

 

Glen