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Me KITZLEN
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04-Oct-2004
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Started On : 08-Jul-2006 at 11:10:37 AM, #Views : 10836
Topic Subject : Cleaning alginate off |
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I'm basically a plaster-mould <-> plaster moulding person, who only now and then uses alginate.
Just used it (alginate) for some pieces with not only fine detail, but fairly convoluted surfaces. Quite often I get the mould off in one piece, and no problem. Sometimes I end up breaking the alginate off in chunks and then using a dental pick to go round looking for 'little blue bits'. (Better use of release agents would help, I know!)
So is it pure experience or is their some knack: thickness of alginate (in inches), mostness (thickness in fluidity), at some point saying "what the ****" and leaving it to dry and then brushing off the tiny bits that are left , .... Are traces best removed one at a time with dental instruments, soaked and washed-off en masse, left to dry and brushed off, ...?
Even trying to clean alginate dregs out of a silicone plaster bowl I seem to have days when it all comes out nice and easy, and days where soaking and multiple washing are needed.
Regards, K
(no email <http://kitzlen.com/contact>)
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