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David Wolff
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21-Feb-2006
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Started On : 13-Apr-2006 at 10:53:31 AM, #Views : 7049
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Ahhh the joys of trying something new. I always used alginate for my lifecasts, but one evening recently, my assistant decided she wanted a casting of her back as a birthday present for her boyfriend. I said ok, let's try using straight plaster and skip the alginate. We talked about the potential problems, heat, sticking, stc...and she agreed. So off to the races we went...go out the petroleum jelly and slathered her up. We went straight to the plaster bandages, no plain plaster first layer. All look like it was going well. The drippings bead up on her skin so I took that as it was not sticking.
Once she was covered and the banages had set, I had her flex her back a bit to break free. Nothing. I asked her to wiggle some more. Nothing. Ut oh. I worked my fingers in about her shoulders and around the top, then all the away around the piece. It was still not moving. My mind starts thinking..oh the people on ALI are going to tell me "I told ya so" Then I start thinking, ER....oh this should be fun. OK, collecting my thoughts again, I sgot a full hand under her shoulder and started to gently pry it away. As the mold came away from her back, her skin peeled away from it like it was glued in place. When it was finally off, and she never even winced, she told me it was like having the worlds largest bandaid pulled off. I was so sad for her. Then she laughed and said...let's try again, but not tonight.
The mold came out great. Her back was very very pink. We did try again, only this time we changed one thing. We used Vaseline instead of Dollar Store Petroleum Jelly. This time, the plaster did not stick at all. The mold nearly fell off her when she flexed. I am so glad I have a patient assistant.
Lesson Learned...You get what you pay for! ( I think I have tried to learn this before) I will put up pictures once I finish it.
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