All of these recipes may be adjusted to suit your needs. All can be thinned, or thickened by adjusting the proportion of Foam-Coat, Filler, and Thinner.
*DO NOT PUT FOAM COAT RECIPES & MATERIALS DOWN THE SINK*
Material #1 - affordable, sandable, light, thinned with water, flexable, versatile (durable)
Steve's Foam CoatMaterial #2 - expensive, sandable, light, thinned with water, brittle (very durable)
Aqua Resin (use with fiberglass veil)Material #3 - expensive, sandable, medium weight, hard, water-based (relatively durable)
Durham's Water PuttyMaterial #4 - cheap, non-sandable, light, flexable (relatively-durable)
Papier Mache (paper & wallpaper paste)Material #5 - cheap, sandable, very light, flexable, tricky to work with (non-durable)
Acryl-Pro Ceramic Tile AdhesiveMaterial #6 - cheap, sandable, heavy, hard, tricky to work with (durable)
Hydro-Stone (sculpture-grade plaster) --
Recipe #1 - somewhat sandable
3 qts flat latex paint
3 - 5 tubes acrylic latex painters caulk
3 qts flat latex paint
3 - 5 tubes acrylic latex painters caulk
1 cup Joint compound
Recipe #2 - sandable – non flexible
1 gallon latex paint
1 cup Joint compound
1/2 cup water putty
Recipe #3 - somewhat sandable,
1 quart of latex paint
Recipe #2 - sandable – non flexible
1 gallon latex paint
1 cup Joint compound
1/2 cup water putty
Recipe #3 - somewhat sandable,
1 quart of latex paint
4 tubes of Latex caulk
2 cups of drywall mud
Recipe #4 - ultra flexible, expensive
1 cup Jaxsan
1 cup latex paint
Recipe #5 - cheap
1 cup glue
1 cup latex paint
1 cup Joint compound (wet or dry)
Recipe #6 - highly textural
1 cup glue
1 cup paint
1/2 cup – 2 cups texture
Textural Fillers:
Rough sawdust
Hemp
Wood shavings
Sand
Foam dust
Steel wool
Shredded Paper
Concrete dust
Burlap
Fiberglass veil
Industrial pre-made fillers
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