Starlit Rose
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@CrimsonAether: Okay, I was gonna say, not reinforcing the helmet with anything but some resin and bondo seemed strange, so at least that makes more sense now, haha. Thanks for clarifying.
Even if bondo isn't as fumey as resin, I am currently limited to my apartment space - no garage space or anything like that - so I have to be careful. Especially because I have pets (including a small bird, which I would be most concerned about). I have a tiny porch I could work on outside, but I have neighbors directly above me who sit out on their balcony for smoke breaks almost every hour, so I wouldn't want to risk fumes wafting up their way(even if they are fairly moderate). From what I've read, it sounds like bondo isn't much stronger than paperclay? so that's why I thought to use that as a substitute. One day when I have a better working space, you bet your booty I'm going to start using the good stuff. Thanks for the warnings though! I hadn't thought about it before, but yikes, glass dust sounds pretty scary! Good to know that sort of thing!
@Dei: I haven't heard of apoxie sculpt before! Do you happen to have any examples of work you've done with this stuff? By this description it sounds...glorious (strong? no cracking? no shrinkage? no fumes? yes please!). And is it really lighter than paperclay? I've never really thought of paperclay as heavy once it's dry, but I suppose if I covered an entire helmet with it, it might end up a bit heavy. I'm certainly open to trying new things, and this stuff sounds like it might become my new go-to clay. Also, is it any harder to sand than paperclay? Very curious now...
Even if bondo isn't as fumey as resin, I am currently limited to my apartment space - no garage space or anything like that - so I have to be careful. Especially because I have pets (including a small bird, which I would be most concerned about). I have a tiny porch I could work on outside, but I have neighbors directly above me who sit out on their balcony for smoke breaks almost every hour, so I wouldn't want to risk fumes wafting up their way(even if they are fairly moderate). From what I've read, it sounds like bondo isn't much stronger than paperclay? so that's why I thought to use that as a substitute. One day when I have a better working space, you bet your booty I'm going to start using the good stuff. Thanks for the warnings though! I hadn't thought about it before, but yikes, glass dust sounds pretty scary! Good to know that sort of thing!
@Dei: I haven't heard of apoxie sculpt before! Do you happen to have any examples of work you've done with this stuff? By this description it sounds...glorious (strong? no cracking? no shrinkage? no fumes? yes please!). And is it really lighter than paperclay? I've never really thought of paperclay as heavy once it's dry, but I suppose if I covered an entire helmet with it, it might end up a bit heavy. I'm certainly open to trying new things, and this stuff sounds like it might become my new go-to clay. Also, is it any harder to sand than paperclay? Very curious now...