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Originally Posted by trentsketch
Believe me when I say I had absolutely no issues with the floor finisher. It really is a small percentage of the final mixture and not nearly as potent when mixed in with the flour and glue and liquid starch. Some of the mixture got on my clothes and came right out in the wash; same with any that got on exposed skin: came right off with soap and water. If anything, the floor finisher managed to speed up drying in very humid conditions: I mached in the morning and had a dry piece ready for painting in the early afternoon. I haven't experienced that before with just a mix of the other ingredients in any proportion. A pure flour/water mix in my area takes days to dry in August.
Besides, I would never consider paper mache-ing without a pair of gloves on, floor finisher or not. It's far too messy a process to treat it otherwise. Worst case scenario if there were an issue with the floor finisher: vegetable oil. Cuts right through it. Then you just need regular soap to get rid of the oil. I never work with the finisher without a small bowl filled with oil by my side.
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yeah know i might have to try it... .thanks again
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Originally Posted by dkelley
Flour and cold water (seems to help reduce lumps) then throw in some white glue. I don't use starch because I can't find any! I add some bleach to help prevent mold. I don't measure anything, just use the TLAR method (That Looks About Right).
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bleach to prevent mold thats might be a good idea. and i found only a little glue if u have alot it takes for ever to dry! and i started to get worryed that it was taking so long so i coted it in dry flour got a wet paint brush and brushed it in that did the trick
-BYH