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I got this sharks jaw off CraigsList and it was missing a few teeth.

I made some new ones out of foam board and coated them with white glue and then with latex. Thought that might do the trick, but I'm not very happy with the way they came out. I would rather they have a hard coat finish on them.

The original teeth were made out of some sort of foam with a hard coating covering the teeth. Does anyone know what I could use to coat over the foam board on the new teeth I made to give it a hard shell ? Thanks !

original tooth

original tooth

I would try some of the water based varnish that is available at most hardware stores. Experiment on a small piece first to make sure it does not erode the tooth. Wow, I sound like a dentist.
Let us know how it goes.
Haunt on dude.

P.S.
I'm in Cocoa Beach with the family, and that mouth is very scary right now...
Dah dum, .... da dum, ..... dada dum!!!!

I'd use either paper mache or paper towels/toilet paper, brushed on with paper mache paste. use a waterproof spray laquer when painting is done.
That's what I use on my skulls as a finish coat and it works great.

I use to build exhibits for trade shows. We used something called Foamcoat. Rosco is the maker I think. It was used to seal carved foam pieces and is amazingly strudy.

Thanks for all the suggestions !

You know, I was not surprised to see such a cool find on Craigslist and there's your name.

You are killin' me!

But, but.......you got to go to Transworld and I've never been !

Originally Posted by Terra

You know, I was not surprised to see such a cool find on Craigslist and there's your name.

You are killin' me!

Thanks scourge, everyone !
A friend of mine had some foamcoat and let me try it on the shark teeth. Don't think it was made by the same company you mentioned scourge ? I coated the teeth and they seem to have come out fine. I still need to sand, prime and paint them. The foamcoat left a nice hard shell on the teeth. Once I get it all put back together, I'll post pics. I'm thinking of painting it with Wildfire florescent paint so it will glow like crazy under black-light !

Originally Posted by scourge

I use to build exhibits for trade shows. We used something called Foamcoat. Rosco is the maker I think. It was used to seal carved foam pieces and is amazingly strudy.

Looking good. Does that foamcoat stuff make weatherproof?