Thread: Handy faux candle/liquid plastic trick

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After putting a lot of time in on my skulls and made-from-scratch LED candles, I decided that it would be kinda nice to not have to permanently attach the candles to the skulls (for flexibility later on), but I still wanted that "wax dripping down the skull" look.

So, I mixed up some transparent liquid plastic (Smooth-On Smooth Cast ColorMatch 325 again) with the same red that I had for the candles to pour some "run-off" on the candle. But, instead of using the particular skull that the candle would mount on I just used an unpainted one and gave it a good coating of mold-release so that the plastic would slide off once it was cured... I dribbled the liquid plastic on the candle and made a removable candle+run-off with it:

This is what the "final" product looks like:



But, the candle part is totally removable:





I was pleased how that worked so I just wanted to share the idea!

-Clay

That looks really cool! Thanks for the idea

Awesome job!

Looks great!

Looks awsome!

Great looking candle and you don't have to worry about the candle being stored somewhere cool so the hotglue doesn't melt. Hot glue and a hot garage don't mix down here in the south. :-)

Candle looks great