lofah

[dscott]

firet cast sorry pic bad could not get it to shine any help on getting it to shine i think it turned out ok

 

[TBone]

I like it. Did you do anything to get the lofah turn white?

 

[dscott]

no just cast in expoy
thank you for the response
wish i could get a better finish on it

 

[gerryr]

How are you finishing it? That would be good start for anyone to try helping. This stuff should polish like glass. The pen looks good though.

 

[dscott]

i tryed to buff it i think it is just clowdy from the inside
you know how this is now i have to keep trying till i get it right
thanks for the uplift

 

[BigRob777]

I was going to try to grow loofah squash this coming summer, then do some casting, but a good friend advised me that it would be too much work. I wanted to sell them, but congratulations for beating me to it. You will have to seal the loofah, so it doesn't absorb oils and so forth.
Rob

 

[Skye]

Did you paint the tubes or is the resin colored?

It looks almost like bubbles.

I'd say that anything that's been cast, like a sponge, that you have to actually cut the material while turning it, you need to finish that off with a coat of CA. If not, they'll be both resin and material at surface level.

 

[dscott]

painted the inside
i thought it looked like bubbles too
i think ca would do a better job will try on the next one may take this one apart and refinish
thanks

 

[Skye]

Both/either a pressure pot or vacuum will help with those bubbles. I know, easier said than done.

 

[dscott]

i am in the process of getting a pressure pot

 

[gerryr]

I've done one cactus blank and what I did was sand it to polish it with MM all the way to 12000. Then I applied 2 coats of thin CA and when through the MM again to 12000. Then, the next day, I buffed it with White Diamond.

 

[ctEaglesc]

I am guessing the loofa goes to the surface.
I would build up with CA and finish.
The same situation occurs when I lamiate metal or wood in my plexiglass blanks.

 

[dscott]

thanks for the feedback this helped alot

 

[NavyDiver]

Great first attempt!

 

[csb333]

I think it looks really excellent!!!