Suitable modelling cement or similar.

Oct 14, 2009 37 Replies
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Hi all. Maybe not strictly DIY but you've been helpful in here before.



I have a few pieces of coloured glass in approx 1" chunks and also some attractive pebbles collected from a beach by my children when they were very young.



For sentimental reasons I would like to set them into some kind of putty or cement in order to make a couple of paperweights. Maybe simply pushing them into a lump of some fixant. I'm visualising summat like Superman's glass home on Krypton but about the size of a tennis ball :-)



Grateful for any advice on what cement I could set them into and maybe a link to a vendor?


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Car body filler?

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B

Hmmm maybe - although I feel whatever I use will need excellent adhesive qualities to stick to the glass.

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Would clear embedding resin be suitable?

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This has to be the best newsgroup ever... :-)

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Find a local(ish) large craft store, Buy a 1kg size box of crystal clear resin casting mix and a suitable mould Read up on how to achieve a "No bubble" finish and cast the lot inside a nice shaped ornament/paperweight.

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Not ideal - I want them sticking out like a porcupine on acid ( !).

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B

Thanks. Did consider that option - I used to use it as a kid. Trouble is it's not the effect I was after. I think it would be too large and wouldn't show off the glass at its best.

Do you think car filler would be adhesive enough?

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CAR BODY FILLER!!!

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It'll certainly stick. Whether the colour/texture is what the OP wants is another matter. With casting resin you can add whatever aggregate you like. Interesting possibilities

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Can't remember what it was called. Had a small ceramic mould that had 5 smaller indents to make keyrings of differing shapes. It *did* stink though.

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OK, OK - I hear you! Thanks. Sounds ideal. The glass will hide the filler so it doesn't have to look attractive.

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that's the one! showing my age now...

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them a call and ask for their advice.

HTH

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Some good ideas were posted, but I am surprised that no-one mentioned Milliput epoxy putty, which should be the ideal material.

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can buy it in a selection of colours from Amazon UK:
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