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#1 Offline DVD - Posted May 7 2020 - 11:41 AM

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hi members,

 

how do you sand coating a plaster nest? ( the chambers ).



#2 Offline Zeiss - Posted May 7 2020 - 11:53 AM

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Make the sand wet to where it holds shape then pour the cement over it is what I do.



#3 Offline DVD - Posted May 7 2020 - 12:04 PM

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Make the sand wet to where it holds shape then pour the cement over it is what I do.

if you pour the plaster over the wet sand than you see only the plaster?i make the plaster wet with a little bit new plaster and brush but the ants get the sand of...



#4 Offline Zeiss - Posted May 7 2020 - 12:16 PM

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You will see some plaster, but there should be enough sand coverage.  Over time, ants and water will probably remove the sand.






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