![]() DO lay it on the mold gently and rub it down gently. When applying the plaster bandage to the model, DO NOT stretch it tightly across the outside of the mold. Straighten out the bandage and take it immediately to the model.You do NOT want to squeeze too hard or you will squeeze out the plaster as well. Take it out and gently squeeze out the extra water.With two hands, one on each end, dip the plaster bandage into the water for about 5 seconds.Get a flat tupperware type container or a bucket of water.You've got your plaster bandages cut to length. It's not difficult to wet your plaster bandages. Because of that it requires about 6 rolls of 4-inch bandages ![]() A head mold has a surface area of between 600 and 700 square inches.What Size Pieces of Plaster Bandage Should I Use? We include 1.5 rolls in our Face Casting Kit to be on the safe side. Doing the math shows us that a face can be done with about 1 roll of 4 inch bandages. A typical face mold is a round bowl approximately 12 inches in diameter or about 115 square inches.For a full torso we need to have 6-8 layers of plaster bandagesĪ four-inch roll of plaster bandage contains 720 square inches of bandage (180 inches long x 4 inches wide).For a half torso, we need about 5 layers.For a head mold we need an average of about 5 layers. ![]()
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