How To Polish Wax Carving

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How to polish wax carving. You can start with the most basic equipment such as penknives and filesAndrew takes you through the tools he use. Dont put hot wax on cold wax it wont adhere both surfaces should be heated. To the finest grit sandpaper I can get my mitts on2000 I polish my carved fossil tusk pieces with blue silicone wheels and finish with very fine pink silicone wheels.
Apply a coat of cleaner wax. Dentists use them for polishing tooth enamel. In about 15 min the product will dry a bit but still look a little greasy.
To prepare benzine wax put small pieces of white wax into a vessel cover the wax with benzine and closely stopper the vessel and allow to stand for a day in a cool place. Go over that again buffing into the gelcoat until you cant see any remaining haze. Check me out on Instagram usskullhunterKeep in mind when polishing horns that what grade of sandpaper you start off with will depend on how bad off the ho.
An overcut on a wax can be fixed by adding wax to the overcut area and recut. After this I sonic the wax in a lukewarm ultrasonic to get the rubbed off wax bits out of any lower areas in the design. Fill the voids and scratches with a smaller instrument.
Obtainable from dental supply houses. If you have the commercial wax solvent you can use this as well. Dimensions I use lighter fluid on a rag to polish the wax being carefull not to take away the crispness of the carving.
A polish will remove all scratches left by the finest-grain sandpaper and give the stone a shining lustre. You can also use silicone wheels with diamond grit embedded in them. Care is needed in these operations as benzine is highly inflammable.