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Success is in the details.
My dad is home on hospice and my mom wanted this to cast their hands. She tried it the first time and it set up before they could do the mold. The instructions say to mix in a bowl and then transfer it to the bucket where the hands are inserted. We found mixing the product right in the bucket was better. After watching some Youtube videos and reading some more we contacted the company and they quickly responded sending us a new bag of molding mixture to try again and gave us suggestions for success. We used distilled water at room temperature and that seemed to help slow the transformation during mixing allowing my parents enough time to get in place. We made sure to remove the miscellaneous pieces before pouring the casting product in. After mixing it, we poured only enough in to coat the mold by turning the bucket sideways and rolling it then we added more, tapped the bucket to bring the bubbles to the surface and repeated until it was topped off. We filled to the rim of the bucket which created a flat level platform for the hands to stand with stability. After removing the molding from around the cast, we made sure to put a small fan on it for several days. We are happy with the detail of the results and service from the company and would recommend the product to others.
July 2018 · Arts Crafts and Sewing · verified purchase