How To Polish Wax Carving
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.
How to polish wax carving. Alternatively you can dab a bit of canola oil on a lint-free cloth and rub the stone with it. Dentists use them for polishing tooth enamel. 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.
Care is needed in these operations as benzine is highly inflammable. 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. You can also use silicone wheels with diamond grit embedded in them.
An overcut on a wax can be fixed by adding wax to the overcut area and recut. You can start with the most basic equipment such as penknives and filesAndrew takes you through the tools he use. If you have the commercial wax solvent you can use this as well.
Go over that again buffing into the gelcoat until you cant see any remaining haze. Follow up with the final polishing using a piece of panty hose. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators.
Gently brush the entire waxed area with a soft toothbrush. A polish will remove all scratches left by the finest-grain sandpaper and give the stone a shining lustre. Once your piece is completely dry you can polish it with a store-bought jewelry polishing cloth.
Dimensions I use lighter fluid on a rag to polish the wax being carefull not to take away the crispness of the carving. 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. A wax pen works well and so does a pin.
