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<DIV>Ya, it's doable... paint the canopy with liquid latex first, then
sink it in the plaster. No need for wax or mold release. The
layup will come right off.</DIV>
<DIV>You can get the latex made for molds from most any craft store.</DIV>
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<DIV>Rex Lesher</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A
title=mailto:moleski@canisius.edu href="mailto:moleski@canisius.edu">Martin X.
Moleski, SJ</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 20, 2005 6:44
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] El Nino
canopy</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>--On Monday, December 19, 2005 9:16 PM -0500 Ed Miller <<A
title=mailto:edbon85@charter.net
href="mailto:edbon85@charter.net">edbon85@charter.net</A>>
wrote:<BR><BR>> My thought was to close off the plastic canopy and sink it
in a box of<BR>> plaster of paris to make a mold and then lay the glass up
inside the plaster<BR>> mold. Is that doable?<BR><BR>I did that with a
small UltraSport canopy.<BR><BR>I didn't finish and wax the mold thoroughly
enough;<BR>I broke it when I pulled my second or third canopy<BR>from
it.<BR><BR>Marty<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion
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