A long time ago I saw a TV show where they took an object from around the house, lets say a small statue, put it in a box with the top open, poured in a liquid rubberized material, let is set up, took the whole thing out of the box, cut the rubberized material down the middle (not completely down the entire block), split the rubberized material enough to pull the statue out, made a hole in the top, put it back in the box and poured hot liquid candle wax into the hole created in the top along with a candle wick, let that set up, took it out of the box, split it open and pulled out a candle wax statue.

It appeared that this rubberized material would last through several candle moldings, maybe a whole lot.

I would like to find, cause I have never found in years of looking, a liquid material like this that would get semi hard or even completely hard as long as it is not heavy. Something like what Hollywood uses to make rubberized masks with in the movies, MI:3 is an example, Planet of the Apes. Silicone????

Lightweight, moldable, durable ANYTHING that fits this description. Mix up a liquid and it sets up to some solid form, soft or hard but light and not expensive, I need lots of it please.

rawpotatoeater37

Well i don't know if this would help you in the way that you need to use it, but epoxy resin could be used for something like this. You know those tube things you see in the hardware store that when you mix the liquids from the two tubes, the mixture hardens in like... 5 minutes? It's possible...

Duane in Japan

Not a bad idea but I will need like 20 gallons of what ever I use, and a budget of only a few hunderd dollars.

rawpotatoeater37

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Then just looking around online, I'd say you'll probably be able to get just what you need within your budget.

Make sure to notice how long your epoxy cures (hardens) and i would suggest covering the object with vaseline or something to prevent it from sticking to the epoxy.

rawpotatoeater37

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