10-19-2004, 12:48 AM
*EDIT* HOW TO:
Got a few PM\'s on this so I\'ll just post here to make it a little easier
Fist off, I got some 2 inch thick sheets of white bead foam from Home Depot. 6 to be exact. You need a razor (box cutter) or any really sharp knife to cut the foam or it will break instead of cut. Just measure up the the area you want to do this and draw it on the foam and cut it out. To \'glue\' the pieces together you will need Great Stuff spray foam. Be sure to prop something against the pieces because the foam is expanding and will push the pieces apart. Draw out your design on the foam with a Sharpie marker and cut it out. I used a dremel to carve away the design. Once you have carved away the pattern you want you need a heat gun to \'melt\' the foam. I didnt want to spend $35 on a heat gun so I bought a small propane torch ($15). Just lightly go between the areas of the rocks. You can also run it across the rocks to give a little texture. You then to paint the entire piece with latex paint (acrylic will eat through it). Pick up a cheap gallon from Home Depot for 5 bucks, they mix bad batches sometimes..... Then you can paint it with acrylics you just need a base coat of latex on to protect it. The pro\'s coat the foam with a spray coating or fiberglass (fiberglass/resin eats the foam also so remember your latex base!). You \'need\' to do this but it WILL chip if you bump it.
You can also make tomb stones this way!!!!!
Hope this helps
Good luck!
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A frikkin fireplace!!! :lol:
White foam from Home Depot! Im going to pick up some electric logs for it for Christmas and give it a repaint. Kinda spooky right now for Halloween.
What do you think???
![[Image: fireplace.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/grafix28/fireplace.jpg)
Got a few PM\'s on this so I\'ll just post here to make it a little easier
Fist off, I got some 2 inch thick sheets of white bead foam from Home Depot. 6 to be exact. You need a razor (box cutter) or any really sharp knife to cut the foam or it will break instead of cut. Just measure up the the area you want to do this and draw it on the foam and cut it out. To \'glue\' the pieces together you will need Great Stuff spray foam. Be sure to prop something against the pieces because the foam is expanding and will push the pieces apart. Draw out your design on the foam with a Sharpie marker and cut it out. I used a dremel to carve away the design. Once you have carved away the pattern you want you need a heat gun to \'melt\' the foam. I didnt want to spend $35 on a heat gun so I bought a small propane torch ($15). Just lightly go between the areas of the rocks. You can also run it across the rocks to give a little texture. You then to paint the entire piece with latex paint (acrylic will eat through it). Pick up a cheap gallon from Home Depot for 5 bucks, they mix bad batches sometimes..... Then you can paint it with acrylics you just need a base coat of latex on to protect it. The pro\'s coat the foam with a spray coating or fiberglass (fiberglass/resin eats the foam also so remember your latex base!). You \'need\' to do this but it WILL chip if you bump it.
You can also make tomb stones this way!!!!!
Hope this helps
Good luck!*END EDIT*
A frikkin fireplace!!! :lol:
White foam from Home Depot! Im going to pick up some electric logs for it for Christmas
and give it a repaint. Kinda spooky right now for Halloween.What do you think???