Help with Apoxie Sculpt

[NEW CASTLE HiTMEN]

I did a search on this site for apoxie sculpt but only came up with where to buy. I want to know , How do you work with it? What do you use to apply it to a figure? Do you need to sand after it dries? ect.....

[5-13 Studios]

apoxie is a two part compound that requires a 50/50 mix. once mixed, it is a catalyzed product and you only have a certain amount of time to work with it. the time differs with the age of the product, newer batches tend to stay soft longer. with newer batches, i prefer to mix it and let it set for about 20 minutes before using, it tends to be sticky and gooey and almost unusable at first.
application is fairly easy. take off a small piece from the catalyzed batch, set it into place on the desired piece, and sculpt it with rubber tipped tools using a pushing and stretching method, keeping your tools wet at all times. water thins the product while it is soft, so that can be used to finish out the surface, making sanding unnecessary. however, once cured, it can be sanded if needed.

[5-13 Studios]

here is a link to the type of tools that i use: http://www.dickblick.com/zz049/35/

[detroitchild]

Rubber tipped tools???

[5-13 Studios]

Originally Posted by detroitchild

Rubber tipped tools???

yes, check the link in the reply above.

[detroitchild]

Kool! Will pick up a few of those items this week.

Originally Posted by 5-13 Studios

yes, check the link in the reply above.

[NEW CASTLE HiTMEN]

Chris,

Would a flat wet toothpick work as well? If no, then what tool would you recommend from that site? I just want to bulk up shoulder pads.