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- Shipping cost will depend on your postcode. Please contact me for a quotation. Current indications are that it will be around $30 for Eastern states, more to WA
The Weatherproof Sculpting Medium For Creatives.
Enabling artists of every skill level, from aspiring to professional, to make beautiful permanent art that can stay outside all year long!
Cures rock-hard without firing, has considerable strength and is designed for extreme outdoor conditions.
To use, you just add water, mix it, knead it, sculpt it.
Pal Tiya Premium:
- Ships in plastic pails with handles and a tamper-evident lid, for ease of handling and storage.
- can be used for small ornaments, moderately sized sculptures or large pieces of public art
- is very strong, enabling a range of shapes and sizes. Smaller pieces can be built on a cardboard and foil shape (“armature”)
- has a two hour working time
- can be continuously added to over time (days, weeks or months later) as you need. Each additional layer permanently bonds to the last one
- can be carved and shaped allowing for tremendous detail
- cures somewhat like cement does, and is specially designed to be permanent for the outdoors
- cures over several days to a stone-like hardness, as long as it is kept damp to wet.
- can be painted
- Mixing ratio is approximately 4 parts Pal Tiya to 1 part Water, depending on ambient temperature.
- Shelf Life: 12 months. However, as long as the product is stored in the sealed tub in a dry, cool location and at least 9cm above any concrete flooring, this may be extended
- depends on the humidity of your climate
- if you have a partially used container, we recommend filling the void with bubble wrap or polystyrene off-cuts
- Supplies you will need:
- Aluminium foil
- A Hot Glue Gun (and refills) – readily available from Craft and Hardware outlets
- a selection of Modelling tools. Merlin Mosaica stocks a good range here
- an old kitchen fork
- Wire coat-hangers and stiff cardboard are also useful for creating you armature (the “skeleton” of your piece)
- Plastic bags and old towels for curing your creation
- water
By day 2 you can carve it, grind it and chisel it.
By day 6 it is nearing its full cure (70%).
By day 28 you will have 100% cure which is between 7 and 13 times stronger than cement.
The longer you let it cure the stronger it gets!
Planning your project (includes usage calculator)
A cute mosaic substrate made with Pal Tiya:
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