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Anyone learned in the ways of plastic?

I want to create a sculpture for my next art piece, and I wanted to coat a ceramic sculpture in plastic, and then melt it away in places. Firstly, what plastic should I be using? Secondly, how should I go about melting this plastic and coating my piece?
Thank you
Don’t spam me.

You might want to ask this in one of the sculpting or “art” forums online to get better answers –or at least include the word sculpture or art in your subject line.

One thing I can tell you though is that you’ll need a “thermoplastic” type of plastic (polymer) if you want it to melt when exposed to heat (perhaps with a heat gun or something you can place next to it that’s at least 250 degrees F (plastics vary in their heat tolerance though).

The “thermosetting” plastics will just burn after the heat gets high enough, and never melt though they will soften a bit when heated.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoplastic_plastics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermosetting_plastic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastics

HTH,

Diane B.

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