The similar strength result is as expected.
The difference in finish is interesting.
Any pictures? I'd like to see the differences you're referring to.
I wonder if covering a plaster coat with some sheet plastic would
have the same effect if someone wanted such a finish?
--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "thesilentchamber"
<thesilentchamber@...> wrote:
>
> I started doing some more testing on my long wet cured samples
> today. The strength is roughly the same; I could tell no
significant
> difference in either the ones that were immediately dried and the
> ones that were long cured. The surface finish was very different in
> the pieces as well as how they looked when they were broken apart.
> The long cured ones were a lot finer grain. The paper was broken
> down into smaller fiber pieces and the surface finish was lot
> smoother (these were cast pieces). So if your doing a cast piece
> that is going to be of decorative value, you should defiantly
> experiment with long wet curing for better surface finish- if
that's
> what your after.
>
> I have started the next phase of my experiments- polishing and
> finishing. When attempting to polish without sealer I got exactly
> what I was expecting- a furry block of papercrete. I've applied
> sealers to some of the samples, polycrylic, polyurethane, and
> urethane. The surfaces have an odd reaction to the sealers,
> the "clumps" of paper close to the surface absorb different amounts
> and it gives it almost a marble look. The sealers have not cured
yet
> so I don't know if this look will go away with time or not- I am
> hoping that it doesn't.
>
> Plans for the use of this are moving along, just waiting on my
> experiments to finish seeing exactly how to go about the looks and
> structures I'm wanting to achieve. Just thought some might be
> interested. I'll post again once I'm done playing with sealers and
> coatings and such.
> -Daniel
> TheSilentChamber
>
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