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Author:  jayw1235 [ Sun Aug 20, 2023 8:59 am ]
Post subject:  New purchase
This is what happens when you have a few beers and go on eBay haha!
A 1992 Distortions Alien3 mask, needs repairing and some work but I think I can make a nice display piece out of it.
Does anyone know the best stuff to repair latex? Also I am thinking of cutting the top half off a mannequin and then using something like expanding foam inside.
Has anyone done anything like this before and got any tips or tricks?
Thanks
Jay

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Author:  jayw1235 [ Sun Aug 20, 2023 9:00 am ]
Post subject:  Damage
Damage to mask

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Author:  88reaper88 [ Sun Aug 20, 2023 11:24 am ]
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Might be worth contacting HouseOfMasks, he’s mainly a slipknot mask collector but he restores old masks and stabilises them.
Some of his vids on YouTube go through a bit of the processes but he might be able to point you in the right direction anyway
Author:  knoxvilles_joker [ Sun Aug 20, 2023 6:43 pm ]
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monstermakers.com sells anything you would need. RD-401 and then paint it with latex. dry brush for base coat then airbrush for rest(fw acrylic works). monstermakers latex is basically a derivative of liquitex liquid latex. And get a gross of flux brushes as you will burn through a lot rehabbing things. Or at least that is how I understand the process as of right now.
Author:  jayw1235 [ Sun Aug 20, 2023 7:30 pm ]
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Brilliant thanks for the two recommendations, if I want to get a high gloss/wet like look are people using just something like car laquer to achieve this?
Author:  88reaper88 [ Mon Aug 21, 2023 9:47 am ]
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Noooooo don’t do that, it might eat the latex.
The monstermakers site above sells specific slimes/wet look paints or you could use gloss acrylic medium (I’ve personally used the Windsor and Newton one)

Definetly get it stabilised before thinking of painting it. Waste of time painting it if it’s going to disintegrate in a few months.
Author:  jayw1235 [ Mon Aug 21, 2023 4:52 pm ]
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Thank you, just looked into them but they do not ship to UK unfortunately, I have found the uk supplier stage-door.co.uk so will see what they do!
Author:  knoxvilles_joker [ Mon Aug 21, 2023 7:57 pm ]
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jayw1235 wrote:
Thank you, just looked into them but they do not ship to UK unfortunately, I have found the uk supplier stage-door.co.uk so will see what they do!


monster makers has local resellers in respective countries.
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