SUGGESTIONS ON CONSTRUCTING TREES AND ROCKS - POLYGEM, Inc.

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#307 FR Lite Flex

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#307 FR Lite Flex

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#307 FR Lite Flex

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#307 Mixing Guidelines

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SUGGESTIONS ON CONSTRUCTING TREES AND ROCKS

POLYBAC #307

Weld together re-bars to the design and length required. The more re-bar used in fabrication will ultimately give a more realistic oval or circular end effect, thus giving the finished product a more natural look. Use an odd number of bars for circular or oval shape of tree trunks. For fabricating tree limbs, a minimum of three re-bars are required. Three or more re-bars will be needed for use with larger primates.

Tree Trunks Limbs
Cover re-bar with 1/8” val net. Pull net tightly and fasten securely with hog rings. This process will enhance the final appearance and also eliminate a second application of epoxy.
Mix 1 gallon Part A to 1 gallon Part B in a five gallon pail. Mix thoroughly scraping sides and bottom for approximately five minutes or until uniform in color. If coloration is desired, add pigment at this time and mix until the compound is streak free. Pigments should be purchased from a paint store and they should only be pigments for epoxy and/or polyester paints. Apply one heavy coat or two thinner coats to desired thickness.
After the epoxy has been mixed thoroughly, put on plastic rubber gloves such as Platex, and moisten gloves with clear, clean tap water. Remove some mixed #307 and push the epoxy into the mesh starting from the base and covering the trunk of the tree to the substrate. After a sufficient size area is completed but prior to the epoxy curing, take a reverse mold of the bark and apply release (lightly oil mold) and press into the epoxy to achieve desired grain effect. An alternative method is to use a comb to finish the texture of the tree trunk. Continue working upward on the next area.
Note: It is imperative that rubber gloves are kept moist but not overly saturated, since too little water will allow epoxy to stick to the gloves and not the mesh and too much water will retard the cure of the epoxy.