Moulding Powder | 500g | White | Mix 1:3 Jar - Hand & Object Moulds

Capture a hand, a foot or a small object in enough detail to see the skin lines. This 500g jar of white moulding powder is alginate based and mixes with water at 1:3, as printed on the jar. It sets in minutes into a soft, flexible, single use mould that you then fill with casting powder to get the solid piece.

Specifications

Perfect for

• Hand and foot impressions
• Couple and family hand casts
• Detailed one off moulds of small objects
• Keepsake and memorial casting

Compatibility

Works with: clean cool water, a mixing bucket, and casting powder or plaster to fill the mould.

Pairs well with: casting powder and acrylic colours for finishing the cast.

Not suitable for: reusable moulds, resin casting, or anything left to stand; the mould dries out and shrinks within hours.

How to Use

1. Measure cool water into a bucket and add the powder at 1:3.
2. Stir fast for about a minute. It thickens almost at once.
3. Press the hand or object in and hold still until the mix sets firm.
4. Wiggle the hand out gently, then fill the mould with casting powder the same day.

Before You Buy

• 500g of moulding powder only. Casting powder to fill the mould is sold separately.
• Moulding powder is not casting powder: it stays soft and cannot be a finished piece.
• The mould is single use and shrinks as it dries, so cast into it the same day.
• We state no food grade or skin rating for it. Keep an adult present when casting a child's hand.

You will Need

• casting and moulding powder
• acrylic colour tubes

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• the clay modelling corner
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Frequently Asked Questions

What mix ratio should I use?
1:3 powder to water, as printed on the jar. Use cool water.

Is the mould reusable?
No. It is a single use mould, and it shrinks as it dries, so fill it the same day.

What do I fill the mould with?
Casting powder or plaster. Mix it, pour it into the mould, let it set, then peel or break the mould away.

Should I buy moulding powder or casting powder?
Moulding powder sets soft and flexible and copies a hand or object. Casting powder sets hard and makes the finished piece. To make a hand cast you need both; the hand casting kits pair them in one pack.