How To Turn an Antique Chair from Trash Into Treasure

Step 1: Preparing Model

A damaged antique chair was found at a garage sale, but the small piece of carved wood missing from the top of the chair can quickly be replaced with Smooth-Cast® 385 mineral filled resin.

First, make containment walls with pieces of modeling clay. Apply molding clay along the gap to form containment walls. Then, firmly press the modeling clay against a backing board to contain the Smooth-Cast® 385 liquid resin.

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