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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 765832, member: 19463"]Years ago I recall buying the cheapest foil possible for the purpose because it was thinner. Also, you can make plaster casts to accomplish the same thing but they require a little practice. Curtis Clay posted step by step instructions on this:</p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=29974.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=29974.0" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=29974.0</a></p><p> </p><p>He mentions using spirits to avoid bubbles. I found a commercial craft store product called Airid that worked well for this but I bought my last bottle 15 years ago (you use so little that it lasts a long, long time). </p><p><a href="http://store.plastercrafters.com/aimosp8oz.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://store.plastercrafters.com/aimosp8oz.html" rel="nofollow">http://store.plastercrafters.com/aimosp8oz.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 765832, member: 19463"]Years ago I recall buying the cheapest foil possible for the purpose because it was thinner. Also, you can make plaster casts to accomplish the same thing but they require a little practice. Curtis Clay posted step by step instructions on this: [URL]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=29974.0[/URL] He mentions using spirits to avoid bubbles. I found a commercial craft store product called Airid that worked well for this but I bought my last bottle 15 years ago (you use so little that it lasts a long, long time). [URL]http://store.plastercrafters.com/aimosp8oz.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
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