Why I'm Ditching Plaster Of Paris For Good!

On one side, the seasoned veterans of a traditional material.. On the other side, the newcomer. The clash was fierce, each side vying for dominance, and I couldn't have predicted the outcome. As the battle reached its climax, the shocking results unfolded before me, leaving me in awe of the unexpected victor of the materials. The craft world would never be the same again, forever changed by this monumental duel.
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Why I'm Ditching Plaster Of Paris For Good!
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[@bboyias]

My mother ran a plaster Paris shop for many years casting and selling statues and all types of stuff. when painting plaster of Paris it's always best to give it a base coat. ALWAYS! and anytime there's a hole you can just make up a small amount of plaster and fill in the holes and just let it dry again and it's ready to go!!❤

[@DiscentG]

What kind of brand of base coat

[@bboyias]

@@DiscentG white paint (thin coat) or gesso works great!

[@spyrock247]

@@bboyias how long will a plaster of Paris statue last indoors?

[@bboyias]

@@spyrock247if you paint it or keep it white, a clear coat spray will help it to stay clean. I have plaster Christmas ornaments from over 45 years ago. As long as you treat it as a breakable piece it will last forever. If resin and plaster, it will be pretty indestructible!

[@giovannacasadio9600]

Great video, i have 2 tips as i have been using Pop for a long time, 1st you can add a little bit more water to the powder then what you did, 2nd tip is for the bubbles, if you give a very light spray to the mold with a drop of windows cleaner in water mix, this breaks the surface tension of any bubbles on the surface of the mold hence no holes in the casting. 😊

[@DeborahOlander]

Excellent advice. Especially since plaster of Paris is cheap.

[@richiebricker]

a 10 lb bag of plaster costs about $12 the ***ResinCrete is $50 to $60*** for 10 lbs

[@LenoreGuarino]

@@richiebricker I figured plaster of Paris much cheaper. He didn’t mention so thank you .

[@storminight]

Right!

[@richiebricker]

A small vibrating table will get rid of every bubble in plaster. Dental labs use it everyday so vibrating it while your pouring will get the job done or you could do something like running a drill or power tool against the mold after you pour and watch all the bubbles come out the top. So if the resin crete is pricey then Im gonna stick with plaster

[@levmania]

good video but i think a price comparison would have been good as well.

[@bobbieboeve6631]

Thank you for the video. My personal experience with plaster of Paris is that you can add more water than you did. It can be pretty liquid which will make it much easier to get into your molds.

[@dkquick72]

This may be a stupid question, but how “breakable” are those after they fully cure?

[@AStClair-wq4pd]

You can add more water to the plaster. It doesn't make a difference.

[@agomodern]

Let me guess, resincrete is way more expensive. Being that it takes more powder to water, my assumption will be correct just based on that alone.

[@lechatbotte.]

Plaster of Paris becomes gypsum aka wallboard material when heated. Most certainly not the same thing. Thank you Steve for doing as these videos. You can add a bit more water to the plaster of Paris to pour easier it will take a bit longer to cure.

[@giovannacasadio9600]

Said the same thing 😊

[@TheBeadedFairy_100]

I absolutely love your videos. I work with PoP alot and were actually saddened by this video. Pouring water over PoP will always make more bubbles and makes alot of clumps. I always pour the powder into the water, let it sit for a minute or two and then stir. Tapping the holder to remove bubble before I pour and then the mold after pouring.

[@analgirlxx1826]

i like the OFF white colour in the plaster paris the most, so pretty♥

[@peggyheimbrock4941]

Thanks!

[@karenlloyd16]

Have been very curious about the differences, if any. Thanks so much Steve.

[@rebeccamoerno8356]

I was wondering because it looks the same, but I have used pop before, and it breaks easy. Thank you for the info.

[@lyli1969]

I agree with Giovanna. More water will help to get rid of all those cracks. Also some shaking will get rid of the bubbles.

[@galehamby7697]

Thank you!

[@LisaVornhagen]

That was really interesting. I was actually kind of curious about that myself. Looks like the Resin Crete is a better choice. Thank you!

[@aprildegele1510]

You said Newtonian liquid!!! The first time I saw you tap the mold with the plaster I wondered if you knew that's what it was. Now, I have to love you. Can't afford to even buy you a coffee, but I really have to love you because you said Newtonian liquid (however, technically, it's Newtonian Fluid). It didn't surprise me that the resincrete worked better than the plaster. First being bubbles. For the plaster to have worked properly, you needed to vibrate the bubbles up and where the bubbles ended up, I doubt they would have escaped unless you could tilt the mold without losing plaster. Plaster isn't very good for highly detailed tings, especially when those "things" have so many places that air pockets can form. Resincrete is a lot thinner and will fill all of the crannies based on what I saw of the consistency when you poured. I've never worked with it, but I have plaster. I'd choose the thinner, smoother consistency all day.

[@user-wu8pk1tu3r]

Big price difference between the two....Resin Crete is much more expensive

[@perrys5954]

It's funny how just the sound of your voice is already immediately stress relief! Thanks for your videos they really help me reset and relax my brain! :) oh, I would add that while I really deffer to your exceptional experience over my own, I have worked with Plaster of Paris before and the test/comparison didn't seem all that fair as to my eye it was simply a matter of not having enough water in your PoP mix. I always leave the final bit of water in my mixture to either have a thicker or thinner paste depending on my purpose (thicker when sculpting/shaping and thinner when pouring in a mold). So yah adding a little water to make them the same consistency and then testing them would really have me curious of the comparison then. Thanks for the great videos! :)

[@perrys5954]

Oh and I would add, despite my thoughts on getting a better mold from a thinner mixup of PoP I do love how you demonstrate the resincrete stronger and doesn't scratch/flake. I am definitely ordering some with your link right now :)

[@elsyrivera8222]

Thank you I was wondering which was better.

[@callyross7873]

thank you! very helpful. I've also wondered about knocks and dings, and even dropping Resincrete but been to chicken to test it!

[@frankiedollar5407]

I have reactions to mica powder. However I have found that I can use eyeshadow to color my resin crete. Wish I could send you some of my pictures. Give it a try ❣️❣️

[@melissawagner-wu1980]

Thanks for the experiment!

[@dcruicks1]

Thanks this was very helpful!

[@cynthiaswain4070]

Great informational video

[@debbee2705]

Thanks!

[@miarose5129]

It's better to add the pop to water, not water to pop. It changes the consistency

[@mackyd955]

why did you put so little water in the plaster? I dont have a lot of experience but if i want the plaster to shape well in a mold i make it more watery

[@FirebladeCBR]

I use plaster of paris quite a lot. You can add more water to it to make it more fluid so it’s easier to get into the nooks and crannies

[@aprildegele1510]

In my experience, plaster is more porous, rather like bisque fired clay. Absorbs color, dries fast, and the color is difficult to remove if you make a mistake unless you under-paint it with white in at least 2 coats. Black is exceptionally difficult to remove without a couple of coats of underglaze in white. No underglaze, and the black will NEVER come out. It may look "gone", but fire it and the black will come out. Never worked with the resincrete. But intimately knowing bisque-fired clay (I paint realistic portraits on bisque ... which is SO difficult and you have to do it in one go), I'm going to say that getting great colors that are consistent across different molds of plaster will be difficult. Not only does plaster absorb color and water quickly, the color will pool in the holes and it's difficult to work wet on wet unless you work FAST. I learned that with bisque portraits. Have no experience with resincrete, but it appears that the medium is more forgiving.

[@myruffleddreams1906]

I’ve added POP to paint in order to get a chalk effect. Not realizing how POP works my paint just kept getting harder and harder. I think you can actually add just about any waterbased product, that may also make it stronger. You could probably put some sort of water-based sealant in it, or maybe even some sort of fiber type additive to make the POP stronger?

[@rubylicious1024]

yep, I think it's a interesting material.. if you look at calcium sulfate and calcium carbonate, you can find many of what it's used for.. a lot of various uses in construction, medical and agriculture for ex

[@G.Lollie]

thank you !!

[@theheinzification]

In my experience with Pop it's not critical to be overly exact with the amount of water in the mix. If you want it thinner, just add a bit more water so you can actually pour it in the mold. No problem at all. Depending on the variant of Pop it hardens quickly or very slowly. I use one made for pouring and it seems to me that I get all the details, just like with resin. Maybe I should take a closer look though. Or maybe the molds I used it in didn't have that many fine details. However all the variations of Pop I know and have used are not to be mixed right away. You put the powder in a container, then add water until the powder is more or less submerged and then wait and just let it sit like that for 2 minutes or longer, depending on the kind of Pop you use. Having it sit longer than suggested isn't a problem either, so no need to be exact. Then stir (if it's not liquid enough or too liquid you shouldn't add water or powder at that point) and afterwards pour it or whatever you use it for. It doesn't flake of THAT easy, but of course it isn't nearly as hard as resin. It's certainly not as versatile as resin either as far as pouring is concerned.

[@LISA-gv5yo]

😊😊😊 Tente : Gesso pedra, caucita, hidrofugante, e água! Fica igual a jesmonite....tente....tem vídeos sobre jesmonite caseiro! Pra mim, fica igual e mais barato do que resincreate. As bolhas no gesso acontecem pois você não coloca de pouco em pouco, até sumir a água, e não deixa descansar por uns minutos!

[@caramccaffrey4779]

I wonder if there’s any difference between them in the way they react with resin? 🤔

[@lindaeastment4542]

Hi Steve,Thanks for sharing a very helpful tutorial very much appreciated 👍❤️ Steve, what did you think of the Swedish Glaze ice cream ✨

[@DianasClayDecoupageCrafts]

Thanks for the comparison, Steve. I learn so much from your comparison videos. 😁

[@vezhopkins714]

is Stone cast closer to plaster of Paris or resincrete ?🤔

[@mandicoleman7433]

Cool 😎

[@liamwatson5125]

And if there’s any plaster of Paris or resin mixture remaining, do not throw it down the sink! Pour it into a plastic bag and then throw it away, otherwise you’ll block the drains.

[@cchemmes-seeseeart3948]

This may work for props, but I don't believe it would work for sculpture. I've heard of ages old plaster sculptures in museums, as a serious art form. But when I looked into it, I learned that resin is not considered an archival material. Any knowledge on this?

[@peterbuckby7319]

Just make the Paris more fluid. It then it show’s more detail

[@LorE_aka-midwestmemaw8555]

🫶🏼. I was actually asking myself this over the last few days. I typically use Plaster Paris as a weight type thing, like to fill a flowerpot to hold my tiki torch under on my covered deck.

[@brendagoen]

Steve I coat my POP with a clear coat and also add a little more water with it

[@Itsyogirl_mommatman]

I thought about using resin crate to make a homemade fire pit

[@Itsyogirl_mommatman]

@@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts I will for sure be checking into that and then I'll send you a photo once it's finished

[@alcg3981]

Good idea! I wonder if coating the inside with heat proof cement would make a difference?

[@mlfett6307]

Very interesting! I remember you once added Plaster of Paris powder to resin and poured it into a mold. How would that compare to the ResinCrete?

[@sallymccornack122]

Just wondered what the price difference is as well.

[@flodjod]

horrendous price diff

[@lecreamcakes4069]

How well does the resin stuff stick to streched canvas?

[@Bubblestheghost]

What kind of paint did you use? I saw another video from a different creator say acrylic paint does not work on resincrete, that it peels off.

[@Section....7-k5f]

Hello. Great video. Seems difficult to buy in Germany 🇩🇪. Any ideas to be able purchase in Germany. Many thanks.

[@JrBurriss]

If you drop them with they break apart?

[@stephencraig7130]

Resinctete is $$$$ Way too expensive!

[@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts]

I think it’s worth the extra. But it’s down to the individual preference.

[@stephaniesanderson9638]

How do these both compare to jesmonite?

[@sinneryetsaintly]

That was what I was wondering! Also, how does it compare to the resin/POP mix he did awhile back!?

[@_WhoIsAyla_]

POP is a great alternative to Jesmonite since we can't buy it in the states!

[@Luvpig]

❤

[@Greyboa45]

What about pice???

[@CreatingwithWinglessAngel]

Very nice comparison. Resin creat. Looks like the better choice.

[@flodjod]

maybe but only if you are rich

[@stephencraig7130]

Hydrostone works better. ....

[@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts]

I think it’s individual choice. In my opinion and experience ResinCrete is the best out there and I’ve tried a lot. But again it’s about using what you like and are comfortable using. 😀

[@phazei]

You missed a great opportunity to do a smash test. I'm really curious how the resincrate one would fare. I suspect the pop one would just shatter.

[@LorE_aka-midwestmemaw8555]

There it is, I should not be using PoP like I have been!! Thank you for the lesson!! 🫶🏼

[@flodjod]

plaster is mixed by pouring and slaking plaster into water not the other way around

[@flodjod]

plus your mixture was far too thick thats why the details were lacking, pop should be poured as the resin was not stuffed into the mold

[@the.resintist]

People saying there's no difference need a wallop. It's obvious there's a difference. Cast create is a million times better 😉👌🫶💪👍🫵🌟

[@flodjod]

fact is concrete is far better