need help with building a rock!

[meremily]

Hi
so im at the step of putting a primer on the foam
i want to use a paint in a spray can
what kind of paint should i use?

[malinghi]

I think it depends on what kind of foam you're using. I'd google the type of foam and check what paint you can use on it.

Another option is to buy some spray paint and test it on a separate piece of foam to see how well it bonds.

[meremily]

its insulating foam, brand is ''great stuff"

[malinghi]

How to Paint Over Great Stuff Expanding Foam: http://www.ehow.com/how_7691482_pain...ding-foam.html

[meremily]

hi!!!!!!
ive done my rock!!! i loove it! im not finished yet! im putting plants, i ordered blue and purple plants, and will put seastar too! i m also putting sand patch!
what do you think?

[~Molly~]

soooo glad you posted this!!! it was one of my questions as well. thx!!!

[~Molly~]

oh yeah---how is sitting on this? any damage to tails?

[SweeteSiren]

That looks incredible! Great job! How heavy did it end up being?

[~Molly~]

i was thinking about a rock as well meremily...with a chair base. also wanted to take off an arm so it would look more loungy.
i did find this for you: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Fake-Rocks-for-Your-Pond
the person that suggested this site wrote this about it:
The way I have found that works best, is to take something the general size of what you are looking for (we made a fountain with a rock the size of a chair-ish next to it) and cover it in wire (you may want to wrap the object in a sheet so it doesn't get all dirty and can be reused when you are done). Then cover the chair, or whatever, in expanding foam (you can get it from a hardware store). It is strong enough to sit or stand on, but looks rock-like (textured). It may take you a day or so to do the whole project, due to drying time of the paint and the foam and such, but it's a fairly low work load to get it done...and its really entertainig to watch it expand! good luck!

a lightbulb just went off over my head-and i think i'm gonna do this: (less expense ??? i believe, easier to transport, & more comfy)
get a saucer chair and recover in pearlesant fabric, cover metal chair bits in whatever - plants, paint to look like coral/rock. think of sitting inside a pearl
i can always add a tall thin fake rock or other for backdrop.
wallyworld has 2 sizes.
$19 for smaller indoor chair.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-...ndingMethod=rr
and $39 for larger outdoor chair
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-...id=N/A&veh=cse

just brainstorming----

[meremily]

oh yeah---how is sitting on this? any damage to tails?

i havent tried it with a tail but all the rock is kinda of soft so im not afraid. also im putting a cushion for the bum and the back but not too stuffed cause for now its not soooo good to sit on it lol!

[meremily]

That looks incredible! Great job! How heavy did it end up being?

its not heavy at all! its the same thing as lifting a plastic chair!

[meremily]

i was thinking about a rock as well meremily...with a chair base. also wanted to take off an arm so it would look more loungy.
i did find this for you: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Fake-Rocks-for-Your-Pond
the person that suggested this site wrote this about it:
The way I have found that works best, is to take something the general size of what you are looking for (we made a fountain with a rock the size of a chair-ish next to it) and cover it in wire (you may want to wrap the object in a sheet so it doesn't get all dirty and can be reused when you are done). Then cover the chair, or whatever, in expanding foam (you can get it from a hardware store). It is strong enough to sit or stand on, but looks rock-like (textured). It may take you a day or so to do the whole project, due to drying time of the paint and the foam and such, but it's a fairly low work load to get it done...and its really entertainig to watch it expand! good luck!

a lightbulb just went off over my head-and i think i'm gonna do this: (less expense ??? i believe, easier to transport, & more comfy)
get a saucer chair and recover in pearlesant fabric, cover metal chair bits in whatever - plants, paint to look like coral/rock. think of sitting inside a pearl
i can always add a tall thin fake rock or other for backdrop.
wallyworld has 2 sizes.
$19 for smaller indoor chair.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-...ndingMethod=rr
and $39 for larger outdoor chair
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-...id=N/A&veh=cse

just brainstorming----

thanks a lot molly!!! i have a chair inside the rock that was my base! and i coveved it with chicken wire too,

[Mermaid Saphira]

That looks really neat

[Mermaid Annariea]

wow. that rock turned out awesome!!

[Mermaid Lorelei]

Would you be able to explain how you made it? It looks awesome. :>

[Mermaid Annariea]

i agree with lorelei, i wanna know too maybe i can make one someday, haha.

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