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I suggest you watch the Marvel Ann scene from "The Trouble with Angels." It won't remove the plaster, but it's funny and Marvel Ann is a fun name. I did a little research online. Putting more water on it will only cause it to re-set harder than before, so don't do that anymore. Unfortunately the suggestions for cleaning plaster involve things like lye or sodium acetate. I'd say, use lots and lots of lemon juice/vinegar to help dissolve the plaster. Lots and lots and lots. And hit it with a hammer. edit: I found it! Violet1211 fucked around with this message at 08:23 on Nov 29, 2007 |
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Vinegar will dissolve it, albeit slowly. Or lemon juice. As long as he can't bite you, why not add some oil to vinegar to make a dressing? He might catch on when you break out lettuce, though. Canuck-Errant fucked around with this message at 08:23 on Nov 29, 2007 |
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Nov 29, 2007 08:20
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Next time smear vaseline on the skin to avoid that.
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Hahaha. That's pretty awesome. I would suggest slamming his face against a table.
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Always put vaseline in your hair if you're going to create a plaster mold. I worked in a kindergarden and we routinely made plaster masks of the kids faces for Halloween etc. You only forget the vaseline once. This seems to be the case in most instances of vaseline usage...
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If you can pull the plaster slightly away from the face, try forcing some Nair or equivalent inside. It will eat away the hair and you can keep doing it until it is off.
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Nov 29, 2007 08:22
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^^^ I suggested Nair too but wouldn't that burn the mouth? And he would have no real way to rinse it off either. And at 10 minutes per line that could take a while. Less time then going to the hospital that's for sure though. Oh you could also try using pliers and crushing the plaster. One side on the inside of the cast, one on the outside. Slow pressure to crack it.
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Nov 29, 2007 08:22
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1. sledge hammer 2. railroad spike
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Starz posted:If you can pull the plaster slightly away from the face, try forcing some Nair or equivalent inside. It will eat away the hair and you can keep doing it until it is off. If you don't have any Nair handy, fresh urine should have a similar effect.
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Voting draw face on it first. And yeah, trim and break, trim and break, etc. seems to be the only option unless you want to wait all night for a CHANCE that a caustic chemical will remove it.
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Nov 29, 2007 08:24
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My best friend is a Dremel rotary tool. You should introduce your best friend to my best friend.
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Gallons of Olive Oil and sandpaper are really the only answer here.
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OH! If he has insurance, go to the ER and have them use one of the skin-safe saws they use on casts. It honestly'll probably take quicker, and if you can't get it of soon, he won't be eating. Don't use a caustic chemical on his face. That is a bad idea. Also, a dremel can bore a hole in his face if you're not careful.
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Get a dremel, and use a coarse abrasive wheel to take the plaster down to a thickness more manageable. Then you can start to break it up by scoring and then twisting a screwdriver into the cracks.
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Curiouser posted:OH! If he has insurance, go to the ER and have them use one of the skin-safe saws they use on casts. It honestly'll probably take quicker, and if you can't get it of soon, he won't be eating. I'm assuming eating as soon as you can is a really high priority for you. Don't sit here and try internet suggestions. Go to the emergency room.
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Use his face to fix a hole in your wall. Now, I don't have an art major, but I thought you were supposed to coat your head with some kind of gel or something before applying plaster or the like for a bust. Did you guys just go straight to coating his head with plaster?
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If you're careful, just using some of that ultra-coarse plaster shaving sandpaper that drywallers use. That stuff should shave it down enough to make a good breathing hole in no time. Finding it a 2am will be the fun part.
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The problem with the dremel ideas is what happens when that little sucker snags a hair... I mean, there's nothing wrong with the dremel idea.  (take photos)
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He looks like something out of an art film about the power structure and how people are opressed into silence. You should definitely have him go to class tomorrow like this just to see people's reactions.
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I'm pretty sure at least half a dozen people here have now posted serious or pseudo-serious suggestions that have a better chance of causing him serious injury than removing the plaster.
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Curiouser posted:Don't use a caustic chemical on his face. That is a bad idea. Vinegar and citric acid (in lemon juice form) aren't that caustic!
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or take him to a really dry environment like the mojave desert and maybe it will just crack off... E: Try club soda or a can of coke (supposed to eat anything away, both) Alf - Der Film fucked around with this message at 08:39 on Nov 29, 2007 |
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Gewn posted:I'm assuming eating as soon as you can is a really high priority for you. Anyway, if he started this project slightly hungry, I could see hunger being the one of the bigger annoyances, especially if he can't sleep.
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Canuck-Errant posted:Vinegar and citric acid (in lemon juice form) aren't that caustic! having plaster soaked in vinegar directly bellow my nose doesn't sound like a good idea though.
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Out of curiosity, has he been moving and flexing his mouth and lower face in order to help dislodge some of the plaster? I mean, the hairs that are stuck in there are gone for good, but the less skin that plaster is touching, the better off you're going to be. Also, you three ruined a perfectly good plaster face mask. But hey, if the plaster removal goes poorly, you already have a wonderfully creepy death mask for his grieving widow.
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I'm sure a heavy grit sandpaper would do the trick edit: try a belt sander
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I just had to deal with this on a friend who's face I made a plaster mold of. He however, was really unlucky, and his eyebrows got stuck... the whole mask was stuck to his face, and he started to get very claustrophobic. We finally got it off, by just patiently and carefully using needle nosed pliers to crack away the plaster from the hair. You may damage some hairs, and pull out some others, but it will be much easier to remove after you break it down. Just crush the pieces into smaller and smaller bits 'till they just fall off the hairs. Note: DON'T VOMIT! VV *Two Down*... Yep, that was kind of the idea. When I mentioned it to my friend, I could hear his stifled laughter from under the mask. Later, we realized, that you'd probably die. Or at least rip your eyebrows off trying to not die. FetusPorn fucked around with this message at 08:46 on Nov 29, 2007 |
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Go to the emergency room. There are certain chemicals that will dissolve plaster, but they'll also dissolve his face.
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FetusPorn posted:Note: DON'T VOMIT! You have now implanted in his mind the most horrifying subconscious suggestion imaginable.
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Im reading lots of good things, trying a few, small scissors, i hear him and roomate #g trying sandpaper and entertaining a dremel. we have poo poo on hand to soak like vinegar but he is worried that some of that poo poo will make his nose stuffy or make him sneeze and plug up his poo poo and hes really afraid of suffocating so.. still chipping away. someone said KY and he has it in behind there but its not doing anything cuz the plaster is already dried on dry hair, shoulda vasolined before but hes payin for it now. more pix  
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Those eyes have a lot of hurt in them. I now sorta feel bad. Except that you're using my small scissor idea, so it's OK 'cause I'm helping! 
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Pull an Edward Norton on his rear end and curb stomp that poo poo to oblivion. Also, awesome pics!
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Bexx posted:having plaster soaked in vinegar directly bellow my nose doesn't sound like a good idea though. That's why I suggested adding some oil and lettuce for a nice plaster-of-paris salad 
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DocHudson posted:Those eyes have a lot of hurt in them. or alot of smoke that aided in negating the vasoline earlier
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For some reason that plaster thing on his face reminds me of that "mask" Hannibal Lecter was using on Silence of the Lambs.
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Make a few holes and start putting small shards of wood in and poor water on it, they'll swell and crack the plaster. Take pictures also.
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You could try hitting (lightly) the center of the plaster with a hammer until it cracks. It shouldn't hurt too bad and it might allow him to breathe a little better. 
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suggesting hospital just cause you seem like such amateurs... this man still has a closed mouth? wtf? hospital time! You don't want to kill your friend do you?
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Has he tried opening his mouth? I dunno if you know this, but the jaw swings down and then perhaps physics will do what they do
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margannvbob posted:He and that guy yesterday who covered his entire head in masking tape should join forces.
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