Carved Granite From Foam
Acetone will eat away at your styrofoam, and while that’s not exactly what I would call a newsflash here, but Creativeman uses it to great advantage in his instructable on how to use this to create really good looking granite lettering. This is a great way to create a sandblasted stone sign for use on cemetery columns, or to add depth to your tombstone, and it requires only the most rudimentary of skills.
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The process is simple. Cut your pre-printed letters out with an exacto knife, glue them to your styrofoam, and then spray paint the styrofoam. It’s literally easier than breathing, but it adds a great level of detail to your lettering or sign.
Items needed to complete this include:
- Styrofoam
- Printout of your letters (each letter cut)
- Elmer’s glue
- Spray paint containing acetone