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4th PHASE: drying of the decorations in our laboratory.
After the last casting, it is recommended to wait at least one hour for the mixture to set and to reach the best degree of hardness and resistance. Then the item must be slowly detached from its shape in order to avoid damages of the surface in contact with the shape. After which the item are placed on the top of carriages and then inside an air circulating drying oven set at 80° C for at least twenty-four hours, depending also on the size of the item, in order to increase its degree of impermeability.
