| SCREENING ARMATURE Steel or aluminum wire screening make excellent large scale armatures. Fiberglass screening, which is softer and less rigid, is fine for small objects. All are easily cut and shaped ;and held together by sewing or with twisted wire. Purchase them from hardware or building supply stores. PROCEDURE FOR SCREENING After creating your 3,D shape and mounting it on a board if small, begin the stiffening and space filling by brushing or spraying on a Neat Mix of 1 part P-II. ¼ water and 1 to 2 parts Portland Cement. Let it dry. Next add a heavier Neat layer containing 1 P-I!, ¼ water and 3 Portland which is brushed or spatulated on, to achieve texture. If a smooth finish is desired, dip your tool into P-I! and then smooth. followed by dry and wet sanding and/or tooling as previously described. Embedded objects can be added to the mix or stuck into the wet POLYADAM Cement. A small object with many close folds may now be finished and can be painted. Larger objects and those with free form extensions will require additional layers of POLYADAM Concrete. and reinforcing Medium-Light or Heavy Scrim and possibly rebars or steel rods for structural strength. Simply build one layer of POLYADAM Concrete with Scrim at a time until the object will support the anticipated stresses it may be subjected to. A large wall piece will require less support than a free standing sculpture that kids will climb on.
From the POLYADAM website. Is POLYADAM different in some way from regular concrete? ALUMINUM GUTTER GUARD AND WIRE LATH ARMATURES Gutter guard is available in about 6" wide rolls in hardware stores and wire lath for plastering from building suppliers. Because they have a heavier metal construction they are easier than screening to shape into intricate detailed shapes. Gutter guard is excellent for jewelry. | 
