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Snow Print Wax - 4-1005
For footwear impressions or tire tracks in the snow, it is recommended that, prior to casting with dental stone, Snow Print WaxTM be sprayed into the impression. Snow Print WaxTM ""holds"" the details of the impression. Because the substance is waxy, it insulates the snow and prevents loss of footwear or tire track detail from the exothermic (heat producing) reaction of the hardening dental stone casting material.
The process is easy. Spray a few layers of Snow Print WaxTM in the impression in the snow, allowing each layer to dry for just a moment before adding another one. Make sure the whole footwear impression is completely covered with a moderate layer of Snow Print WaxTM.
Gently pour the prepared dental stone impression material onto the Snow Print WaxTM and allow it to harden. Perform the procedures of mixing, pouring and marking the dental stone as you normally would. In the photograph, we used a plastic bag to mix and pour the dental stone. This way, we can discard the plastic bag.
Add sticks or other reinforcements and identify the casting. If your procedure includes adding sticks to improve structural integrity, do so. If you scratch in the date, case number and your initials, do so.
When the dental stone is cool and hard, carefully remove it from the indentation in the snow. The Snow Print WaxTM will adhere to the hardened dental stone casting material. The red color makes photography of the details in the dental stone easier to do than to try to photograph a totally white cast
.Since Snow Print WaxTM is red, spraying several layers on the impression allows for the superior photographic recording of the details in color before casting with dental stone. Also, it is a good warning sign to other persons at the crime scene, so they won't step on the impressions or drive their vehicles over the suspect tire tracks.
See
Tech Notes for
more information.
One can of Snow Print WaxTM should produce about 7-10 prints, depending on the size of the impression..
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