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Tomtom wrote:
I hasten to add the folowing for making foam troughs:

1. Sludge material
peatmoss:cement=1:2
plus water , a little reinforced mortar bonding agent(liquid)
and some dye as you like.

2.Mix 1 well and as hard as ear lobe.

3.Give a foam mold a coat of concrete bond with a pallet
and wait for a few minutes till it gets dry .
(Concrete bond is used because foams can't be mortared well.
A pallet is used because the concrete bond is extremely sticky)

4.Give it another coat of reinforced mortar bonding agent .

5.On it attach the prepared sludge(No1)
This should best be done with plastic-gloved hands.

6.Give it the texture of what you'd like it to be before it gets dry.

Best luck!

Tomtom