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- How to Resize a Metal Ring that is Too Large
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Introduction
This guide will show you how to safely resize a metal ring that is too large for your finger by creating a mold out of soft, polymer clay and then trimming the mold, so that it acts as an insert. While the guide suggests this is a two day process, it requires x hours for the clay to dry into a mold
For this repair, you will need soft, polymer clay, scissors, and super glue rather than heat-based repairs. Also, drying is required, which will
Warning: minimize contact with the super glue and your skin.
What you need
Step 1
How to Resize a Metal Ring that is Too Large
- Find the metal ring that is too large for your finger.
Find the metal ring that is too large for your finger.
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Step 2
- Tear off a quarter size of soft clay.
- The soft clay will act as a mold that will enlarge the metal ring.
Tear off a quarter size of soft clay.
The soft clay will act as a mold that will enlarge the metal ring.
Step 3
- Wear the metal ring.
- Place the back of your hand flat on a table.
- Shape the soft clay snugly in the gap between the metal ring and your finger.
Wear the metal ring.
Place the back of your hand flat on a table.
Shape the soft clay snugly in the gap between the metal ring and your finger.
Step 4
- Remove your finger slowly from the molded soft clay, immediately after shaping the soft clay.
- If the molded soft clay shifts then repeat Step 3.
- Wait for the soft clay to dry overnight.
- To tell if the soft clay is dry, touch the soft clay to see if it has hardened.
Remove your finger slowly from the molded soft clay, immediately after shaping the soft clay.
If the molded soft clay shifts then repeat Step 3.
Wait for the soft clay to dry overnight.
To tell if the soft clay is dry, touch the soft clay to see if it has hardened.
Step 5
- Remove the soft clay mold from the metal ring.
Remove the soft clay mold from the metal ring.
Step 6
- Use scissors to trim the mold’s extra soft clay sticking out of the metal ring.
Use scissors to trim the mold’s extra soft clay sticking out of the metal ring.
Step 7
- Limit super glue exposure from skin as it may cause a rash. If super glue comes into contact with skin, soak the skin in warm, soapy water.
- Adhere super glue on the soft clay mold that will touch the metal ring.
- Attach the soft clay mold to the metal ring before the super glue dries.
Limit super glue exposure from skin as it may cause a rash. If super glue comes into contact with skin, soak the skin in warm, soapy water.
Adhere super glue on the soft clay mold that will touch the metal ring.
Attach the soft clay mold to the metal ring before the super glue dries.
Step 8
- Wait 10 minutes for the super glue to dry.
- Trim the soft clay with scissors again, if needed.
- The goal of this step is to align the soft clay mold along the metal ring’s band.
Wait 10 minutes for the super glue to dry.
Trim the soft clay with scissors again, if needed.
The goal of this step is to align the soft clay mold along the metal ring’s band.
Step 9
- If completed, the metal ring should fit!
If completed, the metal ring should fit!
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Helena Sherman
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