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Brent - thanks for the kudos! The tinfoil method works nicely and is simple, efficient and inexpensive. If you want to try it out, here are some more hints: Be careful when you straighten out the crinkled tinfoil. It tears apart easily, any whole in it makes it unusable. The plaster should not be too "soupy", but rather thick. Gently, and I mean really gently, press the tinfoil onto the plaster, don´t us your fingers, but the palm of your hand. Take off the tinfoil before the plaster has completely set. If you don´t take it off at the right time, you will have to "peel" it off with tweezers and a toothpick - a cumbersome task! I use quick-setting plaster, which sets in 2 hrs. I take the tinfoil off about 1 1/2 hrs after applying it. You can give the still damp plaster a wash with black paint thinned down heavily. I use cheap black latex paint for that.
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