I haven't worked a Friday afternoon since 1985 Take your time and I'll check in later for more on case. BTW how did you discover the masking portion of labwork? I would suppose if you specialize in implants that would be an off-shoot? 
case came into the lab, no one wanted it, i love challenges.
I work from home gotta fit it into taking care of my grand daughter.
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Okay, here's my second attempt at wax colorization.
I switched to a smaller spoon and I let the bulk wax chill in water before starting the melt. Still using the same wax I have available, though I'd appreciate some input on whose waxes others are using...if it looks like I continue doing this. I'm thinking doing some colorized waxing on one side and none on the other as a tool to sell processed gingival toning. But I need to get the two (wax version and acrylic version) to match better.
I didn't melt deep enough for the red wax on this one and it pretty much got brushed out.
Really need to work on my photography. It's almost looks like I have three different dentures. Same lighting just rotated the case. I think I may have selected auto-contrast on the first one befor I uploaded it...can't remember.
. The gingival area and papillae looks nice with no food traps. If I may... the occlusion looks off; I know you know and that might be the result of the opposing, but I felt compelled to say it popcorn as far as the colorization.. looks sweet. I don't have any issues with you using a mixture of wax to achieving the effects you desire,,,,great go for it. I've done that in the past and it's always great to experiment....If we always do the same thing every time then we always get what we always got. As far as the difference in the consistiencies, ie: softness, rigidity, carvability and dimensional stability , the last being a non issue as far as I see because the effect is mostly topical its just a veneer more or less. To adress the issue of dimensional stability I would say use cooler temperatures when waxing....more heat = more volume = greater shrinkage when completely cool. If the teeth is already set and chilled as per your technique then there is probably little to worry about if it's just color characterization and as long as you dont superheat things too close to the teeth. But you knew that......
Here's a shot of the lower. 
You know what I hate...I hate judges!
...And VLC. But, I've never made my own. I've had to deal with others, so that may be part of it. I have one doc who insists on them and makes his own. He uses so much block out to protect his precious master model I hardly see the point. But the reason I hate them the most is I don't like the fine dust it kicks up when you grind on them. Yes, I have a suction unit. I hate the noise from it...it's a Vaniman so I don't actually hear the unit just the sucking sound two feet in front of me. As for the vacuum formed we use mostly .100 or occasionally .080. I over relieve the crest of the ridge and then cut it out to make a window to set the teeth. One thing I really hate is to see $100+ worth of teeth ground down to a nub because somebody didn't want to trim a baseplate that is eventually destined for a trash can.
Have you tried using a little of concentrated brown acrylic from Fricke's acrylic stain kit? We cut it with the orange to match some funky old denture relines where I'm afraid to even touch the teeth (rebase) and not sure if the patient would appreciate healthy pink gums.
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Okay, here's my second attempt at wax colorization.
I switched to a smaller spoon and I let the bulk wax chill in water before starting the melt. Still using the same wax I have available, though I'd appreciate some input on whose waxes others are using...if it looks like I continue doing this. I'm thinking doing some colorized waxing on one side and none on the other as a tool to sell processed gingival toning. But I need to get the two (wax version and acrylic version) to match better.
I didn't melt deep enough for the red wax on this one and it pretty much got brushed out.
Really need to work on my photography. It's almost looks like I have three different dentures. Same lighting just rotated the case. I think I may have selected auto-contrast on the first one before I uploaded it...can't remember.
