The method that finally works: instead of having the AI guess what primer/putty/wax look like (it kept inventing copper paint and masking tape), we take a real frame of the actual installer applying each product and edit it into our clean studio look — keeping the gloved hands, the real gesture, the real materials, and the true scale, and removing only the messy room. Editing real pixels = real fidelity. This is also the research-backed way: image-first, grounded in references, then animate.
The process, step by step
1
Surface Prep
Wire-wheel grinder removes rust to bare metal
2
Wax Primer
Tan paste worked in by hand, joint + full length
3
Profile Putty
Clay pressed firmly into the creases
4
Wax Wrap · Joint
Felt molded over the built-up joint
5
Wax Wrap · Lengths
Roll unfurled & spiraled down each pipe
6
Final Seal
Press & smooth — barrier complete
The process, in motion
Each beat animated (image-to-video) to show the application gesture. Real hands, real materials, locked camera.
Grounded in the real footage
Real install footage — wax wrap being applied (our reference)
→ Elevated to the clean instructional look, same real felt + gesture + scale