The tray was sealed and the puzzle glued and sealed. The frames were originally very rusty, and after much scrubbing in soap and water we used hemp oil to “seal” the metal frames, followed by a clear sealer, then sealed with the hemp oil again and buffed dry. I have a problem with my flower petal inclusions. It sounds like your custom mold has moisture that is impacting the resin you are casting into that mold. "font-size": "18px" For me, I always see those blemishes and they drive me crazy! My resin is always mixed properly and it’s warm when I use it. "font-family": "Lato, sans-serif", Resin and hardener not mixed thoroughly. Help me please! My first try, after having watched many many utube videos of “how to”. I have painted a metal table and its left dimples after 24 hours. Yes, you can sand out the defect, but you will have to end with a 1000 grit or higher sandpaper. I really really appreciate it. I have worked with resin and metal for years without this issue. i hope you can help. 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Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Help! Help?? What is the maximum mixing amount for this resin? Epoxy is an extremely versatile product. Used a epoxy and did not have this issue, just a pain buffing to a high gloss. what is the best resin to use for a deep pour that will be very clear? as soon as it got to the tacky point, bubbles formed all along the bottoms of along the molds, in all the molds. Sanding works but is really time consuming and I’d rather just… have a clear top coat. I was never able to pinpoint the cause, but I was highly suspicious trapped bubbles from underneath the paper were escaping after the resin was poured. Do you have any idea what I did wrong? what did i do wrong? 1-2 cm from the stick there are no bubbles, which is a good start and means there’s no problem with my mixing by volume. I’m still suspicious that the amount mixed at once is too much and the resin is curing quickly. The resin came in a plastic box with no label in it. Basically I am trying to make coasters using resin and glitter. Perhaps they will think of a different way to help you. I glue them into the bottle cap with the Mod Podge and put another layer on top inside the bottle cap, making sure to cover the edges and seal the bottle cap to the bottom (trying to prevent any bubbles). How does talculm powder help release resin from silicone molds, won’t the powder, or even oils, get embedded into the resin? i’ll just have to make another i guess! Hi Sian, I’m sorry this is happening to you. Do you think another coating of resin will solve this or will I have to take drastic measures? I explain more here: https://youtu.be/9wQIp4_mIRM, I do acrylic pouring. Colorado Springs 3332 N El Paso St. Colorado Springs, CO 80907 719.444.0500 Denver 9300 E 40th Ave Denver, CO 80238 303.934.4450. Unfortunately, there is no way to fix this mold. Characteristics of epoxies Excellent chemical resistance Low shrinkage Two component system (for example, amine to epoxy ratio 1:2) Good adhesion to many substrates More difficult to process than polyesters and vinyl esters I’m using ArtResin, which is low VOC and food-safe when cured. "googleFonts": [ Is there a better brand of resin that you know doesn’t soften in heat ? Thank you from the bottom of my heart. When we poured it we had lots of bubbles, and we used a heat gun to try to get them out (it’s the method we use when pouring into wooden frames and it works great). I check on the web, I find a link with instructions: “1) mix the two parts for a few seconds, then pour the mix into the mold (POUR IT IMMEDIATELY AFTER MIXING!)”. Are you pouring your resin into molds? Unfortunately that left a mark of about an inch all around the surface of the painting.. Is there are way to polish this without hurting the rest of the surface, and without taking the shine off which is what is happening? You are really nice to take this time with me. Thanks. I’m using doming resin on painted wood cutouts. You can find them here: https://shop.resinobsession.com/collections/resin/casting. Fiberglass resins do not work at all for artwork coating. Can I sand this down without changing the clarity of the surface, or will I need to sand/scrape and re-coat? This article explains more: https://www.resinobsession.com/forums/topic/foggy-surface-finish-possibly-amine-blush-help/. "contents": { I hope you can help! What else are you mixing in or including with the resin? Here a Double B Farm Supply we provide our customers with a large selection of Hardware, Livestock supplies,Fencing, Feed, Pet Supplies, Farm Toys, and ⦠}, I’m sure she is going to love it! If you aren’t sure how much resin the mold holds, enter the dimensions in our resin calculator and it does the math for you: https://www.resinobsession.com/resin-calculator/ Does this help? I havenât tried the coaster molds yet but so far Iâm pretty disappointed. You can find it in our store here: https://shop.resinobsession.com/collections/tools-and-supplies/products/petrolease-non-silicone-food-grade-mold-release. Hi…yes I do tape the back right to the edges. The manufacturer recommends mixing no more than 6 ounces total of this resin at a time. I also cover. I have worked my way up to hand wet sanding with 3000 grit. "margin-left": "0px", , Yes, it’s likely from the acrylic paint. Will it work for a toilet? Nothing I’ve made in it has ever stuck, so I’m not sure how it got ruined. "button": { It doesn’t like to stay on a curved surface. I know I have mixed the correct ratios, and the resin is curing as it starts soft and over a few days it becomes really hard- then add a slight amount of heat and it goes bendy. One friend noticed that when they arrived at her house, they still had a strong resin smell. Hopefully this is an easy fix! Does anyone have expierence with this or can tell me what I did wrong? Please explain! is there a way to buff these clear or prevent it? I have lost $400 in resin with them but have also lost 2 market stalls this weekend as all my stock is ruined, and if I can’t salvage then with some beret quality resin, I’ve lost 12 beautiful fluid paintings and all the costs and time I put into them. There is trapped air in the wood. All have different properties and can be used in a wide variety of applications. What the heck is happening?! Will sealing with a spray help? Any suggestions? Some say two weeks others wait six weeks or more. She said she broke it. Why some white oil painting turns yellow? Thank you so much! With Superclear 2.0 Liquid Glass, your deep pour project will maintain the consistent high quality look you expect! Then add more glitter leaving enough room for a small amount to top w final step of resin. I really don’t think I could stir any slower! And then in 3 parts. All Rights Reserved. "@media (min-width: 601px)": { We produce the most state-of-the-art bar top epoxy with the highest gloss, shine, clarity, durability and depth. }, But I tried it either way and once I add the catalyst into the resin with ratio 1:1 as suggested, the resin immediately turned dark and cloudy (possibly a problem with the catalyst?). That may soften the resin up enough that you can peel it away. 24 hours later, and 1 of the 4 coasters is not sticky, but pretty obviously bendy. ui.createComponent('product', { And… no bubbles!!!! I hope the new one I get works out better. Hi Katherine, Sorry if this has been asked before but I haven’t been able to read all of the questions and answers. What do the paint manufacturers say is the time frame for that to occur. I have been making coaster with amazing clear cast….they all came out beautiful. Hi Catherine, I’m sorry to hear this is happening to you. What’s more I live in Europe and I don’t know about the shipping! I’m sorry this is happening to you. On to my issue…I was working on a multi-layer resin project that was beautiful and clear, that is until my 3 year old put his hands in it A graduation gift to my wife who just finished Bootcamp with the Army and naturally this means alot to me. Please email me directly at katherine[at]resinobsession[dot]com. I’m thinking of trying Ice resin or a polyester one? This happens to me with every mold I use, every type of dyes, and with any technique or tool I have tried to pour with. What if the resin reacted with the whole blue stuff like it did with the stick? It sounds like there is excess moisture in your castings. If you are interested, please send a message through the ‘contact us’ page and I can get this going for you. Mixing too small a volume of resin and hardener. } Just wanted to let you know its not only you . Thanks! "button": false, Hi there, I did resin on wood cutouts and the resin cured properly but it ended up pooling underneath causing resin drops to harden while drying on the back. Do you think it will look seamless? Do you think 4 layers of resin is okay, can it be too much? I have made a few pieces of epoxy resin items, then domed with UV resin, after a few months my UV resin peeled off do you know why this happened? CA is short for cyanoacrlates or super glue. Have you considered using the Resin Obsession super clear resin? What kind/brand of resin did you use? I even use the Mod Podge to glue the paper down and seal the edges. and keeping the resin from bonding to that area. I can’t afford to throw any more away on this product, I am done with this one. I’ve found out a few way to prevent this in the future but I am wondering if there is a way I can FIX the cured piece I just did that has pooling…. Any suggestions. Hi Judy, I hope I can comment too. hi :). What brand are you using? I’m not familiar with CA glue. i don’t think that article helped unfortunately i used the same brand of pigment for all 4, just bought the resin and haven’t had a problem with anything else, it wasn’t poured in a thin layer, and i don’t think it retained any moisture because it was the same for all of them and the others have no problem. This article will help: https://www.resinobsession.com/resin-frequently-asked-questions/how-to-sand-resin-smooth/. "padding-bottom": "17px", Thank you so much, looking forward to hearing from you! Thanks for the update. I have always had great luck with this product until this weekend. After it drys there are spots on it. Is there something I can do to harden the resin more at this point to prevent the indentations? I poured the first layer and when it was set to a gel, I mixed the second layer , brushed the leaf with resin, set it in place and poured the remaining resin. }, Foils are typically made from carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites. moneyFormat: '%24%7B%7Bamount%7D%7D', If this doesn’t change or fix itself I won’t be buying that again. I’m not special, so I’m super surprised nobody else asked this question! Poured my resin filling the recess to the top. First was drying with lines looking like crazy paving on all of them, now I seem to have moved on to the surface looking like the entire surface is covered in really small ‘cells’ all joined together…is not hazy or cloudy and is smooth but not glass like. I coated the picture and let it cure. http://shop.resinobsession.com/collections/tools-and-supplies/products/castin-craft-gloss-resin-sealer-spray. Same effect, all bubbles. I used white tile and glued photos on top and then spread on a layer of the epoxy resin to cover the photos when the glue was dry. Good news: no cloudiness! But after 6 months this is the first time I’m having a bit of difficulty (it has finally cooled down after some extreme heats). This article will give you some ideas on what’s going on and how you can fix it. I feel like it might have sonethibg to do with the reaction between the resin and catalyst. No more sanding between coats. Using the same resin in the coaster mold does not do this. I am using EnviroTech polyester resin in dome molds (vending machine balls & plastic easter eggs) to make paperweights with flowers. I’ve tried twice and both times I’ve used the dome paperweight mold it turns yellow when curing. This morning I put a warm coffee mug one of my photo coasters to test it the resin out for heat… and it adhered to it…it came off easy enough but i wasn’t expecting that. The resin was mixed together in one bigger cup and then poured into 4 smaller cups for 4 different pigment colors. I am just not sure what could be causing this. I can’t imagine I can do anything about it now, but I would like to prevent this from happening again. Thank you! }, The paint needs to be fully dry before pouring. Resin can be very tricky and maybe now I have made most of the mistakes. ArtResin epoxy resin is thicker and typically glossier than Mod Podge. Have you tried using a good detergent? One comes out clear the other frosted. Hi Kerri, are the coasters coming out with an edge? In the parts that is not cured has like black spots, is dirtiness but is stuck there. I did this twice within a couple hours. Do you clay work first, then add resin. "productSet": { It has cured well however the leaf has turned to a faded white color – not shiny green . If it’s epoxy, it isn’t going to do well with a buffing wheel and compound. I created a crater with the blue stuff, about 1 cm deep, open at the top. I have tried hot tap water and resting the vased flower arrangement in the water. . It sounds like it’s curing quickly. That’s my next plan. @Betty, are you talking about spots on the resin surface or bubbles on the surface? I then allowed an addition 3 weeks to ensure the canvas was completely dry. Mahalo for your site. The resin and hardener, along with the room temperature, needs to be about 70 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit. I was leaving for a couple day so I shut the spinner off and left it on the spinner. Any other suggestions? The best way is to sand it with a wet/dry sandpaper to take off the sharp edge. The stumbling block is a unit cost up to 100% higher for barrier PET beer bottles versus glass. I used Ice Resin by Ranger, it is a self dome-ing resin and is supposed to be like glass and unbreakable. I do use silicone to get cells in the pour. Since the epoxy will be more dense, I figure shooting for a little less than 20% water by weight will get me a slightly lower epoxy ratio plus air bubbles. this is my second batch. Background: I just used Super Glaze from HD to coat a bar top. My yellow colored batch worked just like normal but my red colored batch hardened within 30 minutes. They’re opaque. Gummy, soft, almost crumbly pieces. "font-family": "Lato, sans-serif", I was shocked to be honest at their attitude. Resins with UV inhibitors and stabilizers help extend the time before yellowing occurs. However, a few were in the warm sun today and became flexible and bendy when they were hard before. I am VERY careful to mix correctly and my windless lighter is almost like a torch to get rid of air bubbles very well. Is there any product that could be added to cover the tacky/sticky pieces? I thought it might be that my resin was older so I opened a new bottle- it has happened again. What could be the reasoning behind this? I have coated 28 times with this resin now with 28 fails. I’m using entropy super sap resin and have never had any issue with it not curing properly. Thanks. Only because they are so pretty that I want to save them. This article will help: https://www.resinobsession.com/resin-frequently-asked-questions/why-is-my-resin-sticky/. I had the same issue but with the picture. "Lato" I did not use silicone and I am going to put one coat of non-yellowing high gloss varnish and when REALLY dry I will do the resin on them. Hi, I had trouble with colored resin not curing properly (one came out sticky and soft, the other just sticky). Unfortunately Katherine they have been less than helpful, have in fact been quite rude, accusing me of being threatening because I explained I was going to lose a vast amount of money if I couldn’t fix this, calledd me a know it all because I mentioned I had used several brands of resin and never had these issues, and told me if I thought it was the resin that was the problem I should go back to using the brands I’ve used before. Fantastic. Well, yes, the blue stuff company should be informed about this, I hope this post will help some people out there… thanks! I made sure it was level when I put the resin in the mold. "Lato" I was able to get a super clear ball when I tried again with the pebeo, but not like the pictures I see online of others , I would try sealing first with a couple layers of our resin gloss sealer spray before adding to the resin. lol) that resin is stubborn, if it doesn’t want to go in a spot it will find a way to avoid it unless I pour a 1/2 inch pour and win the surface dent battle… and then have an entire 1/2 inch of resin on a painting LOL. Hi Nickey, you will need to recoat the table. I must try without it…and I will let you know about both my attempts (see above). I’m doing an open pour in some wood with routed holes. Any thoughts? In any case, mixing 300ml at a time is not helpful, I need at least double that to coat a picture, would make it very time consuming and would need 2 batches per painting. I then get ride of all bubbles and it looks great. In our first attempt we’ve got an oil spill look on one side, and the resin has receded from the sides of the metal frame. Both stored together, covered in the same spot. How can I get rid of the spots? I press the paper in, making sure to get the entire paper in contact with the bottle cap, smushing out any air. I guess I will let these tiles sit for a week or so and do a third coat. I haven’t worked with gedeo crystal resin, but I believe it is an epoxy. Again, thanks! Hello is there anything that can help or fix bubbles after your epoxy resin has cured in a glass vase? As long as you dome with another epoxy, you should be fine. Sadly, resin is so expensive here that it would be too difficult for me to attempt that kind of art. Thank you, It sounds like something is acting as a resist (oil, wax, etc.) Polyester resin doesn’t self-level. I have a spot that is a bit thicker than the rest. Exposure to air will cause the resin to oxidize and turn yellow. If you don’t cover the painting with enough resin, it will pull away in areas. Essentially I mixed in different colors of red and blue (health and magic potions) and poring them into small glass bottles. }, Thanks! "button": "Checkout" Will keep you posted on the results! I have been using Clearcast 7050 for coasters, but recently noticed that my pieces are coming out cloudy. I like Dawn dish soap. It sounds like the faux opal wasn’t meant to be heated. If you’re doing both the things above and you’re having a bunch come off, then yes, it may be time to get a new tube of glue. If not, is there a way that I can get the flowers out to reuse them and try again? It should be fine if you recoat it with another layer of resin. Could it be that the torch used for bubbles melted the mold? I’ve tried switching paints but I am using acrylics. I used tiles, poured and let dry for over a week then put resin on. What did I do wrong?? I would suggest using a different resin. Hi Birgit, I’m sorry to hear that the MasterCast resin is not performing for you as expected. How horrible that they have been less than helpful! I’m hoping you can give me some information that I cant find elsewhere. I wanted to buy Total Cast resin. I did end up adding a doming layer and at least while wet the imperfections did seem to disappear. As for the caps with bubbles, I’m not sure it is worth the frustration to dig the images out to reuse. That should minimize the number the bubbles. I am trying to clean the parts that are causing this issue in almost all kinds of ways, some improvements with alcohol and acetate, but the casts in that holes are still slightly sticky. I have got the coaster out of the mould and it seemed fine – resin was nice and firm. You can have the utmost confidence that our products will perform unmatched, and give you that professional outcome you’re looking for! … so expensive stuff and this should not happens. Do they have a recommended mixing maximum amount? Thanks! Use a finishing spray? No, I didn’t add anything. am I trying to early or have I ruined all my brand new molds? iam having an issue. Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated, This is using a polyester resin, followed instruction, measured and mixed properly, temp and humidity controlled within suggested limits. All were mixed according to directions. I recently bought some molds from Etsy, they’re silicone and green so I think they’re cast with mold star. Perhaps there was a reason it was almost half the price lol. Keep it up, 4301 A 34th Street North, St. Petersburg, FL, US. I would still try the other tutorial I linked to, then allow the resin to soft cure. I’ve tried letting the resin harden for a while first, but every time they still pop either right away or when I set them to dry. I use about half of a mold of resin. Is there another resin I should try? When working with resin, the technique is very important to ensure outstanding results. (Yes, polyester resin buffs much easier/better than epoxy.). I am so very upset, that I didn’t think to bring up stairs in the warmer environment. Tried resin only to find you made a gooey, bubble-filled mess? How long the epoxy will last in its clear state is very difficult to predict. "img": false, I’m making rings and haven’t been able to polish them to a high shine with my dremel tool, what polishing attachment is best? The end result is an inert plastic that has a plethora of applications. Or maybe the smooth metal setting? If it is still gooey, it’s most likely not going to come out. Superclear Epoxy Resin is structurally formulated to be the most scratch resistant, durable and tough bar top epoxy on the market and is the clearest curing epoxy coating â PERIOD! 98% of people would probably never see where you sand, especially if you finish with a 2000 grit sandpaper. Hi! © 2021 FGCI, Fiberglass Coatings, Inc. merriartist.com is the e-commerce site for The Merri Artist, Inc. A family owned art supply store. }, Use a toothpick or nail file to push it down. Unfortunately, I have never used that resin. No, I think the spray will work great for small flowers. It won’t be a problem in the sense that the resin should stick to itself fine. "font-weight": "bold", The first time I did this I didn’t mix my resin and hardener well enough (oops!) I recently used Envirotex Lite to coat an old bench surface. Which I have made several before. I even noticed one bottle cap was perfect when I left it to cure, after 48 hours I removed it and it had a few bubbles. , Glad to hear things worked out with a second pour. In case everything is done wrong, what can I do to make thing right, (what resin to order; I live in Europe) at least for my client which is very upset and I’m worried. Thoughts? Sanded it before I put the next coat on it. https://www.resinobsession.com/resin-frequently-asked-questions/why-is-my-resin-sticky/. You’re the best . The other, is epoxy paint. Hi Cari, I’m sorry this is happening to you.
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