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What can polyester resin be used for?
The Water Clear Casting Polyester Resin is perfect for making decorative objects such as Costume Jewellery, Paperweights, Encapsulations (of Flowers, Coins or Biological Specimens). It can also be used for creating stylish table tops.
Is polyester resin good for casting?
Clear Polyester Casting Resin allows you to pour resin into deep molds and castings. You can’t/shouldn’t do that with Envirotex Lite which is meant to be a glaze and if you want a deep layer you have to do it in several different layers. This one and one eighth inch circular reusable mold was my first experiment.
Does polyester resin dry clear?
A polyester resin noted for its clarity and ability to be cast in mass. In its liquid form, casting resin has a consistency of corn syrup and a slight color ranging from straw to light aqua. During the hardening process the slight color bleaches out and the resin becomes crystal clear.
What material does polyester resin not stick to?
It does not bond to Teflon, polyethylene, polypropylene, nylon, or Mylar. It bonds poorly to polyvinyl chloride, acrylic and polycarbonate plastics.
Is resin better than polyurethane?
While both epoxy resin and urethane resin floor coatings are chemical resistant, they are resistant in different ways. For example, polyurethane systems are more resistant to natural chemicals such as lactic acid. Epoxy, however, offers far better protection against strong artificial corrosives such as sulphuric acid.
What do you use to Polish polyester castings?
Polyester resin castings cure very hard. They cure hard enough that you can use a buffing wheel and compound to polish polyester resin castings. That means you do not have to recoat with another layer of resin or a gloss spray to get a shiny surface.
What can be cast in clear polyester resin?
Resin expert Mylene Hillam show you the tools and techniques you’ll need to begin casting objects in polyester casting resin. Castin’ Craft Clear Polyester Casting Resin is crystal clear and can be used to cast a variety of objects including: coins, shells, rocks, dried flowers, butterflies, insects and more.
What kind of hardener do you use for polyester casting?
If you are struggling to get a good mix with larger volumes of hardener mixed into the resin, you are not going to be successful only mixing in a drop or two of hardener into the resin. For beginners, I recommend starting with epoxy resin.
Can you mix epoxy resin with polyester casting resin?
While you can mix a volume of epoxy resin and hardener and use as you please, polyester casting resin is not that simple. The amount of hardener you add to polyester casting resin is dependent on the depth of the final casting.