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Deviousness `anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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THIS IS SO AMAZINNNG XDD
hmm, do u know if u can fill it with clearliquid glue, or NICE ( the kind u put on wood works to make it glossy..? XD)
so cool so coolllll
i want to make some <3
but idk where they sell epoxy in the country im living in right now xD
I also sometimes battle to find epoxy resin - easiest is to order online from etsy [link]
These look great!
I was wondering do you have a tutorial or picture sample like this one above of how to make resin pendants in molds?
I attempted my first batch for molded resin pendants (resin in the silicone molds) using what the craft store lady said would work & I followed all instructions on the bottle, the instruction guide & I even went online to make sure I was doing everything right with the resin brand I bought - I went to the brand resin's website & still my molded resin pendants came out looking 'frosty' on the front surface while hard but shiny & clear on the back surface although 'slightly soft' but hard at the back.
I am pretty devastated about it
I'm from Australia, we don't have Hobby Lobby or Michaels etc.. the only craft store around here is 30min drive away called Spotlight & it is limited with what they stock, that is where I got my resin (CRAFT SMART LIQUID GLOSS Resin & Hardener) & it's the ONLY resin they stocked.
Is there a certain brand I should be using for molded resin pendants to be clear & shiny all the way through?
I've heard in the Us they have Easy Cast, some recommend it & some don't..
I've heard of people sanding & polishing there resin pieces to get the shiny/gloss effect.. I know to sand the edges but does the front surface need sanding too & then some sort of polish added on top??
I'm now confused..
Any Help would be greatly appreciated, I put a lot of money into this project.
Whenever I've used a mold, the resin surface that is in contact with the mold comes out frosty / opaque-ish. Drove me nuts!
And I tried the sanding thing, which made it worse. Theoretically, you should be able to polish to a high gloss, but I've never been really successful at it. (See my bangle from a mould here [link])
I also tried coating the surface with a thin layer of new resin, but the results were not great. In the end I just gave up, and use resin only inside containers like bottlecaps or vintage watch cases or ready-made bezels. I'm based in South Africa, so also battle to get supplies - I order from etsy a lot, which is expensive, but often the only way to find ring bezels and resin supplies etc. [link]
Sorry I can't be more help!
and indeed, sanding makes it even worse, since it only makes more tiny scratches and opaques it more
My only guess here, is to use hand-made molds and make them oneself, from a mother shape that is covered in a vew coats of glossy varnish(but brushed on, not sprayed on) and then the inside of the mold is really very, very smooth, and the recasts come out perfectly clear!