17. Making Crackle-Effect Resin Coasters - Puddle Pour 

The resins I use all get rock hard - Naked Fusion and Unicone. I haven’t tried Stone Coat although I’ve heard good things!

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Thank you! 😊

Thanks!

Keep working at it! I didn't start out good (and I make a lot of mistakes I don't put on RU-vid LOL).

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Glad it was helpful!

Hi Tina! There are a few things I can think of why it’s not working. 1. Your resin is too thin or too thick. Thin resin just lets everything fall straight to the bottom. Thick resin doesn’t let anything fall deep enough to get crackles. 2. Your resin sat too long or cures too fast. You need to use a resin that cures slowly enough to let the color fall through the clear. 3. Your pigments aren’t heavy enough. Make sure you’re using enough colorant to make them very opaque. 4. Your room is too cold. Cold resin doesn’t move as much while it cures. 5. Your room is too hot. Hot resin cures too fast and doesn’t give enough time for the movement to happen. I would try a simpler version of this, with just clear and mica. I did a tutorial here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YpGfVwt9glQ.html Try that and see how it works. If you still don’t get crackling, then I would say to try a different resin. Either Naked Fusion or MAS Art Pro, and make sure your room is 72-75 degrees while you’re working and the resin is curing. I don’t ever warm my resin up first, either. It’s always room temp. So the temperature of your room will make a difference.

I’d say a medium viscosity.

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Work time is about 30-40 minutes depending on temperature.

@@TiftenStudio thanks so much ❤️

Hi Scott! There is a list of everything I use with links in the description. The molds are Let’s Resin geode coaster molds I got on Amazon.

@@TiftenStudio thank you I'll take a look I'm trying out different effects with resin to and this has inspired me to create more

Yep! As long as it’s transparent, it will work.

I use Naked Fusion, which has about a 45 minute work time. If you find yourself running out of time, try just making one coaster to practice. It takes less time to mix and pour all the steps, and you use less resin so if you mess up, it's not as much of a waste.

This works best if you use different types of colorants. I wouldn’t use more than two mica powders.

My name is Tiffani ☺️. I use Naked Fusion, which is a medium viscosity with a 30 minute work time.

@@TiftenStudio Oppssss I am sorry!:)

No worries!

Every resin is different, and the timing makes a huge difference. Keep practicing!