How to Make Swirls in Epoxy Projects | Alumilite 

Great content. Not too much fluff. Straight and consice. Clear instructions. 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

The coaching me through walking away after I just left a finger print in a mold yesterday 😅

Been researching how to do swirls better and this video was extremely helpful

love your teaching style. Quick, informative and relevant. Best instructor Ive seen so far !!

I played the part for my wife about stepping away and not messing with it. That is her flaw.... always touching and trying to make stuff better! 😅 good video.

Great video! Was very informative and helpful. Question, how would you do the swirl if your mold is going a color?

You are amazing! Love this no nonsense short tutorial. Thank you :)

I love it. I didn't know I had to wait 60 min I always just poured the color int he resin but now I can try this, thank you for sharing

I am starting to use Alumilite in a lot of projects and catching up on a lot of these videos. Thanks for the tips and tricks. I’m learning a lot and love the products.

Hello! Thank you for the video! I was wondering if I can use acrylic paint instead of dye

Youre great !! GREETINGS FROM CHILE !!!

This is the best video I've seen on using colour in resin. Can't wait to try it, thank you

Thanks for the advice. I'll have to try this one out on my next project.

yes u r right we have to wait 1h after the pouring , but that depend on the type of the resin

thanks so much for a very clear video and instructions

Amazing! That's what I was looking for!

Thank you, really nice to watch your video. Quite new to epoxy, so going to try and will definitely send you a video😉

Can you use alcohol inks and get that effect? Those are gorgeous!

Thank you so much for the information

Really good and thank you. I’ve made this simple mistake and it came out not as I wanted. So next time I will set the alarm and wait. Many thanks from England 😀

I'm about to do a cast with rose gold flakes and silver flakes with black swirls

Agreeed! Thank you so much dude🎉

Ughh it’s so hard to wait!!

This video really helped….I put a pinch too much ink which caused it to not cure in certain spots at the top but I was able to put a second layer after 10 hours and that cured after another 10 hours 😅👍🏼

Thank you this video was very helpful

Excellent video!

Always do mine too soon, very impatient! I'll have to try harder to wait. 8-)

I use Alumilite, 3/8inch pour, was going to do the 3-5 hour 2nd layer, 1 hour swirl, but... 60 minutes later, could barely dent with a fingernail. So next layer did the swirl at 30 minutes. 70 degrees. What did I do wrong? I am addicted!

Ok, first your video AMAZING. So easy to follow. Now here is my question. If I want to do the exact same thing in a size of approx., 12" x 40" ish with that blue swirl and about 3/4" thick. Any suggestions on the amount of time on that size?

What kind of dye are you using, alcohol base or something else?

Great information. I have subscribed to your channel. Can you mix tube paint into resin to do a tray? Thanks for your help.

thank you

Ooooooooooooooh!!!no wonder i had such a hard time while making my marble style coasters,gosh!!coz i immediately swirled instead of waiting those 60 mins😒lesson learned

Is there anyway to make swirls with a mica powder dye?

Thank you 🙃

Would this work in 3d moulds? I want to make my nephews a chess set for their birthdays and am trying to figure out something cool looking to do with the chess pieces. I was thinking of pouring about 2/3 of the piece in clear or one colour, wait for it to thicken then use a toothpick with a second colour of resin on to make the swirls, before filling the remaining 1/3 up with the second colour. Would that work?

What if you are only pouring 3/16 inch? I waited a little over an hour and it still was not long enough. How do I add a picture to show you what I'm trying to do?

can you mix epoxy like the deep pour and amazing cast for swirls

Can I use any other resin? Helpppppp😂🤣😅😆😁do I need to use casting epoxy?

If it’s 68 in the room and I’m doing a deep pour of 1” for a table top- would the wait be pretty long? Like 2 hours?

Pressure pot works

Does this work with mica powders?

Love the tutorial. Now to find the material and thickness for a 2" pour depth. Any recommendations on where to start?

Do you sometimes use a pressure pot to remove bubbles?

Where did you get your moulds from

I want to make a swirled globe. How do I do that and is there a particular acrylic paint to us

I just watched your video with the swirl technique. You gave great info and technique . I’m interested in the work of Fred Eversley , I have tried to get ideas and suggestions from other resin folks , to no avail. I believe there is a technique of spinning the resin mold , then adding different color resin getting a layered effect . Would you have any suggestions and or be willing to collaborate a project of the kind? Can send images of his work so you can gat a better idea. Thank you,

Can you do this with UV Resin?

Thanks! Tricky question because I know there are lots of variables and it's hard to quantify: but if you're letting your epoxy thicken to get more viscosity, at what point is it too late to throw it in the pressure pot? For instance, is the viscosity in the video above too late?

Hello, I’m a new subscriber and I use alumilite for coating lures on a turner. It is a very thin layer spinning. How do I apply swirls using this style of procedure as I want to use this in the lure design? Thanks for your vids. 👍🏻👍🏻

What about in UV resin?

Perfeito!🇧🇷

What temperature should you wait for before you start mixing? 105 degrees (or thereabouts)?

When I tried this method with the same materials you used, I had a different result. I was making smaller heart shaped objects and when the piece cured, I had wet areas of the dye color that never completely cured. Too much dye, right? Or not swirled into the epoxy enough? Thanks!

Would it be possible to use different color dyed resin to draw or write say more uniform shapes or designs such as drawing a cloud or sun without the use of shapers/molds, but just literally using the resin as if it were paint to draw something? I was thinking you could, but then I realized the resin would spread out and deform whatever you drew right? If it is possible, how can that problem be tackled?

can we blow the resin ?? like they do in blooms swirls paint ??

Can you guys make a updated headlight lens video please.

Thank you! You want pictures? When I confidently produce art, you will be the first to see the pictures... after my friends and husband!!! Appreciate you!!! :)

I want you guys to tell me how I can get swirls in my Alumilite Amazing Deep Pour!

Can you tell me with Alumilite slow 12 minute at what is a good temperature to swirl or pour the 2nd batch for good swirl effect?

I'm trying to make this domino set. She wants purple with a white pearl swirl in it. How would I do that? I have tried pouring the purple first then adding white and swirling it with a toothpick and it didn't come out "vibrant enough". Thank you

One more question: Can you polish Amazing Clear Cast with a buffing wheel? (I've heard many epoxies aren't good for this)

My question: can I use this technique to make swirled pen blanks? 3/4x3/4x6? And how long to wait before using in a project?

Is it possible to make a working gun barrel out of resin? Have not found anyone who has tried.

Have you done a video like this doing swirls with Deep Pour. I wasted over a $100 in resin because it works so differently than Clear Cast. Also, when I tried swirling after 6, 7, 8 and even 9 hours, all i got was a “muddy” over blended mess, ruining three major Christmas projects and wasting expensive resin. If I missed the video on swirling Deep Pour, same on me, if Alumilite didn’t explain it better (video ) shame on you. When I contacted “support” by phone and e-mail, they didn’t even have an answer on how long to wait before “swirling” . It has been an expensive lesson to learn.

Well, in my case 60 minutes equals 10-12 ours and result is not satisfied, because my epoxy resin have much more freeze time. Twice I try to make a beautiful swirls, but… I has to wait a few ours more to get an epoxy of “good” condition. Despite the fact that manufacturer guaranteed that there’s epoxy have to freeze in 48 ours.

So it's 72 degrees in the shop. Luckily the whole world is using the same units, so there can be no confusion.

Ink from a pen 🖊️😂

I am starting to use Alumilite in a lot of projects and catching up on a lot of these videos. Thanks for the tips and tricks. I’m learning a lot and love the products.