Wow! Love how you used the UV Resin in conjunction with the ResinCrete! I’ve been wondering how the two would work together. I’m going to have to try this! Very cool!
Love the water drop idea, could you advise what to use to seal the items like the soap trays etc that may have wet items on them,sealing and finishing, greatful for any advice please, Ray
Hi, thanks for watching, I'm glad you found it informative. It's recommended to use stone top wax to help seal material like this and I believe there is also a liquid/spray you can get that does the same sort of thing. Basically, anything, even from a basic diy store that sells waterproof sealant for porous stone, concrete etc should work fine. You'll sometimes find when you buy the starter kits for products like resincrete or aqua cast or jesmonite, will come with a small sample of wax that you can rub onto the product afterwards so that's something to look out for. I hope that helps!
I have indeed achieved exactly this when using proper pigments made for eco resin. I used black to darken a primary red to make it more of an ox blood red and also with a primary blue to make a nice deep navy! Just be sure to add the tiniest drop at a time so as to not overdo it.
I tried this, but all my droplets came loose and popped out, so I was left with little divetts, which is okay because I made it a space-themed tray so it looked like little craters. Should they have stayed in, though, or did yours eventually pop out?
Mine have always stayed in. Perhaps it’s about the curing time. I de-mold after about 30-40 mins then leave for a couple of days before adding a wax seal. So far they’ve been fine. I have seen other videos combining resin and resincrete where they’ve come apart so there is something to it, just not sure exactly to what! I’m sure the answer is out there somewhere on RU-vid!
I have done so multiple times. The trick is to ensure that the eco resin is abrasive. So if you have an area that you want to layer some resin on, give it a sand to rough it up, then clean any loose remanence with 99% isopropyl (preferably) to ensure there's no dust or debris remaining and then you should be able to successfully adhere resin onto it. Also ensure it is fully cured - ideally a couple of days after making it so that you know all moisture is gone. It's not a 100% guarantee but it's worked for me so far. It also depends on what you want to do. So laying clear resin over some scuffed up eco resin might not be ideal so it'll be better with resin that is tinted with pigment. However, I recently started engraving designs onto my eco resin pieces and experimented with layering some clear resin over it and it worked well as it bonded with the engraved part of the eco resin really well, without me needing to scuff it by sanding it! You can check out my laser engraved eco resin videos on my channel too if you like. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for watching! Yeah I should think that’s fine, it’ll just take a little longer to cure before you’re able to add the resincrete and you’d have to ensure the viscosity was such that it doesn’t spread out too much over that time. Uv resin is easier for this and it’s relatively cheap so I’d definitely choose that if it were me.
As far as I’m aware, I can’t see why not. It’s a bit or miss though and also dependent on the mould - I found that the cheap mica powder I got from a Temu haul worked perfectly well, yet I’ve heard from others that they’ve struggled at times. I’d say it’s simply about experimenting. I just went for it and it worked out well.
