[lindylex]

I forgot to tape my resin piece on the bottom before poring resin on the other side. Now I have resin drips on my previously finished dried side. How would you repair this? I could sand it but to get a glossy finish means I will need to polish. I can not find a polish that is food safe and this is the main issue since I will eat on this.

[Katherine Swift]

Oh no, Lindylex. How awful!

You’re going to have to sand the drips off, then recoat with another layer of food safe resin. This is the one I would use: https://shop.resinobsession.com/collections/resin/foodsafe

[lindylex]

Katherine Swift, I know sanding is your favorite and doing it is my cry for help. How high of a grit do I go with sanding? I was thinking start with 220 ending with 15000. Sanding dull things. Would the newly poured resin on top still be dull? Will I get a crystal clear look to see my original artwork below? This really is a question of how resin fills in gaps when layered after sanding below layers and how light reflects in resin.

[Katherine Swift]

Hi Lindylex,

Yes, start with a 220, but I’ve always found that ending with 1000 grit is enough that marks won’t show underneath a new layer of resin.

As long as your drips are sanding down below 1/8 inch, a new layer of resin will fill in nicely. This article explains more: https://www.resinobsession.com/resin-frequently-asked-questions/fix-holes-and-dents-in-resin/

(and I don’t like sanding. LOL!!)

[lindylex]

I really like sanding, A LOT. Thanks for the information. I did read that page before. It has great information.

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