You’ve created the perfect resin casting. Or at least you thought you did. You try demolding your resin only to find you can’t get it out of the mold. Now what? How are you going to get resin out of the mold? Here are six of my favorite resin tricks to help you get your […]
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10 Ways To Ensure Your Next Casting With Epoxy Is A Disaster
Casting with epoxy is a lot of fun. Until it isn’t. Despite your efforts, you’re not getting the effect you expected and you’ve got a mess on your hands. And you might be thinking, ‘Why does this work for other people but not for me?’ Here’s what I know from my 15 years of casting […]
5 BEST Cold Weather Resin Tips To Avoid Sticky Resin
One of the things I love about living in Florida is that our winters tend to be quite reasonable. And by reasonable, I mean I can wear flip-flops pretty much any day of the year. It also means I don’t have to worry much about casting resin in cold temperatures. But I know many of […]
4 Tips For Casting Resin In Cold Weather
I like creating with epoxy resin all year long. Unfortunately, though, the weather isn’t always ideal. I live in British Columbia, Canada, where it is cool and rainy most of the year. So for most of the year, I have to plan ahead to have successful pours. I’ve learned a few things along the way. […]
HELP! — I Used Too Much Hardener In Resin
At some point when you’re crafting, you might wonder what happens when you use too much hardener in resin. Or maybe you just realized you did, and you’re asking yourself if your resin will cure okay. There are a few things that could take place. But before we get to that, let’s discuss what resin […]
The Simple Trick For Using Epoxy In Cold Weather
I was having curing issues with the polyester, polyurethane, and epoxy resins I use when casting resin in my garage during cold temperatures. I realized it was all around the heat or lack thereof during the complete curing process. It would start fine as the heat built up. But, once the warmth began to dissipate, […]
How to Use Alcohol Ink in Epoxy Crafts and Jewelry
Have you seen resin earrings and paperweights that look like drips of color sinking in clear epoxy? Then you’ve seen what happens when you use alcohol ink in epoxy. Alcohol inks can add bright colors and patterns to your resin crafts and jewelry. While they are fun to create with, alcohol inks aren’t traditional resin […]
Can epoxy resin be used on glass? What To Know
If you’ve spent time creating with resin, you may have wondered, can epoxy resin be used on glass? In a short answer, yes, but there are a few things you need to know first. Epoxy resin is a strong glue. Besides being a fun medium to create with, epoxy resin is also an excellent glue. […]
How to Polish Resin – Pro Secrets Revealed
After completing your resin projects, you may decide you want something a bit shinier. Good news! You can polish resin and I’m going to teach you how. Do you have a hard-curing resin or a soft-curing resin? This is important because soft curing resins will make crumbs and can melt. So how do you know […]
Thinking About Using Resin Outdoors? Read This First
So you want to know if you can use resin outdoors. Splendid. Awesome. Dope. (Fun fact — that doesn’t mean weed anymore.) But first, I need to know what you mean by use. Do you want to mix resin outdoors instead of mixing it indoors? Yes, you can mix and pour resin outside. I do […]
