Creating faux-ice replicas with clear resin

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Creating faux-ice replicas with clear resin Jan 25, 2017 2:12:06 GMT -5

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Post by Nix on Jan 25, 2017 2:12:06 GMT -5

I'm creating replicas of ice-candles for a community project using the Water Clear resin, and have a few unusual questions:

I actually prefer more bubbles in my resin, because the form will be lit by an LED and each bubble helps refract the light and add to a glowing effect. Any tips for causing more?
For the same reason, being somewhat cloudier would be a good thing for my purposes. Is the end product still stable and safe to handle if it was created with slightly more A part? How much more A would cause this, and how much is too far from 1:1 weight?
Can I sand the solidified resin, in order to make the outside look "frosted?" Is the dust this would create hazardous in any way?

Nix Guest	Creating faux-ice replicas with clear resin Jan 25, 2017 14:00:21 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Nix on Jan 25, 2017 14:00:21 GMT -5 Here's what I casted last night, to give a sense of what I'm working on:

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Creating faux-ice replicas with clear resin Jan 30, 2017 10:22:46 GMT -5

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Post by mike on Jan 30, 2017 10:22:46 GMT -5

Yes, you can sand it and yes you do want to wear protective clothing, dust mask, etc. Sanding urethanes will re-expose the iso which you want to avoid breathing or contact with skin. Wet sanding helps control the dust aspect and works well.

Adding a small amount of microballoons is another way to make it cloudy without messing with the mix ratio too much. You can increase the A side a little bit but would not recommend going over 5%.

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