Post by abrackney on May 3, 2017 9:36:28 GMT -5
This project uses Alumilite Clear. I am trying to create a multi-layered resin slab of material. I have a pressure pot I normally use, but for this project I wanted to pour many layers throughout the day. My slab size is about 6"x4". I poured the initial layer in black about 1/16" thick...hit it with a small torch to remove any bubbles, let it set up until tacky and then poured a second alternating color. I repeated these same steps about 10 times, and after the last layer was poured no bubbles were visible. I let the slab cure over night and the next morning there were TONS of bubbles throughout the slab.
I'm thinking since each layer was not fully cured before I poured the subsequent layers...the heat from curing created bubbles? I am trying to avoid using the pressure pot for this, since I would have to do a lot of moving in and out of the pot.
Any ideas as to why I am getting all of these bubbles?!
Pictures attached of the slab after curing overnight...notice all of the bumpy bubbles. They are throughout the inside layers as well.
Also attached is a picture of a test piece I cut off and sanded down to show the layers and bubbles within. Like I mentioned above...I hit each layer with a torch to remove bubbles after pouring.
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I'm thinking since each layer was not fully cured before I poured the subsequent layers...the heat from curing created bubbles? I am trying to avoid using the pressure pot for this, since I would have to do a lot of moving in and out of the pot.
Any ideas as to why I am getting all of these bubbles?!
Pictures attached of the slab after curing overnight...notice all of the bumpy bubbles. They are throughout the inside layers as well.
Also attached is a picture of a test piece I cut off and sanded down to show the layers and bubbles within. Like I mentioned above...I hit each layer with a torch to remove bubbles after pouring.
