Post by Emma on Feb 6, 2021 20:49:15 GMT -5
I made the piece with the two part clear coating and casting resin 'Amazing Clear Cast'. It's my first time using resin so it ended up with bubbles and dirt embedded in the top surface. I asked a friend to polish it since she polishes cars for a living. It looks great, but unfortunately when I got it back my cast was no longer flat. I think it may have gotten too hot during the polishing process and is now warped and won't sit flat (it was level and even like a drink coaster).
Is there any way to save it? Can I heat it up at a low temperature and let it cool on a flat surface to remove the warp? Will it break down the material or make it more brittle? And if it is safe to heat at low temperatures, will the painted design encased in it be damaged or distorted?
It's a gift for a friend and I really don't want to start over as this is 3 months in the making. I poured the base layer, let it cure completely (for maybe a week to be safe since it's cold), painted the design on top of the base with plain-old acrylic paint and let the paint dry completely, then I poured another thin layer of the same type of resin over the whole piece to protect it so that the design is sandwiched in the middle like it's floating.
Is there any way to save it? Can I heat it up at a low temperature and let it cool on a flat surface to remove the warp? Will it break down the material or make it more brittle? And if it is safe to heat at low temperatures, will the painted design encased in it be damaged or distorted?
It's a gift for a friend and I really don't want to start over as this is 3 months in the making. I poured the base layer, let it cure completely (for maybe a week to be safe since it's cold), painted the design on top of the base with plain-old acrylic paint and let the paint dry completely, then I poured another thin layer of the same type of resin over the whole piece to protect it so that the design is sandwiched in the middle like it's floating.
