Monday, October 20, 2008

UV Resin Tutorial...



Another tutorial, this one on UV Resin! UV Resin is much easier to apply than 2-part resin, as you don't mix anything. It starts to cure once exposed UV light, so you can cure it in sunlight as an inexpensive solution, or using a UV lamp for more consistent results.

Has a nice window of workability in which you can deal with bubbles and such prior to exposing it. It sets very quickly though once exposed, so it is important to minimize bubbles and such as much as possible prior to exposure.

One of the best things about it is that the quick "setting" of the resin lets you see which pieces aren't coming out well, and the resin can often be popped out of your finding before it sets completely, giving you a do-over of sorts.

2 comments:

Plum Blossom Lane said...

You have the best tutorials! Good job!

Anonymous said...

I really like your tutorial...but I would like to know if I can replace the prints to items instead? Like buttons or ribbons?