Glasscast clear coat not clear


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I’ve been making a worktop using glasscast. First attempt so a bit of an experiment. Had a ply worktop, did a sealing coat using a black pigment. Did a second black coat as you could see the grain of the ply still. The idea was to put some small sparkly stones in the clear coat as a final coat. When I mixed it is almost went white, having only mixed it with a black pigment I didn’t hunk it was a problem and assumed it would dry clear. It has now fully cured and is not clear at all. It’s about 10mm think and you can’t even see the black colouring or any of the little stones. What could have caused this? I’m assuming it’s totally unfixable and will have to start again.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

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Its hard to tell in the pictures.  I presume the white lumps are the stones?

If so the remaining cloudiness could be either moisture reaction., or the resin having got very cold due to low temperature.

If it is moisture , getting the room dry and  warm may help if the cure hasn't gone too far but usually it is too late once it has gone hard.


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Warren (Staff) - 12/6/2017 9:42:15 AM
Its hard to tell in the pictures.  I presume the white lumps are the stones?

If so the remaining cloudiness could be either moisture reaction., or the resin having got very cold due to low temperature.

If it is moisture , getting the room dry and  warm may help if the cure hasn't gone too far but usually it is too late once it has gone hard.

Yes, we would need more information on the stones; what are they, are they dry? Have you tried doing a small sample cast over these stones? I guess not.

The reaction (where the resin has gone white) is pretty extreme. This indicates either a significant reaction with something in the stone (moisture perhaps) or a physical action (were they particularly dusty?).

I know this is little help now (with the stones already covered) and so I almost don't want to say it but it is pretty important to test the resin over any substrate that's not already been well tested (like pennies have) to check that the appearance is what you're looking for and that there are no adverse reactions. Small plastic pots can be used to make a 'mini version' of your substrate/embedments and will give a good idea of what the end result will be like, as well as identify any reaction problems.


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