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Chris M
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Hi, I need some help with polishing options please!
I have made a river resin table using glasscast 50. I used a metallic tinting pigment, it looked a lot more opaque in the bucket than in the final outcome which is mostly transulscent.
Having sanded (currently at 120 grit) I prefer the matte and opaque finish - partly because its truer to the colour I was after originally, but also because I made a few mistakes in the resin which thankfully disappeared under the cloudy effect after sanding.
What polishing options exist which will get a transulscent glasscast 50 to polish up to a cloudy sort of matte finish that will mask any minor problems in the resin eg I tried to drill out a dust spec and fill with an attempted colour match which didnt work at all
N.B I’m planning on using a clear osmo topoil on the wood.
Any help much appreciated
Thanks
Chris
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Glasscast 50 polishing options
Chris Mawer
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7 Years Ago
Sand till a higher grit without polishing will result in an opaque finish... start with 120 like you did, go up till 200 - 400 - 800 - 1000. 1000 grit should leave you an opaque finish, if you want i...
matthieutje65
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7 Years Ago
Thank you very much, that is great news!
Chris Mawer
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