GlassCast 50 - casting a block in several layers

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GlassCast 50 - casting a block in several layers

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Daelin	D Daelin posted 5 Years Ago Topic Details
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Rich (Staff)	Rich (Staff) posted 5 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 167, Visits: 4.6K	Hi Daelin, Thanks for the photos - How can we help?
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Matthieu Libeert	Matthieu Libeert posted 5 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 955, Visits: 3.4K	+x Rich (Staff) - 1/14/2019 4:09:01 PM Hi Daelin, Thanks for the photos - How can we help? I would assume how to fix those lines inbetween the different pours Matthieu Libeert Founder MAT2 Composites X Sports website: www.mat2composites.com
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Daelin	D Daelin posted 5 Years Ago Post Details
D Group: Forum Members Posts: 3, Visits: 3	Yes! I tried different stages of hardening of the previous layer but the refraction lines remain. Any ideas?
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 5 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	I've never found a way to do separate pours that doesnt come out with witness lines. But it's very easy to just sand out and then polish, or repour a finishing epoxy like GlassCast3.
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Rich (Staff)	Rich (Staff) posted 5 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 167, Visits: 4.6K	The lines look more like ridges from the casting process as opposed to lines through the resin; you should be able to sand, polish and return to a full gloss without the ridge lines.
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Daelin	D Daelin posted 5 Years Ago Post Details
D Group: Forum Members Posts: 3, Visits: 3	Big THANK YOU to all!!! I will try...
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