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Nupur Dasgupta
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Hi,
I made a river table with glass cast 50. I sanded and polished it already, but I am thinking to pour one final top coat, can I use glass cast 3 for this pourpose?
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Tom (Staff)
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+xHi, I made a river table with glass cast 50. I sanded and polished it already, but I am thinking to pour one final top coat, can I use glass cast 3 for this pourpose? Thanks Good Morning, yes of course, GlassCast 3 is ideal to use for a top coat as it cures with a perfectly smooth glossy finish. To make sure that the GlassCast 3 bonds to the 50, you will need to give the whole surface a slight key with some abrasive paper (240 grit), cleaning up any debris and then pouring the GlassCast 3 over the top of this. You will not need to worry about the scratches from the abrasive paper as the GlassCast 3 will bond between all of these and give a seamless finish.
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Nupur Dasgupta
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+x+xHi, I made a river table with glass cast 50. I sanded and polished it already, but I am thinking to pour one final top coat, can I use glass cast 3 for this pourpose? Thanks Good Morning, yes of course, GlassCast 3 is ideal to use for a top coat as it cures with a perfectly smooth glossy finish. To make sure that the GlassCast 3 bonds to the 50, you will need to give the whole surface a slight key with some abrasive paper (240 grit), cleaning up any debris and then pouring the GlassCast 3 over the top of this. You will not need to worry about the scratches from the abrasive paper as the GlassCast 3 will bond between all of these and give a seamless finish. Thank you so much.
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Nupur Dasgupta
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+x+x+xHi, I made a river table with glass cast 50. I sanded and polished it already, but I am thinking to pour one final top coat, can I use glass cast 3 for this pourpose? Thanks Good Morning, yes of course, GlassCast 3 is ideal to use for a top coat as it cures with a perfectly smooth glossy finish. To make sure that the GlassCast 3 bonds to the 50, you will need to give the whole surface a slight key with some abrasive paper (240 grit), cleaning up any debris and then pouring the GlassCast 3 over the top of this. You will not need to worry about the scratches from the abrasive paper as the GlassCast 3 will bond between all of these and give a seamless finish. Thank you so much. I poured glasscast 3 as top coat, I am very happy with the clear gloss effect. But unfortunately there are some dust particle, they are quite visible. Can I sand it to remove those dust particle and then polish it with NW1 White Super Cutting Compound ? Thanks
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Tom (Staff)
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+x+x+x+xHi, I made a river table with glass cast 50. I sanded and polished it already, but I am thinking to pour one final top coat, can I use glass cast 3 for this pourpose? Thanks Good Morning, yes of course, GlassCast 3 is ideal to use for a top coat as it cures with a perfectly smooth glossy finish. To make sure that the GlassCast 3 bonds to the 50, you will need to give the whole surface a slight key with some abrasive paper (240 grit), cleaning up any debris and then pouring the GlassCast 3 over the top of this. You will not need to worry about the scratches from the abrasive paper as the GlassCast 3 will bond between all of these and give a seamless finish. Thank you so much. I poured glasscast 3 as top coat, I am very happy with the clear gloss effect. But unfortunately there are some dust particle, they are quite visible. Can I sand it to remove those dust particle and then polish it with NW1 White Super Cutting Compound ? Thanks Good Morning, Thank you for getting back to me. You can use some abrasive paper going up in grits. The starting paper will all depend on how deep the dust is within the resin itself. If the dust is only on the surface you can start with a fine grit and work up from there and then polishing with NW1 cutting compound. Going through the above process should clear up any marks and return the resin to the smooth glossy finish.
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Nupur Dasgupta
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+x+x+x+x+xHi, I made a river table with glass cast 50. I sanded and polished it already, but I am thinking to pour one final top coat, can I use glass cast 3 for this pourpose? Thanks Good Morning, yes of course, GlassCast 3 is ideal to use for a top coat as it cures with a perfectly smooth glossy finish. To make sure that the GlassCast 3 bonds to the 50, you will need to give the whole surface a slight key with some abrasive paper (240 grit), cleaning up any debris and then pouring the GlassCast 3 over the top of this. You will not need to worry about the scratches from the abrasive paper as the GlassCast 3 will bond between all of these and give a seamless finish. Thank you so much. I poured glasscast 3 as top coat, I am very happy with the clear gloss effect. But unfortunately there are some dust particle, they are quite visible. Can I sand it to remove those dust particle and then polish it with NW1 White Super Cutting Compound ? Thanks Good Morning, Thank you for getting back to me. You can use some abrasive paper going up in grits. The starting paper will all depend on how deep the dust is within the resin itself. If the dust is only on the surface you can start with a fine grit and work up from there and then polishing with NW1 cutting compound. Going through the above process should clear up any marks and return the resin to the smooth glossy finish. Hi, I sand it with 600 grit then I end up with 1500 grit. Everything looks fine, but after I polish it with nw1 with a power tool, it became a bit hazy/Matt finish, not that glossy it was before. I am not sure if I did any mistake!! Thanks
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JasonFL
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If you can find aquabuff 1000 or 2000 it should be able to bring it back to a gloss finish
Jason
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Tom (Staff)
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+x+x+x+x+x+xHi, I made a river table with glass cast 50. I sanded and polished it already, but I am thinking to pour one final top coat, can I use glass cast 3 for this pourpose? Thanks Good Morning, yes of course, GlassCast 3 is ideal to use for a top coat as it cures with a perfectly smooth glossy finish. To make sure that the GlassCast 3 bonds to the 50, you will need to give the whole surface a slight key with some abrasive paper (240 grit), cleaning up any debris and then pouring the GlassCast 3 over the top of this. You will not need to worry about the scratches from the abrasive paper as the GlassCast 3 will bond between all of these and give a seamless finish. Thank you so much. I poured glasscast 3 as top coat, I am very happy with the clear gloss effect. But unfortunately there are some dust particle, they are quite visible. Can I sand it to remove those dust particle and then polish it with NW1 White Super Cutting Compound ? Thanks Good Morning, Thank you for getting back to me. You can use some abrasive paper going up in grits. The starting paper will all depend on how deep the dust is within the resin itself. If the dust is only on the surface you can start with a fine grit and work up from there and then polishing with NW1 cutting compound. Going through the above process should clear up any marks and return the resin to the smooth glossy finish. Hi, I sand it with 600 grit then I end up with 1500 grit. Everything looks fine, but after I polish it with nw1 with a power tool, it became a bit hazy/Matt finish, not that glossy it was before. I am not sure if I did any mistake!! Thanks Good afternoon, Thank you for getting back in touch. It sounds as though a couple of things have gone wrong with the polishing process. If you are using a power tool with the NW1, you will need to make sure that it is not rotating too fast and that it is not being held in one place for too long as the resin can heat up and ruin its clarity. Another thing would be to make sure you have plenty of NW1 on the polishing pad before you start as adding more later down the line can cause this to dull in colour. The reason this happens is because the NW1 starts off quite coarse and gets finer the more it is polished, adding more later down the line will only put the coarseness back on the resin and can cause slight scratches. Please see the last couple of minutes for our XCR Skinning Tutorial (12:28). Although we are working with carbon fibre, the process is the same to achieve the glossy finish. If there is anything else I can help you with, please let me know. Kind Regards, Tom
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