Scratch Resistance

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Matt Taylor	M Matt Taylor posted 6 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
M Group: Forum Members Posts: 1, Visits: 8	Hi all, How scratch resistant is the resin that comes with the skinning kit? Plus the same question for the clear coat resin for tables? With general use for a coffee table, will the resin scratch/ mark etc.? Thanks in advance.
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MarkMK	MarkMK posted 6 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 338, Visits: 2K	Experience with the coating resin commonly used with skinning suggests that it will scratch fairly easily, but post-curing at an elevated temperature will likely help a little and make things a touch harder It is possible to repair scratches, though but I wouldn't class the resin as highly scratch-resistant
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 6 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	Same as above for the coffee table resin. These resins are quite hard for resins, but they are not as hard as a lot of items that they will come into contact with - which means scratches. Also with a coffee table, often the bigger issue is people put a hot cup of coffee down on the surface. This is a big no no. Even a warm cup of coffee may cause issues - anything over about 50-60 degrees will mark the resin. Nothing can be done about this other than to use a coaster or protect the surface somehow.
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