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Pmwoods	P Pmwoods posted 7 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
P Group: Forum Members Posts: 7, Visits: 31	Hi, In first sorry for my English, i'm french... I have a project for a dinner table in wood and epoxy. Two lumber with an epoxy river in the center. For this operation i think Glasscast 50 is the best. But i want to cover all the table with epoxy and for this operation, i don't know which product must i use glasscast 3 or another ? Another question will come later... Thanks for your answer Regards from frogs
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Pmwoods	P Pmwoods posted 7 Years Ago HOT Post Details
P Group: Forum Members Posts: 7, Visits: 31	Hi, I receive my order last week about glasscast 50 and glasscast 3 but i think that there is a problem about glasscast 50. The resin seems white instead of the over package. Look at the photo --> left: glasscast 3 / right: glasscast 50 What can i do ? all products are in the same area and the T° is an average 20°C. Thanks for your answer Bye
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Pmwoods - 7 Years Ago

Welcome to the Forum! Yes you are correct in that you can use GlassCast 3. If you are pouring the final resin pour and then leaving the natural resin finish, then we would recommend doing the main.....

Warren (Staff) - 7 Years Ago

Thanks for your quick answer ! I think that i apply a sanding process but i also want to put eventualy a hot plate directly on the table. And about glasscast 50 can i put some item like flower or...

Pmwoods - 7 Years Ago

You will always get a mark of you are putting anything hot directly on the surface. Coffee cups, dinner plates etc. Don't put anything like that directly on the surface, use a coaster or a place mat....

Hanaldo - 7 Years Ago

Thanks If i want to sand the support, which grit must i use ? 1000, 2000 ? and after which product for polish and buffing ? I want to make an open floor plan associate to my table build in medium or....

Pmwoods - 7 Years Ago

When sanding, to get to a high gloss, work your way up the grits to 1200-1500 and then you should be able to polish the resin back to a high gloss. GlassCast 3 can be used on flooring to give a high...

Warren (Staff) - 7 Years Ago

Hi, To make a river table with glasscast 50. I read that we must apply two coat of 20mm each. First coat must be dry before coatin the second ?

Pmwoods - 7 Years Ago

Yes with river tables the extra wood all around acts as insulation so the heat builds up much higher than in other medium so you need to limit it to around 20-25mm thickness per pour. The ideal time....

Warren (Staff) - 7 Years Ago

Hi, I receive my order last week about glasscast 50 and glasscast 3 but i think that there is a problem about glasscast 50. The resin seems white instead of the over package. Look at the photo -->...

Pmwoods - 7 Years Ago

I’m sorry to see that your resin has hardened – the good news is that it is entirely reversible. The GlassCast 10 and 50 resins are sensitive to low temperatures and if the resin gets very cold...

Warren (Staff) - 7 Years Ago

Hi, I want to include some objet in resin epoxy like "lego" or small objet in a block of resin about 4cm of quote. My question is : which resin is the most adaptable for this application ? Can i use....

Pmwoods - 7 Years Ago

For thicker work like encapsulating lego you definitely want GlassCast 50. I did a lego table with the original GlassCast 3 in many layers (before we had GlassCast 50 - which is what i would use...

Warren (Staff) - 7 Years Ago

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