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I did a third coat Glass Craft 3 on my first resin piece (800 x 400) last night and I checked it two hours later and was looking good - this morning it has several pits.

I did lots of preparation , I sanded it down to a flat smooth surface with a random orbital sander. I cleaned the surface many times , dried and blew it over with canned air. I washed it with acetone and made sure it was very dry. It was levelled out and pre heated before I did the pour. All the temps looked good and I made a cardboard box to cover it after the pour and I get this result. I am thinking that I have to change my brand of resin.

Simply can't carry on getting these results.

Edited 7 Years Ago by CampbellSA
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What sort of grit are you sanding to?  It sounds like the resin is properly fisheyeing off the surface to open up like that. That is usually a sign of some contamination or too smooth a surface (or a bit of both).

We would normally key to a minimum of 240 grit - although  120 is typically the norm - and then clean the resin surface afterwards to remove dust and dirt from sanding.


Warren Penalver
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