FAQ

WHAT IS POLYESTER RESIN?

Polyester resin is a type of thermosetting plastic. With the proper combination of accelerators and catalysts, resin can be cured or hardened at room temperature or by heat. From its original liquid form, the resulting product retains a permanent configuration and cannot be 'reshaped' by further application of heat or pressure. Methods of processing range from hand lay-up of unfilled resin and casting, which cures at room temperature, to high-pressure, high temperature molding of filled polyester composites with up to 80% glass fiber reinforcements. The versatile chemistry of polyester resin allows it to be used in a variety of molding processes for numerous end-use applications.

How do I reduce the smell of resin?

Use .5%-1% Suppress Sty per styrene weight to reduce styrene emision that creates the distint resin color.

How do i remove the stickiness of resin in the finished products?

*Use Tack Remover for figurines and other three-dimentional resin items. Wash the figurines in the tack remover bath. *Use Wax Solution for fiberglass and other flat resin items. Mix the wax sol into the resin to create an air barrier.

How do I prevent Resin from yellowing?

Add Lowilite into the resin

How do I make resin flame retardant?

Add Timonox and DE83R into the resin. This, howerer, makes the resin opaque

How do I achieve the "wet look" on my resin items?

Brush or spray-on Polygloss A&B

How do I achieve the "Matte finish"?

*Sand the product *Brush on Flatte Kote

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