[Jewelry making - Article 00097] - Re: [Orchid] Resin Jewelry

[Irene C White aka Rene]

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Hi Susan, 

    The davcon 5 and 30 min are great for small applications or if you
    are trying to use them like layers of pain on 3-d surfaces.  I have
    used a number of things to color the resins but the stuff that works
    best are polyester dyes can be found in most hobby shops like
    Michaels.  Low viscosity acrylic paint, water color pigments(the good
    stuff in the tubes) and prisma color pencils ground up fine.  Fool
    around with the material to see what you like best.  I use unlined
    3x5 cards to keep track of my experiments.  Two things to remember
    you will have to finish the epoxy just like you finish metal(sanding
    and polishing) and the work times for the 5 min is about 4.25 min and
    the 30 is about 29 to 29.5 towards the end of the work time they both
    get stringing and tough and you will get alot of bubbles if you try
    to push it.  Have fun I love the stuff 

Rene 


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