Aqua Resin, Non-toxic Resin

[jongrnl]

By any chance would this stuff be safe enough to be used inside?

 

[charlie tuna]

Perfectly safe for indoor use, just take care of the dust when mixing and sanding. A dust mask is all that's really needed

 

[jongrnl]

That's great news! That makes things so much easier on my part. Now if only i lived in the right part of the country to buy the stuff from a store as opposed to online.

 

[rachciav]

i would work with this stuff outside if possible. the dust gets everywhere. and you can get fibers in your house and thats no fun....believe me. also dont sand this inside it gives off a lot of dust! i sanded it in my porch, and now the whole place is covered in a thick layer of dust which i have yet to clean up, also use a resirator and junky clothes, ive ruined many good shirts with this stuff. even unmixed, the liquid form stains.

 

[jongrnl]

i would work with this stuff outside if possible. the dust gets everywhere. and you can get fibers in your house and thats no fun....believe me. also dont sand this inside it gives off a lot of dust! i sanded it in my porch, and now the whole place is covered in a thick layer of dust which i have yet to clean up, also use a resirator and junky clothes, ive ruined many good shirts with this stuff. even unmixed, the liquid form stains.

I was going to mix up the resin out side and bring it in once the powder was all mixed. I have never worked with fiber glass though. Are the strands really that much of a pain?

 

[rachciav]

yea the strands get everywhere and like stab you and are bad for lungs.

 

[Skullcandy Girl]

Yeah rach is right, for safety sake, FG outside, but you can bring it inside so it dries. You could also look into fiberglass alternative. I'm looking into Muslin cloth

 

[jongrnl]

As long as I can bring it in to dry it works for me. Thanks!

 

[rachciav]

Yeah rach is right, for safety sake, FG outside, but you can bring it inside so it dries. You could also look into fiberglass alternative. I'm looking into Muslin cloth

i tried using something like muslin cloth when i ran out of fiberglass, it was some sort of super thin cottony stuff. and it cured stronger than the fiberglass, but it soaked up alot of resin and didnt have as much flex. other than that it worked pretty good. tell me how the muslin cloth works out.

oh and jongrln. if you bring it in dont let it touch anything! like ive said before when this stuff gets on something it doesnt like getting off. you wouldnt want to ruin a carpet er something.

 

[jongrnl]

Thanks for the advice. I believe I was reading that it only took around half an hour to "dry". Is that dry to the touch or or till it's cured.

 

[howaado]

Cured, but it also depends on the amount of powder added.

 

[jongrnl]

Thanks to every one for helping. I only have two more questions. What is a good online place to buy this (I live in Oklahoma, kinda far away from most of the stores mentioned on there website) and about how much is used for a suit of armor? Thanks again!

 

[rachciav]

Thanks to every one for helping. I only have two more questions. What is a good online place to buy this (I live in Oklahoma, kinda far away from most of the stores mentioned on there website) and about how much is used for a suit of armor? Thanks again!

not a problem i always like helping people
i bought most of my stuff from rosebrand.com becuase i live so close to there. i would suggest just buying from where ever the shipping is cheapest for you. but it wont be cheap. i live in the same state as the place i bought resin from, and with shipping 4 lbs of powder and a quart of liquid cost 60.
i probably used about 4, 4 lb containers of powder and 3, 1 quart containers of liquid, and alittle over 3 yards of the thinest ply fiberglass. but that was with a few screw ups on armor scaling.
like quadraxis said it depends on the ratio of power to liquid in curing time. with about half of one of those smallish plastic cups, (not the big solo ones, the ones a size smaller) filled with powder and about a centimeter or less of liquid the dry to touch time is like less than 10 mins so you have to work super fast. while a 1:1 ratio would take like a half an hour and is generally only use for when youre fiberglassing. i would give it a little more dry time before you sand, because it tends to still be soft, but you can use different tecniques for making it smooth like i experimented with letting it cure half way, then smoothing some of it with my hand or a thin piece of plastic.
hope that answered your questions and good luck.

 

[toddler911]

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I think i'll experiment with this stuff. then i have my resperator, if need be.

 

[razgrizghost117]

so what is the starter kit called cuz i cant find it or the prices on aquaresin.com

 

[stormy87]

I was going to mix up the resin out side and bring it in once the powder was all mixed. I have never worked with fiber glass though. Are the strands really that much of a pain?

Yes, the fiberglass veil they sell is the worst. It sticks in the skin and is difficult to get out.

 

[Thaddeus]

does anyone know if there are any distributors in sweden or in the general vicinity of Europe???

haven't found any yet.. damn!!!!

stupid europeans....

 

[gwave62]

ok well im obviously a noob to this bc im asking questions lol but im starting to do some research on how to make my first suit of armor (starting with the mark IV helm). now i know i could easily hav the resin kits sent to my house and i understand the basic concept of waterproofing the cardstock but when i found out that i should only fiberglass the inside i was kinda dumbfounded. i thought that the fiberglass should go on the outside to mold the details better then paint and clear coat them to seal it. could someone let me know if im jst looking at this the wrong way or if i should try it with the fiberglass on both the outside and inside? thanx to anyone who applys and a big thanx to everyone on the forums

 

[rachciav]

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[gwave62]

nope you just fiberglass the inside and put several coats of aqua resin (with out fiberglass) on the inside, and if you want to smooth parts of your armor with the aqua resin just mix it with a higher powder to liquid ratio. if you fiberglass the outside it will actually ruin the details and you wont be able to sand it. if you have any other questions feel free to ask (and dont worry, everyone asks noob questions at first)

Haha thanx ill keep that in mind but i was looking at some pictures and a couple of different forum posts and do u rly hav to use bondo for the details? jst a thought lol