can resin go on normal printer paper?

[qpJaKeWaGGqp]

I've made a master chief helmet out of regular printer paper and I've been wondering if the resin will.dissolve the paper.

 

[Master Builder]

It won't dissolve it. The paper only soaks it up. There is not enough strenght in plain printer paper to hold it's shape, so you will end up with a very warped piece.

You should get the heaviest card stock paper you can find. I would say at least 110 LB +.

 

[SavedbyGraceG12]

I don't think it would dissolve it. If you were to throw water on regular copy paper, then it would completely lose its shape. Even though resin has a thicker consistency, I believe that it would definatly saturate the copy paper. To be honest, I wouldn't even try it.

 

[qpJaKeWaGGqp]

Anyway I could strengthen the paper before resining?

 

[RobTC]

If you superglue lots of drinking straws/popsicle sticks/thin dowels/whatever between a whole bunch of points all over such that the structure becomes entirely rigid, and then apply the epoxy very slowly in very thin layers with a very dry brush, over time, you might be able to do it. But that would probably take more time than simply rebuilding the thing in a heavier stock. And it still wouldn't guarantee that it wouldn't deform under the forces of rondoing.

Best bet is to consider this your practice run, and next do it for real. You know where everything goes and you know how accurate you have to be to make it work.

 

[qpJaKeWaGGqp]

How much cardstock do you recommend I get for a helmet?

 

[MikyVengeance]

Cardstock is just thicker paper. So you would use the same amount for the amount of pages you print. It comes in the same sizes as regular printer paper.

 

[qpJaKeWaGGqp]

Thanks! I appreciate the help.