$ 3.00 Experiment

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Found this at Ocean State Job Lot, yesterday for $3.00.
needed a mold, used this from this just plugged the hole with 5 min opoxy.
resin is not clear it is amber. mixed blue and gold pearl ex. pressure pot about 15 hrs.
toaster over at 125 degrees for 1 hr. and ended up with this. sanded 320 to 600 and
MM to 12000
What do you think is this worth $3.00 or not? 1 gal. cans are $10.00

Jack
 

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Looks good to me. Very likely a similar formula to many of the PR compounds out there. May or may not work for clear casts, but for colored a definite yes. Nice find.
 
jack barnes said:
Found this at Ocean State Job Lot, yesterday for $3.00.
needed a mold, used this from this just plugged the hole with 5 min opoxy.
resin is not clear it is amber. mixed blue and gold pearl ex. pressure pot about 15 hrs.
toaster over at 125 degrees for 1 hr. and ended up with this. sanded 320 to 600 and
MM to 12000
What do you think is this worth $3.00 or not?
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Nope!


Much, much more than $3.00!:good::good:
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It is polyester resin, just not clear polyester designed specifically for clear casting. Will work just fine for colored work as will any other polyester based fiberglassing resin.
 
I have used "General Purpose" fiberglass resin with good results , As Curtis said it works well for color casting . Clear and lighter colored castings could be a problem but darker colors are perfectly alright .
 
It's hit or miss with Ocean State Job Lots around here. At one time I was buying 5 min. epoxy in the syringe style tubes for $1.50. They didn't last long (I got a lot of them) and I haven't seen any n there since. If you see it, buy it quick, as it may never be available there again.
 
What would the shelf life be on this? I bought 2 gals cans and they have 12 left. At $10.00 a gal. would it be worth while to buy more and keep stored?
 
Thanks for posting this Jack, made remember I had some left over fiberglass resin, so I just cast it up as it was 1.5 years old. IT was a bit thick, but seemed to cast OK - havent turned it yet
 
Resin generaly has a shelf life of 1 year if stored in a cool location , if you keep it cold you can keep it for a couple of years . If it is stored in normal temps though the shelf life is reduced .
 
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