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Homemade (Polyester Resin) Dual Colour with Sparkle

rowdyyates115

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Did some casting a couple of weeks ago.
So I had a go at turning one of them today on a Sierra Kit

Blank: Polyester Resin, 2 Colours (Yellow / Blue Blended using bent copper wire) The Blue Polyester had glitter added as you can see in the photo.
PenKit: Sierra Chrome.
Finish: Micromesh, TCut and Mer Wax.

Something different

yellow blue homecast sierra.jpg



Thoughts :thinks:
 
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Rowdy, Have stayed away from and will continue to stay away from casting but if I do it will be watch parts etc because i have so many chemicals accumulated now and so much stuff everywhere.

Like the way you blended this one it turned out great.

Kind regards Peter.:thumbs:
 
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Excellent result with the blank Rowdy, I've never thought about casting my own so dof my cap to you for your ingenuity :bravo:

The resulting pen is also a beaut mate, great stuff :thumbs::thumbs:
 
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That's a very smart cast and lovely pen.

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Very nice blank indeed Rowdy, some very nice swirls there separating the large areas of colours ... :bwink:
 
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Hi Rowdy, that is exactly how I like them, a bit like the paint spinning pictures from the seaside years ago ! Did you do it inside because of temperature and what resin did you use ?
Regards Terry
 
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amazilia said:
Hi Rowdy, that is exactly how I like them, a bit like the paint spinning pictures from the seaside years ago ! Did you do it inside because of temperature and what resin did you use ?
Regards Terry
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Terry,

The Resin was kept overnight in spare room near radiator, didn't get caught...:devil:
First thing warmed up the garage, got the pigments and catalyst warmed as well and then got down to it.
I get all my supplies from - Buy fiberglass and composites supplies online UK - East Coast Fibreglass Supplies
Hope this is of some help
 
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