VIDEO TUTORIAL
How to Dry and Preserve Flowers in Clear Epoxy Resin
Step-by-step video tutorial covering the processes and techniques involved in drying flowers, casting them in crystal clear epoxy resin layers in a silicone mould and finally flatting and polishing the open face to a high gloss/mirror finish.
The tutorial includes process and professional tips which can be scaled to suit a project of your choice.
What You Will Need
Materials
The process is demonstrated using the complete Resin Flowers Clearly Creative kit which includes enough resin, materials and equipment to produce up to two resin paperweights. The products are all available individually giving you the option to purchase different packsizes.
- GlassCast 50 Resin
- Silicone Cube Mould
- CrystalDry Flower Drying Silica Crystals
- NW1 Fast Cutting Compound
- TOPFINISH 2 Ultra Gloss Polishing Compound - 500g
- Abrasive Papers
- Mixing cups, sticks and nitrile gloves
Additional Items
- Eye protection
- Protective clothing and surface to work on
- Digital scales and a timer
- An airtight container
- A cover to protect the project during the cure
- Scissors and tape
- Protective workgloves for demoulding the casting
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USED IN THIS PROJECT
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Please find below a list of all the materials and equipment used in this project, all available to buy right here on the GlassCast website. Shown alongside each product is the approximate quantity used in the tutorial video, to the nearest full pack.
RESIN AND EFFECTS
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