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resin turned cloudy , not clear...?

Postby soundmun » Sun Nov 08, 2015 1:36 pm

Hi there, new here :)
This is what happened when i tried to make a 3-4 mm deep clear epoxy with guitar pick. it turned cloudy , defenitely not clear. I used devcon 2 ton which is supposed to be clear . it was cloudy on the mixing cup and i had hopes it will clear on the mold. Twice this happened. I mixed it for full 2 min ( about 2 ml of both types ) what is the reason for that?
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Re: resin turned cloudy , not clear...?

Postby mangozac » Mon Nov 09, 2015 2:56 pm

It looks like the resin is full of tiny bubbles in the picture you posted. Is that what's causing the cloudiness? What is the pot life and cure time of that resin?
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Re: resin turned cloudy , not clear...?

Postby Fleafa » Mon Nov 09, 2015 7:25 pm

Looks like bubbles introduced by the mixing process. Try doing it as gently as possible and tapping the cup vigorously before pouring. When pouring, get the stream as thin as possible. This encourages the bubbles to pop as they are poured.


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Re: resin turned cloudy , not clear...?

Postby soundmun » Tue Nov 10, 2015 4:49 am

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Re: resin turned cloudy , not clear...?

Postby mangozac » Tue Nov 10, 2015 7:29 am

That's definitely bubbles. As Fleafa said, they were introduced during mixing. Other than using vacuum degassing to remove them you will have to try different pouring techniques as advised.
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Re: resin turned cloudy , not clear...?

Postby soundmun » Sat Nov 14, 2015 6:19 pm

well I tried devcon this time 5 min epoxy and it looks like cream, are those realy bubbles?
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Re: resin turned cloudy , not clear...?

Postby mangozac » Sat Nov 14, 2015 6:46 pm

No, in that picture it doesn't look like bubbles like your other posts. Did it eventually cure to a clear state?

The only other possibility is that you have very high humidity that is fogging up the resin...
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Re: resin turned cloudy , not clear...?

Postby soundmun » Sun Nov 15, 2015 1:18 am

It cured to this creamy milky color...humidity is ok 50%. could it be the Devcon epoxy is simply the cause?
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Re: resin turned cloudy , not clear...?

Postby mangozac » Mon Nov 16, 2015 8:31 am

Possibly. Perhaps you should inquire with Devcon?
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