- How To Pour And Spread Epoxy Resin
- Once you've mixed the resin and hardener for 3 minutes, you'll have approximately 45 minutes to pour and spread your ArtResin before it starts to cure and gets too thick to work with.
- Be aware that if you've warmed your resin in a water bath, the working time will be reduced by about 10 minutes.
- If you want to coat the entire piece, start by pouring in the centre of your work. To spread, use a flat object such as a plastic spreader or an old credit card. You can also use a disposable foam brush if you only want to embellish specific areas of your piece.
- Typically you will have to dispose of your spreading tool, unless you purchase reusable epoxy resin spreaders which can be used over and over again. Our reusable spreaders have different sized teeth along each side so you can control the flow as you drag the spreader across the surface of the artwork.
- You can resin the sides with a disposable foam brush or your gloved hand, or you can simply dome the resin- that is, you can nudge the resin just to the edge without going over the sides and allow the resin to sit on top. ArtResin's thick texture allows it to sit where you want it to!
- Keep in mind that ArtResin will naturally self-level to a thickness of approximately 1/8" or 3 mm.
