Resin in-fill on wood - using grain-fillers

[cropwell]

I tried some resin fill and eventually (after several attempts that failed 'orribly), I carved out the design then covered with clear resin, then recarved, sprayed with matt black, sanded back to sharp edges and refilled with clear resin (I was experimenting with the look). It turned out looking OK but the polyester resin did not cure properly, it felt sticky, so after a couple of weeks it went in the bin. Maybe epoxy resin would have been better.

As ever, I am impressed with your work, shame about the spelling mistake.


Cheers,

Rob

[the great waldo]

If you have problems with polyester drying with a sticky surface then put cling film over it to stop the air getting to it. The idea is that the surface stickyness on polyester is designed to chemically bond to the next coat. The final coat should have a wax solution in it that floats to the surface when hardening sealing it so that it hardens properly.
Cheers
Andrew