I am trying to find a product to mix with glow powder or sand which, when dry, is clear and hard. The area I am filling is a 6" in diameter, and 1" deep hole in insulation Styrofoam which will be painted. I can paint the Styrofoam with either an acrylic or oil based paint- depending on your advice.
Any suggestions?
Nothing will be clear if you mix it with glow powder. The 2 part epoxy that lots of us use, is clear by itself, but when you put glow powder into it, it becomes opaque.
how about painting the sides and bottom with a clear then while its wet, put some sand or powder on to it. You'd have to do a section at a time so it doesnt all drip to the bottom, and when one area is dry, turn the thing ...
Thank you for your reply again, obviously I am very new at this. I guess I need an education and hopefully it won't be too much trouble to answer a few questions.
I've ordered Zinc Red Glow in the Dark Powder as well as Zinc Red Glow in the Dark Paint (solvent based). I was thinking of painting the bottom with blood red acrylic paint, adding the clear epoxy or realistic water and letting ...
Hi
I dont have time right now to address all of your q's but I can answer a couple very quickly
#2 Devcon 2-ton epoxy. It is a 2 parter, do not get the 5 min or 30 second set time, you want the longer set time - 30 minutes I believe
#4 Glowinc sells a coated pigment that protects it from water. It's called Coated pigment (duh! lol)
more later on the choice of Red....
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thanks for the info-
Realistic water gets hard - just as hard as epoxy. Takes 24 hours or so depending on how think it is poured. The "water effects" is cool too. You can sort of draw with it- making long lines in the water or on a wax paper- then peal it off when it dries and create the effect of water falls. Look on the Woodland scenics website-there are a couple of videos you can ...
Wow! You are right, that stuff is cool! I want it! and of the other stuff they sell! (as IF I had one square inch of free space in my house! Ha)
I think if you do what you are planning, it will work and be seen thru that water stuff.
red only glows for a very short time, but it is real nice while its glowing. The zinc stinks like farts.
None of the powder/pigment dissolve, so to ...
Abbeytoo-
You are not kidding the red zinc powder smells!!! Sulfur city!!! I made the mistake of not wearing gloves when I mixed it- my hands smell no matter how many times I've washed them. The sink smelled for hours after I washed my hands, and it's not as if I was bathing in it, just a tad on my hands. Pee U.
Fun stuff though. I see what you mean about making the medium cloudy...
Equal parts liquid dish soap, baking soda, and hydrogen peroxide. It should be mixed so it is pasty. Apply to area required and let sit for a few minutes.
This is a solution for skunk spray. I have had to use it on my dogs and surfaces. It sure worked for me. Also boiling vinegar in a small pot will help the smell in the air.
Abbeytoo- You are not kidding the red zinc powder smells!!! Sulfur city!!! I made the mistake of not wearing gloves when I mixed it- my hands smell no matter how many times I've washed them. The sink smelled for hours after I washed my hands, and it's not as if I was bathing in it, just a tad on my hands. Pee U. Fun stuff though. I see what you mean about making the medium cloudy- I didn't like the effect so I chipped the resin...
Wow! You are right, that stuff is cool! I want it! and of the other stuff they sell! (as IF I had one square inch of free space in my house! Ha) I think if you do what you are planning, it will work and be seen thru that water stuff. red only glows for a very short time, but it is real nice while its glowing. The zinc stinks like farts. None of the powder/pigment dissolve, so to speak, so they dont 'dye' anything. the epoxy I...
Equal parts liquid dish soap, baking soda, and hydrogen peroxide. It should be mixed so it is pasty. Apply to area required and let sit for a few minutes. This is a solution for skunk spray. I have had to use it on my dogs and surfaces. It sure worked for me. Also boiling vinegar in a small pot will help the smell in the air.
(I disagree that "it doesn't matter what technology... (I disagree that "it doesn't matter what technology you use"--medium is the message, and not all mediated comm. is the same!) #lilly09
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