Resin Research Epoxy Resin
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Polyester Laminating Resin
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Question: What's the best resin for my project?
Answer: Let's compare the three main resins side-by-side and let you decide.
Advantages:
- Lower cost than epoxy
- Fast cure time
- Adequate adhesion to balsa and
paulownia
- Good Gloss Finish
Advantages:
- Made from sustainable renewable
materials
- Made from waste streams of other
industrial processes
- Significantly reduces carbon
footprint
- Works exactly the same as regular
epoxies.
Advantages:
- Easy mix 2:1 ratio
- Longer working time
- Almost no odor
- Can be cleaned with denatured
alcohol or white vinegar.
- Superior bonding to many woods
- Better resistance to fatigue or
micro cracking.
Disdvantages:
- Strong Odor
- High VOCs
- Requires Acetone for cleanup
- Requires Styrene to thin
- Often delaminates from oily woods
such as cedar and redwood
- Dissolves EPS foam - only safe
with polyurethane foam.
Disdvantages:
- More expensive than poly
- Hard to get good gloss finish
Disadvantages:
- Most expensive epoxy
- Hard to get good gloss finish
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