[Katherine Swift]

This question comes from Thomas:

Hey guys. I have a question. I’ve never done resin but really want to try it. I want to make glow in the dark resin to fill in some holes on a bottle opener. The opener is made of stainless. I understand I need to use masking tape on the back side to keep the resin in, and I’ve read your instructions on adding the glow powder. My question is what resin should I use? I’m fearful of using epoxy because I want it to be pretty hard. Here is a link to the item. I want to fill in the small holes on the left side and the eye hole on the top. Thanks for any and all help.

https://flic.kr/p/SHtfvC

[Katherine Swift]

Hi Thomas,

I think and epoxy could still work for you here. The Resin Obsession super clear resin cures hard, so I think it could work. I would suggest testing a piece first to make sure the hardness is appropriate for your needs.

On a technical note, here are a few other suggestions:

1. Did you want the resin flush with the metal? If so, you are going to have to over fill a smidge, then sand. Since it looks like your metal has been sanded this shouldn’t be a big issue.

2. Sometimes metal pieces like this can have a coating that may act as a mold release when pouring the resin. I would sand the inside of the cavities to make sure the resin can bind to fresh metal.

I would love to see how this turns out!

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