Resin over Glass

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    • #15670
      Linda Nickerson
      Guest

      Hello, I’ve started pouring resin over glass, embedding objects (resin, shells, etc). Everything looked great but then the glass started to get cracks in it. This happened on a small table top that was an insert in a metal side table. How do I prevent the glass from cracking? Please point me to the proper topic if this has been addressed.

    • #15672
      Katherine Swift
      Keymaster

      Unfortunately resin over glass can be a problem. Resin and glass don’t ‘expand and contract’ together. One will try and the other will be inflexible causing the cracking.

    • #15706
      Linda Nickerson
      Guest

      Ah, ok, that makes sense. I’m trying to repair it using the stuff you use for Windshield repair. We’ll see if that does anything.

    • #15851
      Ruth
      Guest

      I understand suspended on a round table that has no support.
      However I would be using on glass that is a on a coffee table. Not suspended on its own.
      Thx for any input

    • #15852
      Carolyn Wheeler
      Guest

      I have been using resin on glass and plexiglass for quite some time. As Katherine said, The flexibility and expandability of resin on substrates is a serious issue. I have done very large (and expensive!) pieces that looked great at first but split apart over time. I don’t recommend using resin on either one.

    • #15950
      Fabiane
      Guest

      Hello there I am a terrario designer based in Brasil and have been using resin on glass interiors. I have had the same bad experience. It looks great but can crack later (a few days or a few months) out of the blue, in hot days here at the office I could here it craking once. I have been researching this topic and I found your post. I thought it was a problem of the brazilian brand that I using or maybe the glass had to be super thick. But I come to agree with the point above lexibility and expandability of resin on glass could make the use of glass on water effects not a suitable for commercial purposes specially.

    • #83191
      Windshield Replacement Good Year
      Guest

      To remove the resin you must use the warm water, through this way you can remove it easily.

    • #83693
      Shar
      Guest

      I make designs of shattered glass on old windows. I pour resin over the finished product. The last piece has one annoying air bubble in the hardened resin. Any idea on how to get rid of it?

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