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Re: I did it!!! My first resin inlay experiement worked!!!
« Reply #15 on: January 20, 2013, 07:46:39 pm »
No King...that's the right stuff.  It's worth the money (along with the 40% off coupon that Michaels puts out every week on their web site) because it's perfectly clear when cured; not cloudy or yellow.  It's mostly used as making high quality resin pieces in jewelry.  The cheaper stuff is cloudy, turns yellow over time, cracks and warps.  My objective is to create a family heirloom that will survive generations.

If I'm going to put so much of my time and effort into making something incredible, of which I hope my final piece will be, I want quality resin in it...well worth the price alone.

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Cheaper Resin
« Reply #16 on: January 20, 2013, 10:52:00 pm »
Advance Auto sells a resin for fiberglass repairs. $15 per quart with the hardener. I saw an Instructable where someone used it to fix a split at the end of the 4x4. After sanding down, it looked pretty good.
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_fiberglass-resin-bondo_10193280-p?searchTerm=resin
Didn't try it myself yet, but it may be worth a look.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Repairing-Split-Wood/

I don't know if it will yellow or cloud as Etcher mentions above. In the instructable it was dyed black.
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