![]() Based on prior experience, any other resins would rapidly overheat and destroy the project when not applied over a large area, such as a tabletop. Placing the mold in the pressure pot before adding 60 ounces of resin is retroactively recommended The purpose of the pressure vessel is to compress and squeeze all of the air bubbles trapped in the rose and resin until they are no longer visible, resulting in a super clear casting. Now came time for the resin! Due to the sheer volume to be poured at once, a specialty resin was used called Chill Epoxy Ice 2. Great care was taken to ensure the bottom of the cylinder was leak proof. Peter utilized his lathe to fabricate a nice redwood base for both the molding process and the final project itself.Īfter fixing the dried rose upon the base with some glue, a plastic cylinder cut from a soda bottle served to surround the delicate flower. Meanwhile, in order to encase the rose in resin, a mold was required. It’s a good thing he will only need one! After successfully absconding with the rose, the next step was to hang it up for a week to dry. ![]() The first step in this project is to obtain a rose, which in Peter’s case was from his wife’s garden. Actually, people have been asking Peter this for literally years! Probably fueled by the resurgence of Beauty and the Beast fanatics, it is clearly something people want to know! To clean the resin bed, pour diluted resin cleaner into the brinewell tube. ![]() Can you preserve a rose in resin?! This is the age old question that no one has ever asked. Sleeping Beauty (French: La Belle au bois dormant), or Little Briar Rose.
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