Epoxy resin bangles

11/08/18 part 1

I have a whole stack of epoxy resin bangles which I am now in the process of finishing off. I don't like the shiny type of resin bangle - they look too much like plastic (which they obviously are). I prefer them filed, sanded and polished with bees wax to a high shine.

They feel completely different - they feel nice when you touch them, don't stick to you when it's hot. They feel more like, I don't know, it's difficult to explain, I suppose more like wax polished wood.

And they don't look like plastic, they look more like these hand made soaps you see, the ones that smell beautiful of all sorts of fruits.

Anyway, I prefer them that way but obviously it is a lot more work that just putting the resin the the mould, with or without dried flowers, dies or whatever, take them out when they're ready, sand them a bit when necessary and spray them with a resin spray.

These bangles take time, lots of time.

I take them out of the mould and starts grinding the top to get this level. Resin shrinks when it cures so there is always a bit of a channel on the top that you have to get rid of by grinding, filing and sanding. After this I sand the rest of the bangle, inside and outside. There may be some small blemishes to get rid off too. Because of the dust this sanding creates, you have to keep washing the bangle.

Does not look too bad..

but I found some tiny air bubbles on the surface which
were filling up with resin dust

So I had to file them away and sand this area afterwards again.
This may happen a few more times and every time you have to file
and sand them away!

When there is nothing more to find that should not be there
I put bees wax on the surface and polish it.

One part waxed, the other part still to be done!