LED Strip test and resin/epoxy
Each time I wire up a new piece I test it to make sure I didn’t mess something up. Here is a test of 4 pieces, rainbow pattern:
I did one section covered in the smooth on epoxy..it didn’t work so well. It was to liquidy and probably need more catalyst than what it says in order to cure a small thickness. The test piece sort of felt rubbery, and I forgot to add more. Rubbery might actually be good. The other resin I got was rock solid hard, so I’m trying it on a second piece (so far, it seems better, but it will need to dry overnight).
On the first test piece with smooth on, I would add the epoxy and then try to cover it with clear packing tape to mold it into a curve. This was a mess….and frequently captured air bubbles underneath. Using the other casting resin worked much better (no pictures yet) with the same process.
Worse, the first test piece sucked a bunch of stuff out via capillary action overnight:
Luckily it dries really slow (24+hours) so I could wipe off the overflow with acetone on a rag.
