my supplier quit carrying it. Need some for some opaque gloss’s etc.
thanks
Austin
when you do get some colbalt, you really may not want to get your hands on it.
Many people have fallen ill using that accelerator, ill meaning eventual death.
Hmmm? I detect a clue to a possible answer to a problem I just had.
Two days ago I did my first resin pinlines on a broken board fix. I used enough catalyst for the weather to gel the lam resin in about 20 minutes. It took more than an hour.
The next day, yesterday, when I applied the gloss, the pinlines bled. Not pretty. When trying to figure out what I did wrong, I was wondering if the pigment may have delayed it. I used quite a bit because I wanted the line opaque. I also added some cabosil to thicken it a little so it wouldn’t run out of the masking tape.
Back to the clue. Now I just read your comment about cobalt being and accelerator that Austin wants to use for his opaque resin.
Does pigment slow resin curing?
Pigment DOES slow the cure of resin. Bleeding will also occur if too much pigment is used. Try using DMA to speed the set time,and cure. (tiny amount)
You’ve got a 2 fold problem here, “lam” resin and the addition of pigment. I do gloss pins all the time, but you need to be doing gloss resin or a waxed resin. WHY? because lam resin goes back into solution when coated again with another styrene based product!
For pine lines you should use gloss and I have also used DMA. Too much pigment does affect the cure time. Cobalt can be ordered from Rev Chem. They do not stock it when I bought it before it was around $140 per gallon. But you don’t need very much one drop per batch does the trick and wear gloves.
Jim, and Cuttie, are correct. I didn’t pick up that you were using LAM resin. You should ALWAYS use gloss, or hotcoat resin. (waxed)
Thanks guys. That explains a bunch. I should’ve searched the archives before I did the pinlines. I was in a hurry because of a trip this weekend. I was thinking I want the gloss to bond to the pinlines. I realized later that doesn’t matter because I’m sanding the pins down anyway. The old construction saying applies to me in this case. “There’s never enough time to do it right, but always enough time to do it over.”
The bad news is screwed up several things on this repair. The good news is I now have several things a won’t screw up again. Definitely a learning experience.
Austin,
Sorry. Didn’t mean to hijack your thread. Let’s get back on track.
Anybody with cobalt advice for Austin?
Ryan
just for grins, try maybe a little Japan Drier?
hope that’s of use
doc…
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just for grins, try maybe a little Japan Drier?
hope that’s of use
doc…
I DID !!!
,BUT she eventually got tired of blowing on it !!!
Quote:
Quote:just for grins, try maybe a little Japan Drier?
hope that’s of use
doc…
I DID !!!
,BUT she eventually got tired of blowing on it !!!
And I thought they were good at blow jobs…
Balsa, get your mind out of the gutter, I’m the only one that’s allowed to be immature once in a while 
No, no… I’m still a child at heart, too… And am afraid I will never grow up…
At least, that’s what Wendy says…