How to Resin a Painting

How to pour a glossy coat of epoxy resin onto a painting.
Epoxy Resin
Acrylic painting on masonite panel
and a heat gun!

Artist: Kristofir Dean,
Music: Resin Pheasant.

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[gloshglosh]

Hey, thanks for sharing the great tips. I noticed you are doing this inside. My art teacher suggested doing this outside or in a garage because of the fumes but I would be worried about dust particles. I see you did this inside without a respirator. were the fumes really bad? any suggestions?

[kristofirdean]

@gloshglosh Indeed, you should wear a respirator. It's hard to talk through one, so i opted out for the video. The resin I used is low odour, however the fumes are still quite toxic. I would not recommend doing this outside. Epoxy resin cures best when the temperature is above 21 degrees C. Also, insects love to land in the wet resin. (this has happened to me) If you do this in your garage, make sure there is NO DUST and that the temperature is constantly above 21 degrees.

[gloshglosh]

@kristofirdean Allright, Well thanks for the advice. I guess that brings me to another question. If I do this im my basement with a respirator will the fumes be hazerdous to others in my house. Im guessing if i crack a window and noones directly in the same room than it shouldnt be too bad. Ive never used resin before so i just wanna make sure its somewhat safe. Again thanks a bunch for the help!

[kristofirdean]

@gloshglosh It should be fine. The damage is with long term exposure, and the biggest problem is topical skin irritations from direct contact.

I did this video in my living room and I was fine, so don't worry about other's in your house. Maybe just warn them of what you are doing? I wouldn't recommend opening the window. You want to reduce air flow which can blow dust around. Make sure your basement is warmer than 20 degrees or else your end result may be ripply instead of glassy.

[cuervotaylor]

thanks for sharing. After resining the painting u leave it two days and then go see how it looks?

[kristofirdean]

@cuervotaylor You don't have to wait that long, you can check it whenever you want. The resin takes two days to fully cure.

[cellphone2010]

amazing and beyond hot guy

[twoaxis]

wear gloves... but butyl-gloves, not latex...

the resin is very toxic, it goes directly through your skin... in the worst case you can even get an allergic reaction by being exposed to so little concentrations of resin steam, that you can't even smell it... and trust me, resin is in too many parts that it would be worth saving a dollar on the gloves

[THSurvivalGear]

This is an awesome video and a fantastic painting! Thank you for sharing this with us, that is something I have never heard of or didn't know you could do. What a great idea! I'm definitely subscribing...

[AnaestheticGas]

I like the bg music!