Hand Crafted Angling Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 So I was browsing here and I saw a lot of posts talking about there if resin being tacky after curing. I don’t have any experience using it as a clear coat( I literally have my first test piece in my uV box now) I do have some decent resin printing experience. Sometime resin prints have the same issue being tacky after curing. This happens because oxygen inhibits the reaction that causes the resin to harden. The method in resin printing is to submerge the piece in water and then stick it under uv in a clear container of corse. This prevents the oxygen from contacting the outside layer and lets it cure. Obviously this would have to be done after it sets up. If I ever encounter this problem I will test and post back here but if anyone runs into that issue try that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 Thanks! I’ll try this method. I used some Chinese craft UV resin to clearcoat a few baits and results were not good. First, it took a long 20 min to cure and then I had to set them out in the sun to get reasonably hard. Stored them in a plastic box for a few months and then found they had become sticky. Eventually I coated them with D2T epoxy, which fixed the problem. But the experience was not promising. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted September 23, 2022 Report Share Posted September 23, 2022 A quick coat of clear fingernail polish will take care of the sticky problem. Fly tiers do this frequently..Nathan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwegian Posted October 8, 2022 Report Share Posted October 8, 2022 I got a tip from a nail artist that you should just rub it off with alcohol. Seem to work but not sure if it will not go sticky again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
