RESIN IS VERY DURABLE, HOWEVER SOME SPECIAL CARE IS REQUIRED TO ENSURE ITS LONGEVITY AS WELL AS THE WOODEN COMPONENT
To look after your resin art there is a few things that need to be done, so that it stays looking new for longer and does not fade, loose its shine or change colour.
Avoid the followings
EXTREME HEAT
Epoxy resin is a type of plastic, which means its melting point is lower than the melting point of metal. While epoxy resin can be flamed when its first mixed together and is still in the curing/ hardening stage, once it has cured a flame can ruin the piece.
And while leaving your resin piece of art out in the sun isn’t the end of the world—and the minor heat won’t ruin the piece—UV rays are damaging to the natural color of flowers and leaves and some epoxy resins yellow with UV light.
SHARP OBJECTS
Anything with a sharp edge can scratch the surface of resin. This could be possibly fixed with a simply extra coat applied to the top, but it’s easier to just avoid sharp objects in the first place. Abrasive cloths, sandpaper, and the like also fall into this category. Even small scratches, if there’s enough, can create a cloudy look. As a result, try to avoid bumping and scratching or your resin products.
SUBMERGING IN LIQUIDS
When water doesn’t have a negative effect on resin, but it does encourage tarnish on metal. Wearing any jewelry in the shower, pool, etc, will cause tarnishing to happen more quickly than usual. Basically, don’t submerge in liquids, even if it is just water.
Plated and even gold or silver filled jewelry have a limited number of layers before the base metal underneath is revealed–and once it is there is no way to brighten it unless it is re-plated by a professional jewelry (resin doesn’t hold well in the process of this).
HARSH CHEMICALS
I know, there’s chemicals everywhere. Even natural ones. But when I say harsh, I mean if particularly aggressive.
Chemicals such as acetone are known to eat plastic (and resin is a type of plastic). Alcohol, while useful at cleaning the metal parts of jewelry, or the wooden part of the art, can potentially damage the surface of epoxy resin, too. Perfume, which is often alcohol-based, is also a substance to avoid.
OILS
Oils seem pretty harmless right? Well, oils can ruin the surface of resin. It’s not very noticeable and is fixable with an additional coat of resin, but when it comes to making your resin art last as long as possible it’s better not to leave oil on it.
So, a great way to take care of this is with mild dish soap. Dish soap is made to cut through grease. With some warm water it can remove oils. To remove a light amount of oil, use a soft non-abrasive cloth.
care Information
- Wash with Warm soapy water by hand only
- Please do not use abrasive scourers.
- Not suitable for the dishwasher or oven
- Resin is not suitable for hot food, use cold food only.
- Do not submerge wooden homewares in water and always allow to dry vertically
- Wooden items will need an oil from time to time to ensure its longevity. You can use an oil suitable for food and hygiene, any cooking oil will work too!
- Keep your resin products out of direct long exposure to sunlight. Even though the resin is UV stable and resistant it’s not proof, yellowing and colour change can still occur if left in the sun for long periods of time.
- If the resin finish has lost it’s lustre over time rub oil on the resin to bring back its brilliant shine.
- If you find the resin has softened due to heat place in a cool spot and it will harden again.
- If your resin product has changed shape while it was soft, due to heat, you can place in hot water and reshape as it softens again. Then leave in cool spot to harden
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