Straightening Resin

Ramsayman · Post by **Ramsayman** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 11:05 pm

Quick question - I realize in order to straighten resin parts you're supposed to put it in hot water - but how hot? Tap hot or boiling hot? Never needed to straighten these parts before - I've been really lucky with my resin kits so far! But now I've got on that needs a bit of help.

Ziz · Post by **Ziz** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 11:30 pm

What piece is it and how much does it need to flex? Dimensions, thickness? You might be able to just warm it with a hair dryer to get it back into shape.

Ramsayman · Post by **Ramsayman** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 9:28 pm

It was fairly thin and flat - I managed to use just Tap hot water and it straightened right out! Problem solved! For now. I'm guessing that if it's a thicker piece, then hotter water? I'm afraid to use a hair dryer on these things, as I've actually ruined a piece that way once before.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » Fri Aug 22, 2014 2:56 pm

Hot tap water should be fine, but you may have to straighten it several times or use a jig to keep it straightened while cooling down.

Boiling water will make you burn your fingers the moment you touch the resin.

Ziz · Post by **Ziz** » Sat Aug 23, 2014 2:43 am

Ramsayman wrote:It was fairly thin and flat - I managed to use just Tap hot water and it straightened right out! Problem solved! For now. I'm guessing that if it's a thicker piece, then hotter water? I'm afraid to use a hair dryer on these things, as I've actually ruined a piece that way once before.

Hair dryer is safe as long as you do it the same way you do on your hair - keep it moving over the whole area, don't focus on one spot.