They are compatible with all polymer clay brands. If you don’t want to buy a UV lamp, you could set your resin-covered pieces in the sun and protect them from bugs, dust and weather. If you really want to seal a product, buy a sealant or gloss made for polymer clay. They all yellow (burn) if exposed to direct sunlight for too long. Q9: Can UV resin be polished? I love resin, a little too much, but if you have never worked with it – it’s messy. Four in the list above are UV resins and I’ve marked them UV. The rest of this article contains in-depth answers to common questions about polymer clay baking problems and methods for cooking beads safely and beautifully. Tip 5 – Watch Out for Lint If you just apply paper and then the resin on top, the resin would soak into the paper and cause problems. There’s only one bottle, no mixing involved and the resin stays wet until you cure it with a UV lamp for up to 20 minutes. A9: Use the same techniques as with Art Clay. Many people prefer to use a toaster or tabletop convection oven to bake polymer clay. You can’t expose these resins to intense heat so re-baking after the resin is applied is not an option. The resin will be 100% cured. (The only answers I find online are answers to people asking if you can bake resin to cure it faster but that’s not what I’m asking) I changed glazes recently, and my new glaze is much more matte. I wanted to make base figures using resin then add features on top of the cured resin with polymer clay and bake the entire thing. Make sure you turn your mold upside down and push in all the edges. Here's an easy baking polymer clay chart where you can look up bake times and oven temperatures by brand if you're in a rush. Baking Polymer Clay Perfectly Every Time. Step 5: Bake the clay. If you plan on glazing your polymer clay, you may also want to do it before you add your UV resin. You could also bake on a layer of Fimo Gel Gloss or liquid Kato Clay over the image instead of resin or you can do that and then apply a layer of resin. Yes. 3. You can only use them on flat polymer clay beads and in bezels as resin will simply drip off of domed beads. Let it cool. ! Small ovens preheat quickly, they take less energy to run, and if the smell of baking clay bothers you, you can put a small oven outside on a patio or in the garage. It’s just the safe way to go. Again, there are advantages and disadvantages to this. You can get a shine after polishing with wet sanding pads #400~2000 or … When I went to finish my dragon, the glaze dulled my resin droplets, and I had to brush resin … Once baked, I added some doming UV resin on top to bring out the bling! Q8: How do you clean tools used with resin? DeepShine from TinyPandora will work for these. What can be more compatible with polymer clay than clay? Certainly the convenience factor is high. DOMING ON CLAY The example above and below are from a collaboration with Mags Bonham of Really Unique Creations and show how you can dome thin or thick layers of Brilliant Resin over your baked polymer clay pieces for a great shiny finish.. CLAY AND BAKE. Bake all three pieces in a designated toaster oven following clay directions. You can also Sculpt around your cast Brilliant Resin cast pieces you've already made, and bake them with your clay. While two part resin or UV resin will work flat surfaces, they don’t work very well for curved surfaces. A7: Make a slice in a sponge or use polymer clay to stand the piece upright. Step 6: Make the mold. To seal paper you could use Gesso and let dry really well. Here’s where it gets really fun in this resin and polymer clay ring tutorial! Create a mold with all three pieces using Amazing Mold Putty. A8: Clean with the Resin Cleanser. Can you use Resin on Polymer Clay?