Any way to reshape resin?

[glim999]

I bought a bag of resin bones from the local costume shop and a few of them are seriously warped. I was once told that if you boil cured resin it'll soften it up but I've never tried it. Is this true?

 

[ob1al]

Originally posted by glim999@Jan 19 2006, 06:20 PM
I bought a bag of resin bones from the local costume shop and a few of them  are seriously warped. I was once told that if you boil cured resin it'll soften it up but I've never tried it. Is this true?

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I've heated fiberglass / resin up with a hairdryer before and managed to reshape it, so I think 'yes'.

 

[glim999]

Thanks for the info

 

[Fetthunter]

I've used a heat gun (paint stripping kind) to get resin hot and bend it. I wouldn't boil it. Me no likely the boiling water. :confused

:lol


Good luck.

 

[micdavis]

Resin yes. The older it gets the more brittle it gets but it can be heated and bent, fairly indefintely.

Fiberglass after about a year will be very difficult (if not impossible) to reform.

 

[Durasteel Corporation]

heat gun...but be careful...stinky

 

[RedTwoX]

I've had good results with both a heat gun and boiling water. Just pay attention to where your fingers are

 

[Blad]

Boiling water & wear rubber gloves.

 

[glim999]

Thanks for all the tips guys. Boiling them worked perfectly