Liquid Glass

[Lancerchris]

I have been playing around with "Aristocrat" Liquid Glass, a high gloss epoxy. It doesn't seem to be as liquid as I was hoping. Does anybody know what other brands and where (preferably in Australia) I could get them from?

Has anyone come across a nice liquid style exopy, in high gloss?
Is there an epoxy thinner or is pre-heating the only way of thinning it?
If there is a thinner, will it compromise the job or the finish?

All feedback welcome.

[Prle77]

Hi Lancechris

Try Home page (http://glasscoat.com.au/)

Bunnings used to sell it but think they have recently stopped stocking it.. (try Masters)

Much more liquid and 1 to 1 mix ratio..
Use torch to pop any bubbles... I've got a pack (bunnings had it on special) but I'm yet to do it myself
Alen

[Lancerchris]

Thanks Alen. I'll see if I can track some down. I noticed "Glass Coat" didn't get much of a wrap in other threads although we're all different. I do like that it is Australian with telephone support for technical enquiries. This could come in real handy. They should also be able to tell me a local distributor if I can't find one.

I'll let you know how it goes.

[stevelkneivel]

How did you go with this? I've got an epoxy here distributed by Resimax here in Adelaide. They have many types, 3 are glass clear. #132 has the consistency of honey and can be thinned, but you can hit it with a heat gun and it flows out pretty well and loses bubbles. Super hard, sands and buffs. The other is called HX and is nearly like water, you could make a lens out if it just about. They also do a 5 minute "glass hard" pf liquid, but don't go there, if it goes off during the operation you're screwed. Great glue though. I put a acid cat on top of it.

[_fly_]

I did my bed and bedside table in Adeze finish about 30 years ago and its still rock hard, won't push a thumbnail into that.
From a quick search of the web it seems to be still available.
Don't know if its epoxy or poly but its rock hard, has not yellowed and the gloss I used is still like glass.
Peter