polyester resin ?

[weisyboy]

can i use polyester resin as a finish. like a 2 pot varnish.

i have 20 l of polyester resin sitting here doing nothing and need to find a use for it.

[durwood]

you could coat something with it depends what it is.
Useless on something outside in the sun will only last a few months.
could waterproof or seal something inside depends what you have in mind.

[glenn k]

I once patched a canoe with polyester resin and used the rest of the pot to cover the wooden seats. It was sticky for months think it's like a nuclear reaction you need a critical mass to allow the chain reaction to proceed.

[Big Shed]

1 pen blank = 50ml, 20L PR = 400 pen blanks:D

[nigelr]

'Unwaxed' pr will stay sticky to the touch, it is used for laminating purposes.
'Waxed' pr will dry hard to the touch, called 'fillercoat', for top-coating laminates and sanding back to the required level of finish.
Some pr has uv inhibitors, eg that used in the surfboard industry.
Make sure you get the resin/hardener ratio spot on, and mix very thoroughly!

[weisyboy]

this was the slow drying stuff cant remember if it is was waxed or unwaxed.

we got it to do our boat and were sold way to mutch.