Acrylic Nail Resin

[Straightliner59]

I have been using what is now called "acrylic nail resin" since the middle '80s, when we could only get it through a dentist. It was used to make bridges. It wasn't particularly easy to come by, either. 

A few years ago,  I happened to notice the same smell coming from a nail salon. Soon after, I found it at a Sally Beauty Supply, so I knew I had a ready source for it. Since, I have also seen small kits of it at Walmart.

Mostly,  I have used it to cast small parts. It's the same stuff I used in my Pre-"drilled" distributors tutorial,  a few years ago. 

Recently,  I wondered how it would work as a filler. It works beautifully! Since it's a two-part system, there's no shrinkage.  It cures very quickly. I'm at work,  right now, so I don't have access to my photos. It's available on Ebay in larger quantities at very reasonable prices. 

Also, speaking of Sally Beauty Supply,  it's a great place to buy sanding and polishing sticks much cheaper than at the hobby shop.

[peteski]

Yes, this stuff is useful. I have it, and occasionally use it.  There have been few recent mentions of using that resin, but we have had related threads going back 10 years ago.

I also get mine at Sally's (but originally I got it from a dental supply company).

 

Edited April 14, 2021 by peteski

[Straightliner59]

Thanks, Pete! I had forgotten all about that thread.  I even replied to it, under my previous handle, Straightliner1. It's proven to be a very useful modeling substance. A little of this and some two-part mold putty provides a great, quick way to replicate parts.

Edited April 14, 2021 by Straightliner59

[peteski]

There was another recent thread where I proposed using acrylic powder instead of baking soda or microballons with CA glue (as a filler).  Someone tried it but they said that acrylic-powder/CA resulted in a very hard filler (too hard to be useful.