Week 2 Day 2

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Lot of wiping today!


I bought some epoxy on Amazon because I ran out of my original resin and hardener. It was fine for the first round! But a bit sticky after a whole day of drying! That was worrying but I added another layer and this layer on top of a sticky layer was a huge mistake! I began wiping and wiping and wiping. It was a mess. I waited till it was partially dry, and added a normal layer of epoxy which hardened perfectly! I started sanding that layer and it came off really uneven and peely from the new epoxy I bought. I panicked a bit. I will wait till tomorrow to try and sand again.

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