Non-Toxic Resin

[Spartan 267]

I have just started working on a pep ODST helmet and was wondering what resins I could use that are non-toxic since I live in an apartment. I did a search and found a couple products, Aqua Resin and Bio Resin. Would these product have the same or similar results as fiberglass resin?

Thanks,
S-267

 

[AoBfrost]

None.

The resin which is used with fiberglass must be fiberglass resin which is toxic. Sorry buddy.

You could always try the frost hot glue method! Buy a pack of high heat temp glue sticks (30-50 sticks) get a portable electric stove, a coffee/pie tin, melt the sticks on medium heat, and paint brush them to the inside of the armor. Get 1/4th an inch thick and your good to go.

It is non toxic, durable, and strong, dries in 30 seconds.

 

[Tropicana]

Cool, I'll try that method, since I can't afford resin. I can use it on my Civil Protection mask when I get some more ink.

 

[Spartan 267]

Alright all this resin stuff is a bit too complicated for a little noob like me so I guess I'll try the gluestick method. After all it's only my first project.

Thanks,
S-267

 

[Sean Bradley]

Not so fast AoB..

Interesting...
http://www.aquaresin.com/over.html

http://www.canonburyarts.co.uk/bioresin.html

AQUA-RESIN®'s unique system offers easy to use, water based - water borne, non-toxic, opaque, molding, laminating, and casting materials without the usual health risks or fumes generally associated with conventional or formaldehyde based resin systems.

All Aqua-Resin®coating and laminating products were developed to fill a need, not only for safer materials, but also to provide working properties and versatility not found in other materials.

All Aqua-Resin® products are designed to be easily mixed, applied, molded, adhered to, cut, tooled, sanded and feathered, finished and painted; all this while providing optimal strength for their intended uses. These uses include: prototypes and rapid prototyping, architectural elements, mannequins and figures, scenic design and film sets, repairs and restorations, sculpture, foam coating, tooling and back up tooling, and other 3-dimensional applications.

Procedures for using Aqua-Resin® closely parallel those of conventional resin systems; anyone familiar with common casting and molding techniques should have no difficulty adapting Aqua-Resin® to their particular applications.

Never heard of this stuff before... sounds quite usefull! Could this be the non-toxic alternative that everyone has wanted?

 

[23Magnum]

I'd say if that stuff does everything it says it can. That'll definitely become useful to some of us, though for that sort of convenience what kind of price are we talking.

Edit: Well I took a look at their 'cost analysis' and it doesn't really help you figure out if this is any cheaper, but if their claim of non-toxic is true, you don't need a respirator and the stuff cleans up with normal water. That in itself could cut down your overhead costs to use resins and the like.

 

[AoBfrost]

I know there is non toxic resin, but what I mean is if you walk into an auto store/walmart, you wont find anything like that in stores.

 

[Ironcobra3000]

Go outside? don't you have a balcony of some sort?

 

[noName]

will either this bioresin or aquaresin stuff work with fiberglass? because my mom just told me im not using anything toxic.

 

[shadow8136]

hmm... if there waz an affordable non-toxic resin, the helm MIGHT not smell as bad as normal fiberglass resin.

 

[noName]

i dont care how much it costs. as long as it works!

 

[noName]

reeeaaally sorry for the double post. but i thought this was useful info. check out this link of a site about aquaresin
http://www.sculpt.com/catalog_98/CastingMa...aqua-resin.html
if this is correct. then there is a safe alternative to toxic resin, and you can use it with fiberglass

 

[cgspartan]

if this stuff is remotely near as strong as normal polyester or epoxy resin it'd be great. Doesn't seem to be any more or less expensive than normal polyester resins.

 

[AoBfrost]

The smell of toxic resin goes away very quickly if properly cured.

 

[noName]

but the problem isnt the smell that lingers afterward. but its the toxic process of resining and using it with the fiberglass thats the problem for most people like myself. my parents dont want me to use it because its toxic

 

[Sean Bradley]

I need to find out more about this material. Sounds all good, but I wanna know about the process before I go ordering any.

Maybe make a call to the manufacturer

 

[cgspartan]

I need to find out more about this material. Sounds all good, but I wanna know about the process before I go ordering any.

Maybe make a call to the manufacturer

let us know what you find out. I for one am extremely interested in whether or not this stuff could be used as a polyester resin replacement.

 

[noName]

same here. if this stuff works then i can actualy have real armor!

 

[Sean Bradley]

I'll see what I can do. Maybe I can talk them into the educational discount, since this is an educational site.

I'll give them a call tomorrow.

 

[cgspartan]

depending on how strong this stuff is, you could thicken it up as well to basically replace bondo as a smoothing material. I already use epoxy instead of bondo right now anyways, because it has a longer pot life, and doesn't smell terrible. Though this stuff would be significantly cheaper.