Resin Tray for Resin Lovers

Hinda
by Hinda
6 Materials
$60
1 Hour
Medium

i bought from a garage sale 2 folding tray. you know those Old style wooden tray. I like them, I found them so functional and easy to store. But thought, I wanted to style them on my family room. So, I thought about a little upgrade.

here what I did;

Before
Preparing the tray


i cleaned the tray with a simple cloth before working on them.

Because it was my first time working with resin, I didn’t make a video. I thought that I wasn’t ready for that. But next time I’ll make a video with the full process.

Working with resin


Yes my friend, I decided to work with resin, and this is my Latest new hobby. I’ve got 1000 ml of resin as a gift, and I was so exited to work with it. You know the resin is not that cheap so thank you Aimee for the gift.

how to work with resin:

  1. 50/50 of the resin and hardener, that’s means Always equal quantity of each of them.
  2. stir the mixture for 2 minutes
  3. work quickly with it because it tents to harden fast.


I ordered on amazon the pigments. And they are just amazing. If you are interested it is ROLIO MICA POWDER.

Resin ROLIO MICA POWDER



Mixing the colors


i used dark blue, turquoise, yellow, dark grey and white. Some gold leaf for fun.

  1. the pigment should be 10% of the mixture
  2. divide the resin in small cups
  3. stir well and start pouring on the designed surface


Pouring the resin


i poured the resin randomly, i let it set for 15 min before touching it.

then, I passed kind of stick or flat spatula in between the different colors to make it more homogeneous or whatever look you want to looks like.

Bobbling


With a torch, I went quickly over the resin to get rid of any bubbles. Then, with a hair dryer (right tool is a heat gun, but I don’t have one) hair dryer was working good for me. So, I tried to heat the resin so I can control the flow and how I want the shape.

meanwhile, I was tilting the tray left and right, up and down to actually make a beautiful abstract design.

Curing


I had to leave the resin cure (dry) for 24 hours in a flat even area. Very important to be in a flat place, because the resin have to dry evenly. Use a level to make sure it’s even.

Final result
After

see you next time with a next project.

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  • Patty Patty on Oct 09, 2020

    I have some tv trays I want to do this to, however they do not have a frame around them. Anyone have any ideas how to do it??

  • Renata Renata on Oct 10, 2020

    I have this same tray but no legs, did urs come with legs or did u put these on?

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  • So pretty! I’ve wanted to try resin but I’m afraid of th mess of it dripping over the sides 😬

  • Wil69521629 Wil69521629 on Oct 09, 2022

    Excellent idea. Hey one note though. I found out that this brown tray on legs sell for $200 I can't even sell it because I love it so much.😍

    • Yukibar Yukibar on Oct 09, 2022

      Look in Facebook Market, garage sales, etc. I bought mine on Craigs List for $25 - 4 trays and the holder.

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