How to Polish Epoxy Resin

Epoxy resin is used in crafts and some jewelry-making to encase and cover images and other objects in the jewelry or craft project. Polishing the clear resin once it has dried gives the project a durable, shiny, lustrous cover. The resin and the materials needed to polish it can be bought in craft and home-improvement stores.

Things You'll Need

• Wet/dry sandpaper in assorted grits from 180 to 1,500
• Water
• Bucket or other container for water
• Buffing stick
• Polishing rouge

Instructions

1. Allow epoxy to dry fully according to manufacturer instructions.

2. Submerge the piece to be polished in water.

3. Sand the submerged piece, beginning with the 180-grit wet/dry sandpaper.

4. Repeat Step 3 using papers of successively finer grit until you have sanded the piece smooth with the 1,500-grit paper.

5. Remove the piece from the water and dry it.

6. Buff and polish the epoxy using the hard felt at the end of the buffing stick. Rub the felt back and forth across the epoxy to buff and further smooth its surface.

7. Rub the polishing rouge quickly across the epoxy until its finish is clear.

References

• Ganoksin: 3 Ways to Use 2-Part Epoxy Resin- Layered Montage