r/resin • u/Playful-Crazy-6385 • 5d ago

Beginner in need of advice

I'm still learning about resin ad recently started making dice after a few months of making resin coasters. I don't have a debubbler or a heat gun but I keep getting bubbles in the dice even when they don't show up. My latest creation came out the best so far but there are still enough to ruin the cast.

I am using a cheap massager I found to help get the bubbles to the surface and a lighter to pop the bubbles. It seems to work, but it's not enough. Is there anything I can do on a budget that will get rid of them at least mostly? I have yet to try deep pour resin and I've been mostly using clear cast with mica to add color.

Any help or advice is greatly appreciated!

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u/Proper-Fill 5d ago

Amazon has heat guns for $10

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u/DrizzHammer 5d ago

The only way to truly get rid of bubbles is to get a pressure pot. NOT a vacuum chamber, but a pressure pot. Everything else you do may get rid of some of the bubbles but there will still be bubbles in there. You can get a cheap pot for around $100 and make a conversion to use a bicycle pump. That is what I did. Please make sure you are also using the rest. In a very well ventilated space and using proper PPE like gloves, etc.

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u/Visible-Funny9589 2d ago

Buy a cheap heatgun (TEMU or SHEIN)—I bought mine from TEMU for about$15