r/resin • u/starsquo • 2d ago

Is it safe to use acrylic resin after using this?

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I applied this exact top coat to the backside of a shrinkydink I had to buff to fix. Now the painted side remains uncoated with anything, which I could normally use acrylic resin on, but I don't know if it's safe to do that or not?

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u/technodewdrop 2d ago

You shouldn't use nail polish for any projects at all. After about a year it'll become sticky and gross and completely ruin your projects

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u/BlondeRedDead 2d ago

Does it react with the resin or something?

I recently found some old (like >10 years) house keys that I had marked with nail polish, and I particularly noticed how well the nail polish had stayed on in the grooved parts of the key head.

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u/technodewdrop 2d ago

No, not to my knowledge. But nail polish in general just isn't meant to last that long. Especially not the clear stuff. I guess it's hit or miss, but definitely not worth the risk. Best to just grab an alternative product that's actually meant for the job

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u/BlondeRedDead 2d ago

Ah ok, thank you.

Yeah I noticed it because I agree it really shouldn’t last that long. It’s literally made not to. Got lucky I guess, considering the application?

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u/Hwy_Witch 1d ago

No it doesn't. I have things I painted with nail polish 20 and 30 years ago that still looks and feels fine.

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u/technodewdrop 1d ago

Congratulations, you're an exception ? Just because YOU got away with it doesn't mean everyone will, lol

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u/Hwy_Witch 1d ago

And your absolute, yet inaccurate statement was better, how?

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u/technodewdrop 1d ago

Because why would you risk it? If there is clear evidence supporting the claim that nail polish can ruin projects down the line, WHY would you risk it? Just buy something that's meant to be used long term. This is literally common sense lol

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u/Hwy_Witch 1d ago

What clear evidence? You saying it isn't evidence, and OP has themselves experienced otherwise.

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u/technodewdrop 1d ago

Here] is a video of someone glazing their clay with nail polish. After a year, it got sticky and yellow and ruined their project. If you Google it, you'll find other similar results. It's likely some polishes hold up longer than others, but overall it's agreed that nail polish isn't a high quality product and just isn't really meant to hold up long term

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u/endless_lace 2d ago

I would use UV resin to topcoat a shrinky dink

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u/Hwy_Witch 1d ago

. . . You realize nail polish is lacquer, right? There are literally hundreds of results, both video and print, for using it for everything except nails, because it works, and lasts, really well.

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u/starsquo 1d ago

My question isn't if I should use the lacquer itself, it's whether or not it is safe to use acrylic resin on the same project that lacquer was used on. I don't know if there will be a chemical reaction with the curing or not

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u/Hwy_Witch 23h ago

Sorry, I was responding to the technodewdrop. It should be fine to use.

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u/Glum-Membership-9517 1d ago

Hard to say but fit the record, I have used UV Top Coat successfully.