Carole Lindsay
Well-Known Member
Hey everyone, you'll find this kinda ironic when you consider that i tutored Talented Talons in how to do fibreglass!! My application used to look like hers but more recently its all gone pear shaped.
It seems to have happened since i started always using a stress strip ie. two layers of fibreglass. I feel that when i've finished all layers it isnt smooth and i have to file so much to get it even and there a little pits in it which i have to work really hard with whereas i used to just be able to "brush" the top of the resin with a 240 grit and it would come up beautifully. Ruth did advise me at one time to try doing a coat of resin between the fibreglass and stress strip but that takes so long coz it means i have to lay out twice. I'm using only one type of resin - do you think i'd be better off using a thinner brush on resin to do the soak in and then transfer? Do you think this is the problem? If possible can any advice be given in either generic terms or Star Nails products terms coz i dont use the Creative products!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated coz i'm fast losing my confidence in something that i used to consider i was great at!
It seems to have happened since i started always using a stress strip ie. two layers of fibreglass. I feel that when i've finished all layers it isnt smooth and i have to file so much to get it even and there a little pits in it which i have to work really hard with whereas i used to just be able to "brush" the top of the resin with a 240 grit and it would come up beautifully. Ruth did advise me at one time to try doing a coat of resin between the fibreglass and stress strip but that takes so long coz it means i have to lay out twice. I'm using only one type of resin - do you think i'd be better off using a thinner brush on resin to do the soak in and then transfer? Do you think this is the problem? If possible can any advice be given in either generic terms or Star Nails products terms coz i dont use the Creative products!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated coz i'm fast losing my confidence in something that i used to consider i was great at!