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Luminlay alternative?
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Luminlay alternative?
So, nothing against Luminlay which is an amazing component, with a top notch quality level, but they’re quite expensive for what they are.
I was messing with ideas and formulas over the past couple weeks, and I think I reached a nice level of quality.
On the left my own ‘luminlay’, on the right the genuine one.
Still need to manage how to control the bubble formation but I can finally see the finish line.
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Care to share any of the details on how you make it or what it’s composed of? I imagine some kind of UV reactive resin mix?
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Hey there buddy.
Powder is a common luminescent one you can buy on Amazon. BUT, you must be sure to not buy the average (cheap) one, which is Zinc Sulphate, but to find one made of Stronzium Aluminate.
To mix it I tried many stuff, realy dozens, from nail polish gel, to nail uv resin, epoxy resin etc, but medium/liquid viscosity CA glue is the best option. Well, epoxy is in fact the really best option, but you have to mix a considerable quantity to have nice result, with CA you can mix tiny amount.
In the pics above I just put the powder into the ‘dot’ and did a couple layer, just be sure to do not have buble of filling gaps.
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Thanks for sharing!
Good ol’ CA glue never ceases to amaze me with how versatile it is
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