Resins & Dyes

Cactus Juice Wood Stabilizing Resin Cactus Juice Stabilizing Resin is the original premium professional grade heat cured resin for stabilizing and hardening wood and other porous material. This makes the wood harder, and much more resistant to moisture.  It is especially effective on those beautiful, punky, spalted woods that are just too soft to work with! Cactus Juice is easy to use and does not significantly change the color of most woods. It is NOT solvent-based and cures 99.99% from liquid to solid by weight, far superior to typical home stabilizing solutions such as Minwax Wood Hardener or polyurethane. Stop throwing away those punky blanks and give Cactus Juice a try!  Cactus Juice MSDS Key Benefits:  Stabilizes and hardens soft woods Minimal color change Lasts for months Reuse again and again Non-flammable Sizes Available: Pint Cactus Juice - Ready To Use 1 Quart Cactus Juice - Ready To Use 1/2 Gallon Cactus Juice - Activator Included 1 Gallon Cactus Juice - Activator Included UNCURED PROPERTIES Composition/type: methacrylate ester monomersAppearance/Color: translucent, very light amber liquidViscosity @25ºC : 4-6 cpsSpecific Gravity: 1.03Flash Point: >200ºFVapor Pressure: Less than 5mm Hg at 72° FFlorescence: No CURED PROPERTIES Appearance: hard, translucent, plasticHardness Shore D (ASTM D2240): 80-85 CURING METHOD Cactus Juice is heat cured at temperatures between 80ºC -96ºC, (177º F -205º F ). Cactus Juice cures when the temperature of the resin within the blank reaches 90º C for 6-8 minutes.  The typical small shop method for curing is in a counter top toaster oven until internal blank temperature reaches the cure temperature  for 10 minutes or more. This usually take 1-1.5 hours for a typical small batch of 10 pen blanks.  Blanks with large cross section areas or larger batches of blanks may require longer processing times to achieve the required cure temperature. SERVICE TEMPERATURE RANGE Cactus Juice is formulated from the highest quality monomers to maximize the service operating range of the polymer. Cactus Juice is recommended for continuous service from –54ºC, (-65ºF) to 189ºC, (372ºF). STORAGE Activated Cactus Juice is easy to store and will exhibit an approximately 12 month shelf life under proper storage conditions. The resin should be stored in its original container and away from direct sunlight or other sources of UV light.  Storage temperatures should be maintained below 29ºC (85ºF).  Storage in a refrigerator is recommended. HANDLING ALL CHEMICALS SHOULD BE HANDLED WITH CARE!.Cactus Juice resin can be safely handled using normally accepted practices for handling non-toxic industrial chemicals. Rubber gloves should be worn when handling liquid Cactus Juice. Avoid excessive skin contact and wash thoroughly with water and mild soap if contact occurs. If dermatitis occurs, seek medical attention and avoid further exposure.  Avoid accidental contact with the eyes by using safety glasses. If accidental contact with the eyes should occur, flush immediately with copious amounts of clean water and obtain medical attention as necessary. WASTE TREATMENT Cured Cactus Juice is inert and can be disposed of as ordinary industrial trash. Uncured resin should be cured before disposal. Resin in solution in wash water effluent is biodegradable.  NOTES Information presented herein has been compiled from sources considered to be accurate and reliable, but is not guaranteed to be so. Nothing herein shall be considered as recommending practices or products in violation of any patent, law or regulation. It is the user's responsibility to determine the suitability of any material for a specific purpose and to adopt such safety precautions as may be necessary. TURNTEX, LLC MAKES NO WARRANTIES REGARDING THE PRODUCTS AND DISCLAIM ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

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Use Alumilite’s Dyes to color your casting resin. Can be used in the water clear resin to make a translucent colored casting. The dyes are added to the “A” side by weight up to 5%. Use the Flesh tones according to your preference of shade (flesh tones are typically used in Alumilite White to achieve the best results). NOTE: 1 oz. bottle dispensing tip must be cut to dispense dye. Tip may also be removed completely.   Disclaimer: Bottle style/label may vary from what is pictured due to mfr. labeling update. Otherwise it is still the same product.  

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