I have a Styrofoam RC plane float set that I want to use as the 'base' of a boat rescue platform. Knowing that Styrofoam, by itself, is neither "strong", nor a material with a long "life expectancy", I figure the best 'solution' is to cover the floats with resin (I would also be adding pigment to the resin, as opposed to painting the Styrofoam before resin coating).
My first question is, what type of resin should I use? From what I've read, polyester resin shouldn't be used with Styrofoam, while epoxy resin is supposedly the best option...but, I have no confirmation on either, or what (if any) other types of resin I should consider. The other half of the equation is cost. I can't afford to spend $175+ on a resin kit. Heck, I can't even afford to spend $100+. At the other end of the spectrum, I've found some reason kits as cheap as $20-30 (for example, the Art & Craft Epoxy Resin Kit, from Magic Resin)...but, I don't know if this is 'quality' material, or if the 32oz kit will provide enough resin to do two layers on the 30" floats.
Has anyone used the epoxy resin kits from Magic Resin...and, if so, how is the quality? Can anyone recommend other options that are "affordable", as well as "good (or better) quality"? It should also be a resin that can be colored with pigment (the nice thing about the resin kits from Magic Resin is that they include 5 pigment colors in the package). I'm willing to spend up to $40 (maybe up to $60, but that's seriously pushing it) on a resin kit.
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