Aqua Cast Texture
At a glance
- Environmentally friendly acrylic
- Light texture
- Fire safe
Create the most beautiful art objects, home accessories or decorative items with Aqua Cast Texture, a durable and user-friendly eco resin. You can obtain a textured finish with Aqua Cast Texture.
This cement-based casting compound is activated with water and reinforced with polymers for extra strength and a smooth, impact-resistant surface. Ideal for creative projects such as making coasters, vases, plant pots, candle holders, soap dishes and even terrazzo items. Aqua Cast Texture is specially developed for use in silicone moulds and offers an excellent detail reproduction. You can choose a smooth or textured finish. The product is 100% compatible with the standard Aqua Cast casting material, ideal to combine in one project.
Aqua Cast Texture is easy to use: just add water, mix and pour!
Benefits of Aqua Cast Texture
- Very fast curing (15-20 minutes).
- Environmentally friendly.
- Easy to use.
- Perfect for coasters, ornamental vases, planters, candle holders, soap dishes and detailed figurines
- Very strong material.
Aqua Cast pigments
Use water-based pigments, such as Resi-Tint Acrylic inks, acrylic paint or pigment powder, to colour Aqua Cast Texture. You can also choose to incorporate solids such as sand, mica, quartz or dried Aqua-Cast shards into the casting.
Directions for use
Aqua Cast Texture is easy to use. To do this, follow these steps:
- Weigh the desired amount of Aqua Cast Texture powder on a (digital) scale.
- Then weigh the correct amount of water according to the mixing ratio (100:20, 100 grams of powder and 20 ml of water)*.
- Slowly add the powder to the water and mix well for 2-4 minutes until lump-free.
- Immediately pour into your mould and allow to settle, any residual bubbles can be popped by agitating or tapping the mould.
- Allow to harden for 2-3 hours before demoulding.
- Allow to dry for 24-48 hours to reach optimum cured strength.
- To obtain a rough/textured finish you can simply sand the surface with a coarse grade sandpaper or abrasive pad (40, 80, 100 or 120 grit). Wet sanding is particularly effective.
* This mixing ratio is only a guideline, you can adjust it according to the desired thickness or application.
Specifications
Packaging: 1.5 kg
Mix ratio: 100:20 (by weight)
Pot life: 10-15 minutes (at 23℃)
Drying time: 2-3 hours
Shelf life: indefinite when kept dry in storage
Mixing table:
| Powder | Water |
| 100 grams | 20 ml |
| 150 grams | 30 ml |
| 250 grams | 50 ml |
| 500 grams | 100 ml |
| 1000 grams | 200 ml |
Product properties
The key technical properties clearly listed in one place.
- Article number
- ACR002164
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The period for which an unopened product remains usable under the specified storage conditions. Check whether the period starts from the manufacturing date or another date. Shelf life may be shorter after opening, especially for products sensitive to air or moisture.
- Unlimited shelf life
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Mixing ratio indicates how much of each component is needed, for example resin (A) and hardener (B). A ratio of 100:50 by weight means 100 grams of A to 50 grams of B; by volume you might use millilitres. Weight and volume ratios are not necessarily the same because the components may have different densities. Accurate measuring is important for proper curing.
- 5:1 (by weight)
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Curing time is the period a product needs to reach a specified stage of cure. It is usually given in hours or days, often at a reference temperature such as 20 °C. A product may be tack-free or safe to handle before reaching its full mechanical and chemical resistance. Film thickness and mixed quantity may also affect the time.
- 2-3 hours
- Net contents
- 1.5 kg
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Working time is the period during which a product remains workable after mixing or activation, usually given in minutes at a specified temperature, often 20 °C. With reactive resins, the chemical reaction also continues in the mixing container, and larger quantities or higher temperatures can shorten this time. Working time is different from gel time and full curing time.
- Approximately 10-15 minutes (at 23 °C)