Design & create epoxy resin magnets for your fridge, whiteboard, or calendar. Magnet gift ideas for birthdays, Christmas, or special occasions. Choose your favourite colours and embed glitter, pearls, memorable photos, and much more. The possibilities are endless…
This step-by-step guide will teach you how to make resin magnets with EPODEX products.
What You Need:
- EPODEX ECO-System
- EPODEX Polish Paste
- Nitrile Gloves
- Mixing Cups
- Stir Stick
- Various EPODEX Drop-In Colour Pigments of your choice
- Silicone mould for ice cubes
- Dried flowers, glitter, pearls, etc.
- Kitchen Scale
- Toothpicks
- Superglue
- Magnets that are smaller than your ice cube mould
How-To Guide
Preparation
Have all materials ready. Note that you should work at room temperature and the humidity should not exceed 70%. All materials and tools should also be at room temperature.
Step 1
Put the disposable gloves on and mix our EPODEX ECO System according to the instructions in a ratio of 2:1. Stir well until no visible streaks.
Step 2
Pour the resin in portions into separate containers, for example mixing cups. Thoroughly stir the resin again after repotting.
Step 3
Pour half of the resin into another container and mix it with pigments as desired. You can decide how many drops or powders you want to add, depending on the desired colour intensity. Stir the colours evenly into the epoxy resin with a Stir Stick. If you want to embed objects, work layer by layer, and allow the resin to set before placing anything in the mould. You can also stir coarse glitter directly into the transparent resin with a toothpick and then place it in the mould. Fill the silicone moulds to your liking.
Tip: If you prefer a more colourful result, you can pour several thinner layers with the ECO System up to 1 cm and create a colour gradient by adding 3 drops of one colour in the first layer, 2 in the second and 1 in the third. Then work wet-on-wet, which means not waiting the 12 hours until the next layer, but only 4-6 hours to create a nicer, flowing transition.
Step 4
After 24 hours at the earliest, remove the epoxy magnets from the mould. Make sure that the resin is completely cured before removing the magnets from the mould, otherwise the magnets may become deformed during the moulding process.
Step 5
With transparent castings, the use of silicone moulds can lead to streaks at the edges. You can polish these away with EPODEX Polishing Paste and a microfibre cloth in circular movements.
Step 6
Now attach the magnets to the back using glue, for example superglue. When the glue is dry, you can use the magnets.
