QuestionIs it better to coat your dried flowers with a acrylic spray before you coat them in poly resin? or can you just coat them in the resin with no problems, as long as your flower is TOTALLY dry?
AnswerHello Carianne,
I think that a coat of acrylic could interfere with some resins and cloud them. I would contact the manufacturer of the resin that you want to use and ask for their tech support person or the company's chemist and ask directly. It would be a shame to ruin a nicely prepared dry flower with a cloudy outcome!
As for resin and dry floral materials- yes - totally dry is adequate but not to the point of being brittle as the weight of the resin ( well, some resin brands anyway ) will break delicate petals in some species ( like violets for instance).
Do pay attention when coating with resin not to form bubbles . Best done by straight immersion without twisting or otherwise disturbing the mixture too much. if bubbles form have a wooden pick or other tool long enough to reach the bottom most part of your botanical in the mixing container and break them with a pointed object ( a thin , preferably coated, garden type wire will do if you have no bamboo skewers around).
I hope this is the answer you needed!
Best regards, Ari
