What you will need:
- Original 1:1 mouldd resin
- Your painting or canvas
- An acrylic sealant, the one used in this video can be found here: Acrylic Sealant
- Waterproof tape, like frog tape (optional)

Step 1.
The first thing you need to do is seal your painting with the acrylic sealant. Spray the entire piece and leave for 24 hours to dry and then repeat one more time.

If using a sealant different to the video we always recommend doing a test piece first. The reason a sealant is used is to stop the colours from leaching into the resin. It isn't always necessary but we recommend it in most cases as resin won't cure correctly on some types of paints!

Step 2.
Tape up the back edges of your painting/canvas. This will prevent any drips from curing on the back of the piece and make it much neater once you peel off the tape.

Step 3.
Measure and mix up your resin. If this is your first time working with resin then please watch our beginner video by clicking here. Once mixed up leave the resin to degass and thicken slightly for 10 to 15 minutes.

Step 4.
Coat your piece with resin. We recommend over pouring and using a stirrer to guide the resin over the entire piece. For the next 30 minutes you will want to keep an eye on the piece to ensure the resin evenly coats the piece right up to the edges.

Step 5.
Wait 24 hours for the piece to cure and then you can remove all tape and your piece is ready to go!

At the end of the video Jules mentions an alternative method where you can tape up the edges leaving a slight lip of 2mm with the tape. This will then act as a border to the piece and allows you to pour resin right up to this tape! These are the two most preferred methods for coating a painting.

For any questions related to coating a piece with resin, feel free to reach out to us at hello@mouldd.co.uk.