Thread: Some experimenting

Quick backstory:
I love all things gaudy when it comes to cars and motorcycles, like heavy metal flake paints, lots of gold and brass, etc. Picture a lime green with gold flake Impala and gold Daytons.
So naturally I want to make a brush like that but my search for glitter acrylics or other materials came up short. Found one place but they said they weren't running any rods at the time.
So I bought some polyester resin for casting and did some mixing. Playing with the amount of hardener takes some time and also suspending the glitter. Too little hardener and it's tacky or scratches, and too much and it creates too much heat and cracks. Some of you may already know this process but new to me.
Below are some pictures from casting to turning.
The most difficult part is turning for me - as you can see the shape is simple cause it's very brittle and my tools would catch easily. I need major practice there. Comments welcome! I'm pretty pleased with this one but even more I'm excited at the possibilities with what you can do.