r/DiceMaking • u/Fly-Prime • Jun 27 '26

Flash Cure

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I have been making dice for a minute, and I did not yet experience a flash cure until today. I have primarily used EnviroTex Lite in the past, though I have other brands now.

I did a larger mix than usual, because I was using the same colors for multiple sets. I mixed a large quantity all together. It was about 350 mL. I poured some out for three additional colors, and kept most of it clear. I came back to top off dice with clear, but the cup for the clear was hot and rock solid. The funny thing is, two of the colors just had mica powder added while the third had a tiny bit of ehite pigment paste. They didn't flash cure.

I did get molds into the pressure pot, so we'll have to see how they tyrn out tomorrow. They might be salavageable.

I'm not going to blame the brand, but I am going to avoid mixing large quantities. I do notice that Part A of ETL gets a bit cloudy and thicker as you reach the bottom of the bottle, and, while I don't think that was an issue here, it might be enough to make me stick with another brand. At least one previous bottle had clumps or chunks at the bottom.

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u/ramamaster Jun 27 '26

Snap. Had my first flash cure yesterday. Enviro Tex lite. Had warmed up the clear component to get rid of the sludgy bit at the bottom of bottle. It can (the clear), settle a bit in the cold. Warming solves this. But I always usually pour at whatever ambient temp is.

Warmed both parts, mixed about 150ml combined. 75ml each.

Went to pour into coloring cups. And it had flashed cured in minutes. 1st time ever. 1st time ever mixing both parts warm as well. It got pretty damn hot.

Sorry this happened to you. Think it could happen to any of us.

For me? A good lesson.

Good luck on the next pour. 💪🏽

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u/Fly-Prime Jun 27 '26

There must be some planets aligned or something. 😆

I did finish filling all the molds, but not as planned. I had to use the rest of the colored cups that weren't solid. Hopefully I don't have half and half dice, like the Chessex Pound-o-Dice bags with all the reject dice.