Awesome job,and a really neat DIY project.I’m a big fan of trits and they are really cool for customizing stuff like light,knives and so on.I think a headlight restoration kit might help bring the plastic to a higher polish,just a suggestion but I like it as it is.
Thanks.
And thanks for the tip, I just looked into a video showing a head light restoration kit, and basically they do the same, sanding finer and finer and then use some magic polish. I might try to get my hands on some of that stuff. For this key fob I am not going to get into that, I am keeping it as is.
I want to make one now! :bigsmile: Thank you for the inspiration! You can try Micromesh too if you want to work through grades up to 12000 grit should give a nice glassy finish.
I am thinking of a heart shape pendant with little pink tritium vials inside…
Nice job djozz, thanks for sharing. You got to love that trit, it so cool at night. 8)
Pretty cool. Nice job!
Nice idea and build! Really gives off some lightbulbs in the head.
That is a pretty clear resin. I read somewhere from some boating forum that polyester resin never actually cures, is this true on your case - e.g it remains a bit soft? Maybe that’s why you can’t polish it? (Though we’re probably talking about a whole different polyester compound here, as the one I’m mentioning is the cheaper boat-building version.)
Very cool. Thank you for this very informative thread.
Cool! Is toothpaste abrasive harder than your polymer? If so, you could try that as a polishing compound.
Genius! H) You have an amazing modding talent, Djozz.
Thanks to you all for the kind replies, please post results Chloe, if you try out your heart shaped fob :love:
Polyester resin is in fact already a mix of medium long chains of polyester, adding the hardener causes the chains to cross-link. This cross-linking goes fast in the beginning when it is all fairly liquid, but still continues slowly when the piece is solid. So it keeps getting harder ever so slowly, even after weeks. I did the sanding and polishing after two days (impatient me), so the polishing may go better if I try again sometime after a few weeks. And I do not have the really fine grit sandpaper (just up to 800, the paper rub trick may just work by melting the surface a bit by friction), so getting the right series of sanding paper and doing the polishing right could also improve the result (thanks Chloe for the Micromesh tip, it is not really cheap but looks very good).
You can use Micromesh wet too, in case the melting is affecting the finish.
That would probably help to keep it hard. It is on my wishlist, now wait for the next moment I feel like I can afford spending money on hobby things (instead of food, house, girlfriend, son, beer after volleyball match etc. :-) )
Look for “Barkeeps Best Friend”. It’s a very fine, gentle polish, it works to restore just about any polished surface. I’ve used it on car headlights and glass lenses.
Great work! I think i’ll try your method when i get more vials 
I got a good deal on a few different coloured 3x25mm tritium vials last year and
made some of these simpler keyfobs using 5mm clear tube and resin
I attached them to a bunch of different coloured Thrunite Ti’s and gave them as
little Christmas gifts to some friends & family. Went down really well with the non flashaholics 
Those are also very nice, much nicer than the standard bulky ebay ones. It is a pity that there isn't more variety out there (exept the super-expensive custom made metal trit holders).
This is an interesting site, some of Tofty’s work is on here:
You could design your own holder from different materials.
Thanks for the link, I had not been there before. I had seen some of his flashlights that he posted here, but these other things he makes are just as nice, and not that expensive.
Very good. I like those a lot djozz. Good workmanship. Truly a multi-talented djozz.
Some nice trit holders there. The spiral one is tempting.
Spiral stainless $11.15 Wish they could do a better finish on stainless. Printed stainless.
The spiral are lovely aren’t they? White/frosted plastic appeal to me the most, but really keychain unfriendly! >.<