CMOS1138
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I never managed to polish my shells to shine properly and there are acrylic residue everywhere on the shells
That sounds like a problem you could solve easily with your current build so why bother making a duplicate? By acrylic residue, are you referring to uncured tacky surface or do you mean something else? obviously the solution depends on what material you are using but assuming you are using a UV acrylic, than that problem could be solved with a stronger UV light and longer exposure time. I got a UV light box off e-bay that is intended for acrylic nail curing, it is perfect for this application as it has 4 strong UV lights and has both a timed and un-timed setting. Once I am finished building a set and put on my final finishing top coat, I set it in the light box and let it bake for 10 to 20 minutes, this gives me a super glossy, hard and slick finish with no uncured residue at all.
Since you still have the residue on the current set, I would recommend thoroughly cleaning the surface with alcohol to remove the uncured acrylic, buffing or sanding down the surface evenly to make everything slightly smaller, and than applying a layer of top coat materiel and bake it under the UV light for a long time. Even if you goof up and it doesn't fit properly anymore, you need to resolve the curing issue before you build another set or you will just have the same problem all over again.