Fiberglass Lantern

Christmas is in the air and it's time again for the lantern festival. 

But have you ever wondered about fiberglass being incorporated in a lantern? ('Cause we certainly have!)

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Indeed it had its grand incorporation to Philippine's most talked-about lantern display, the Pampanga's Giant Parol Festival or the Ligligan Parul.

 

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Fiberglass is a component for making the body of vehicles like cars, boats and motorcycle because aside that it is lightweight, it also contributes to the sturdiness of the whole material.

 

The Giant Lantern Festival in San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines is held annually on the Saturday before Christmas Eve. This was to honor President Manuel L. Quezon for helping the people's economic growth.

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 The star had been part of the Filipino Christmas celebration. This was based on the star during the birth of Jesus Christ with which the said "three kings" followed to the Saviour's manger. Philippine Lantern had been using Papel de Hapon and in the progress, colored plastic to decorate these elaborate lanterns until 2010 when the first fiberglass-made lantern was introduced through San Pedro's entry to the contest.

 

2012's Giant Parol Festival will be held on the 15th of December at Robinson Starmills 2012 Lantern Festival Set. This will be an exciting wait to see which barangay uses fiberglass in their ginormous lantern display and jive it with dancing lights!

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What Green Building Means to Us?

The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), also known as the Rio Earth Summit or Rio+20, in Brazil on 20-22 June 2012 will mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), and the 10th anniversary of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD). The Summit represents another milestone in ongoing international efforts to accelerate progress towards achieving sustainable development globally and aims to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development, assess the progress to date and address new and emerging challenges.

To celebrate this milestone, the Philippine Green Building Councils, together with the Solid Waste Management Association of the Philippines (SWAPP), United Architects of the Philippines – Manila Corinthian Chapter (UAP-MCC) and the Ayala Foundation, Inc. (AFI) are inviting different industries to tell our counterparts on what green building means to us.

Pine cones and Christmas

Pine cones ensure the population growth of pine trees having both surprisingly female and male cones (though you may wonder how pine trees multiply since they do not bear fruit). The male cone dies after releasing its pollen in search for a prepared mate. The female cone on the other hand are larger than their male counterparts. It spreads its scales where its ovules are found and falls on the ground to free the seeds.

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This naked produce of Mother nature has also made it to the Christmas season to help us adorn our humble abodes and turn them into glamorous houses. Having this bountiful creation is eco-friendly because this is produced naturally and budget wise since you can either buy pine cones at much lower cost or pick them up for those who live in pine tree abundant places. But some don't enjoy the sight of pine cones perhaps because of its bold, earthy and single appearance. 

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But before doing any crafts with this pine cone, several things had to be done to ensure the longevity of the existence of this decor since this was cultivated naturally, hence natural things may have inhabited the cone.

How to Prepare & Preserve Pine Cone

There are endless ways to transform this simple looking nature's gift to elegant ornaments and decoration for Christmas trees, for center pieces or for wreaths. You can either:

• dip it in red, green, blue, or gold wax or paints then sprinkle with glitter before the wax/paint dries
• spray paint it
• gild it, meaning cover it thinly with gold
• boldly coat it with varnish
• do a project with it

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•  i.e. make garlands by poking whole on top and at the bottom of the your pine cones and then thread silver beads or any beads you wish to attach to your pine cones then dab it with glue to hold it in place. You can design your own bead to be attached with your pine cones with resins, too! Then use fine ribbon that matches your beads to hang your pine cones. You can also wax/paint/spray your pine cones before crafting your garlands.

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• You can also hot glue ribbons on the bottoms of the pine cone and hang it on your cabinet doors or tie singly tie 8-12 bold or painted pine cones then tie them together on your front porch.

There are also available resin made pine cones on the store in different colors but this might cost a lot and the aesthetics that the natural pine cone offers is not captured in this resin- made pine cones.

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Fiberglass Doors

Fiberglass is a lightweight but robust material made of plastic matrix reinforced by fine fibers of glass. Fiberglass is mainly used for insulation. It is common with industrial applications but have you ever thought of fiberglass as a residential application?

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In the late 1990s, fiberglass door was developed as an alternative to wooden and steel doors but it a problem occurred after the conception of this invention. Because of Accugrain technology, this invention was made perfect. Accugrain gave the fiberglass a wooden door finish by casting process using multiple dies.

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Having fiberglass doors offers handful of advantages over wooden and steel doors. 

• This material is durable and can withstand changing weather conditions from coldest weather of the arctic region to the warmest weather of the tropical region.
• Unlike wood that shrinks during warm/hot season or expand during cold/rainy season, and steel which in time can rust, or dent or warp for both materials.

• Using fiberglass doors can be energy saving since this can be installed with polyurethane foam which offers more energy efficiency. 
  • Aside from the energy efficiency it offers, fiberglass doors also render less maintenance.
• It is also Eco-friendly because the more houses that use fiberglass, the lesser the use of wooden doors and the lesser the trees to be cut to produce these wooden doors. 
• Though initial investment of fiberglass doors are of higher value, with great savings it offers in the long run, it pays for itself.

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Gift Choices in Resin

Ran out of holiday gift ideas? Why not try a modern and recyclable yet personalized way of giving something to your loved one.

Resin is a viscous natural or synthetic organic compound which hardens when treated. Natural resin is secreted usually from pines and firs with crystal clear appearance and yellowish to brown color. It is soluble in various organic liquids but not in water.

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Synthetic resin, on the other hand, encompasses a large class of synthetic products that have some of the physical properties of natural resin but is chemically different because of the way it is accomplished by mixing different chemicals. Synthetic resin is also not clearly contrasted with plastic.

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In the past, natural resin had been widely used, but as modernization dawned, it is replaced by synthetic resin since the latter is more stable, predictable and uniform than the former while also having less impurities while working on them. They are attained by mixing chemical compounds in a laboratory to have a resinous material.

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There are a few things to choose to present with resin specialized items for someone on special occasions especially Christmas when everyone is expecting to receive one. Aside from being a one-to-easy step of making an item, this is also one of the most personalized approached of making a desired presentation for a loved one.

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Sculptures Using Fiberglass and Resins

Sculptures made from fiberglass and resins have several advantages over those made from wood, bronze or other materials.

• The finished products are fairly lightweight, durable material that can be painted and glazed to look like stone, porcelain, bronze or marble. 
  
  
   
  
• It is also cheaper compared to other materials makes it desirable when the artist wants to make a multiple copies of art works. 
  
  
  
  
• They have a greater strength than some of the other materials that can be cast. And, the resin statues are suitable for indoor and outdoor use. 
  
  
  
  
• Sculptures can be created to mimic the look of ancient stone, marble, bronze, or porcelain sculptures. 
  
  
  
  

Making a fiberglass sculpture is a time-consuming task, but it is a great way to create lightweight, long-lasting works of art. 

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Fiber Glass Basics: The Gel Coat Application

Applying gel coat correctly is of utmost importance to making aesthetically pleasing and long lasting finish products. The objective of gel coat is to create a uniform thickness across the part. As it cures, this thickness is reduced when some of the chemicals evaporate off. Spraying gelcoat onto a mold returns the best quality finish, but it may also be brushed in areas that are difficult to spray. Achieving a uniform thickness is difficult at intersecting corners, deep narrow areas, and difficult-to-reach sections of the mold.

Areas of excessive gel coat thickness can lead to cracking and surface finish problems. While in areas of insufficient gel coat thickness can “alligator” which is a surface flaw requiring extensive repair. Gel coat Application is a tricky part of the process and the manufacturer of the application equipment and the raw material is the best resource for best practices. 

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Fiberglass for Artworks

Fiberglass materials has been used for years to create a wide array of artworks. This material is unique because it can be made to resemble many other materials. This cuts back on the cost and weight of traditional materials while adding durability and strength. Fiberglass can be hooked up to resemble rock, wood, marble, glass and even human skin. 

Today, a lot of modern artworks is made of fiberglass materials.

Artificial stone made of glass fiber-reinforced polyester resin.

Indigenous materials laminated in a flower pattern with polyresin over a fiberglass base.

Fiberglass has many features that make it an ideal creative medium and many examples of striking results.

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Three-Dimensional Goldfish Embedded in Layers of Resin

Would you believe these goldfish are actually painted?

Japanese artist Riusuke Fukahori is making waves by painting three-dimensional goldfish using acrylic paint layered over clear resin. His artworks look more like photos of actual fish swimming peacefully in their little tanks.

When struggling with artistic vision 10 years ago, Riusuke Fukahori’s pet goldfish became his inspiration, his passion and lifelong theme. Despite the tedious and complex nature of the artistic process, the end results are highly dynamic, capturing the animated life of the fish.

The photos below gives you a better idea on what this magic all about.

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Polyklear Composites at WORLDBEX 2012

Polyklear Composites together with SEA Olymus Marketing, Inc. participated the recent 17th Philippine World Building and Construction Exposition in World Trade Center, Metro Manila.

WORLDBEX is one of the most eagerly anticipated construction trades shows in Philippines. This event is also the largest business show of its kind in Asia and brings in more than 800 exhibitors from different industries. Attendees to these shows are professional property owners, architects, interior designers, engineering experts, product designers, traders, distributors and construction project developers.

We would like to thank our visitors, valued clients and customers who dropped by at our booth. We are privileged to meet some of you at this event. We hope to see you again next year!

 

 

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SEA Expo 2012

PolyKlear Composites together with Swancor and Techni-Ice Philippines, joined the recent SEA Expo at One Esplanade from March 3-4, 2012.

The event was participated by some of the biggest companies in marine industry. The latest in marine technology and transportation were featured, too.

From our side, PolyKlear Composites and Swancor showed how and where high quality fiberglass and resins can be applied to marine industries. Our sales and technical team were ready to answer the questions from our many visitors. From the many applications to the different types, we should how beneficial our products are to the industry.

Our sister product, Techni-Ice, was also present to demonstrate the practicality of the product as opposed to buying wet ice during a fishing trip, boat party, or marine food transport.

Again, we would like to thank the organizers for inviting us at the recently concluded event. We would also like to thank the visitors who dropped by at our booth. We hope to see you in other future events.

SEA Expo 2012

In partnership with Swancor, PolyKlear Composites will be joining the upcoming SEA Expo on March 2-4 at One Esplanade.

The event will showcase the latest in marine industry and we will show you how our products can help you improve and innovate your marine products. You will see how valuable fiberglass and resins are in the marine industry.

The event will be joined by Techni-ice, too.

Please visit our booth. We hope to see you there.

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