• supdawg813 [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    1 day ago

    Aesthetics of solids vs flowing liquids aside, resin just doesn’t hold up very well under constant UV light. I don’t want to know what it would cost just to tear it up, nevermind replace it when that happens. Unless there’s some super resin I dont know about.

    Other considerations:

    • a million particles would get trapped in the resin before it cures.
    • resin heats as it cures which could do massive damage to the basin at such large volumes.
    • that amount of resin would be a nightmare to mix/pour evenly and cure quality would be highly dependent on weather. You’d probably have to do it in layers, which just creates more opportunity for debris to get trapped inside.
    • wear and tear. I bet you would have all sorts of people and wildlife walking around on it and scratching it up.
    • stains from said people and wildlife.
    • yellowing and clouding over time, which will make it not so reflective plus plastics in general are a bitch and a half to buff/polish

    …honestly you’d be far better off filling it with polished concrete or stone. Just commit to the bit at that point. You can even dye it.