DR CRAFTY Clear Epoxy Resin Kit - Table Top & Art Resin for Molds, DIY Projects, Jewelry Casting, Tumblers & Wood - 2 Part Resin (1 Gallon)

Excellent kit. It is easy to use and final products have turned out great.

I finally decided to try resin casting, so I'd have some smooth objects to try airbrushing once spring finally arrives here. I am a total newbie to resin casting and have only used this resin a couple of times. One of the times I've used this resin, my castings turned out great! The second attempt didn't go as well... The first time I used this resin, I was very careful to evenly mix the two parts and took my sweet time slowly stirring the mixture before pouring. The two large castings I poured turned out wonderfully! Only one casting has a single tiny bubble in it, and neither have any surface blemishes. I'm very much looking forward to painting them later! I did notice, however, that the bottom of both castings had very slight soft spots near the center. Elated by my success, I bought more pouring molds and a couple weeks later, poured into them. This time though, I rushed it. Remembering the soft spots, I added more hardener. I also didn't spend as much time mixing the two parts. I poured six castings. Three turned out decent, one turned out great, and two were so bad that the molds were ruined. I poured two small turtles. Both hardened, but one of the two are cloudy in appearance. I poured a lizard casting. It hardened, again with a small soft spot in the bottom-center that eventually hardened. The legs and feet broke as I tried to free the casting from the mold. I poured a large crab. The mixture didn't harden, even after literal weeks of watching and waiting. I couldn't clean the translucent sludge that remained in the mold. I poured a piggy bank shaped mold. The casting PARTIALLY hardened. The bottom half of the casting solidified, but the rest remained a sludge. Again, I couldn't clean the mold. So, once I get around to cleaning the two pouring cups I got with this resin, I'm going to try a third round of casting. But I will definitely be more careful in mixing, both in quantity and mixing speed/time! All this being said, this kit has been great. It came with everything I needed to start casting immediately, but not with so much extra gear as to overwhelm me. I'd gladly recommend this kit to anyone that wants to try resin casting!

Updated review: So in my initial review I stated that the very first batch I got was difficult to mix and was hard to work with in general, when it did harden it almost had a melted plastic feel to it. Before all that I realized I needed more and since this was the only company that was sending out two day shipping I went ahead and purchased the second batch, when the second batch came I debated whether or not to use bc of the first batch but decided to anyway. The second batch was much easier to use, stirred like melted butter, and even with me being lazy it hardened clear with very little bubbles (again bc I was lazy) The company contacted me about the first batch (make it right team) and offered to refund or replace, I chose replace bc I wanted to see how well it did and make my review honest. The third batch was the same as the second, easy to stir, beautiful results. It’s a good resin, I personally feel like it’ll make a good resin for small projects, like spheres and cones, or jewelry, rather than larger projects. But that is my personal opinion. The team that contacted me were really polite and sent me the replacement quickly and I appreciated them reaching out to me.

I found it excellent so far. I have done pours that are approximately an inch or so deep. They get hard in less than 24hr so that I can demold. Easy to use. My pours are colored silver/gray with mica powder. Have not tried clear pours, but looks clear before I add Mica Powder. Have not noticed any smell. Have not had problems with bubles so far. (I mix with tongue depressor) Have not tested finl product in water. I will buy again.

I had purchased this resin in the 1 gallon kit twice before and found it to de ideal for my pouring and coating projects so I decided this time to buy the 2 gallon kit. But something was not right this time. I did notice when I first poured the resin out of the jug that it was way more dense and heavy than the ones I had received previously but didn’t expect it to not harden properly. I made 3 attempts at 3 different times to cast a round tray but neither of them hardened properly. Now I have 3 trays that look like they belong in the Dalí painting of the melting clocks. Fun to watch but not what I intended. I will stick to the 1 gallon kit for now that had been consistent in its quality, which is excellent. The kits come with added bonuses which are great. Mixing containers and spatulas. They even give you another bonus when you scan a code that comes with the resin, to choose powder mica pigments (very nice product) or alcohol inks to color your resin, but these I find not of the same quality. All considered a great resin, even if the flaws I told you about were a surprise disappointment.

Great product that also came with measuring cups and mixing cups to make the whole process easier. Will definitely buy again!

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