Epoxy Resin for Crystal Clear Casting & Coating – 16 oz Kit – Bubble Free, Non-Yellowing, Two Part, Self-Leveling Art Resin – Great for Tumblers, Jewelry, Molds, Table Top, & Crafts – Made in USA

I have tried many brands of resin; finally found a resin I will continue to purchase for my craft work.This resin is truly non toxic, no stinky odor, very forgiving and easy to work with.The first time I used this resin, I didn't warm up the 2 bottles of resin; thus trying to pour/use a craft stick to put the resin where I wanted, was like working with thick, sticky honey.I read somewhere that the resin could be warmed by putting both bottles in warm water. Next time, I tried this, and the resin had a thinner, much more workable consistency. Put the mixed resin in 1 oz plastic squeeze bottles to fill earring backs and pendant trays; worked like a charm. Then used a heat gun over all jewelry pieces to remove bubbles. Resin was dry and clear next day, then I let the pieces cure for 2 more days. Result: Glossy clear as glass. There is a reasonable amount of time, after 2 parts of resin are mixed, to do your pours. I find that a little resin goes a long way, therefore making this resin very affordable for my projects. Just ordered the 32 oz size. Additional factor I like about the art n glow resin is you mix 2 equal parts together; not 1 part of a, and 2 parts of b, etc. I estimate ahead of time how much total resin I need for my jewelry, then pour for example 2 Tablespoons measured water into a small plastic cup, mark a line with sharpie on outside, then pour another 2 Tablespoons of water into cup, mark a line on cup with sharpie.(always dry the cup out before put resin in.) This way, it makes it easy and convenient to mix up the amount of resin I need without waste, and I can get exact equal amounts of both parts.Thank you to both Art n Glow and amazon for bringing us the wonderful product!

TLDR; Great product, very friendly for beginners to epoxy/casting, but also seems highly recommend by experienced users as well. Smell was very mild to me and not harsh to the nose at all. Hardest part was the wait to see how things turned out.I've never used any epoxy, done casting, etc... I've always drawn or painted, but wanted to see if I could enjoy a medium I'm seeing a lot of artists make beautiful pieces with. I got the Amazon recommended pack of Art 'N Glow resin, mica colors, and measuring cups. I had no intention of producing anything great, but wanted to get a few molds and try it. It was super simple to use, and with warm days cured pretty quickly. I did wear gloves and worked in my garage, but the smell was very mild to me. Best thing is if you drop some, just wait for it to cure and it pulls right off, lol, as my garage floor found out. In my picture there's lots of imperfections, over pouring etc... However as a first attempt, it was very easy and came out really cool! I see people recommend wet sanding through various grits, then using a micro-fiber cloth/buffing wheel, along with polishing compound to finish. I'm going to try that on these test pieces, then I'm going to try getting out the air bubbles before moving on to placing items inside the cast. Since I don't have a vacuum setup, I think I'm going either warming plate or warm water idea to help dissipate bubbles before pouring.

I've never done anything with resin before, but now seemed like a good enough time to try it out. I went ahead and gave it a go and this kit was relatively straightforward. I bought some pretty standard silicon molds from elsewhere on Amazon, just flat coasters and ornaments and tried out a few different applications and methods. This is about as many as I could make with the resin contained in this batch. (minus the pink and white one on the far left/top -- that is made with white Elmers glue, which is an inefficient method). All in all, I made 13 total coasters/ornaments, which is a decent amount. The quality of the resin seems fine, but you really do need to mix them for a decent amount of time to make sure that they properly set. I used wooden chopsticks and condiment cups from jello shots, which seemed to do the trick-- though I know some of the silicon mold kits come with mixing tools.For me, the two biggest takeaways were that a heat gun was a weirdly necessary tool. I already have one for heat shrinking electronics, but it helps to get rid of excess air bubbles and to get a nicer glossier finish and it's kind of a must? My quality on my casts got substantially better when I used it. The other is that this stuff is just about the most toxic substance I've worked with outside of spray insulation; when it says that you should wear gloves and a mask, it's really not kidding around. The fumes on this thing are pretty intense. Luckily one of the only perks of 2020 is that I have masks-a-plenty and a bunch of nitrile gloves, but without that, this hobby would have been super toxic. Just something to keep in mind.The first few prints are definitely the worst! I think it's still a good beginner hobby, something to learn on, and there's a lot of fun different things to play with and put in it. This kit was a decent entryway into it.

I love this resin! I use it for smaller casted objects (like charms and jewelry). It's very forgiving in terms of ratio, and is fairly easy to get bubbles out of, just mix slowly and carefully use a lighter or heat gun to help lift bubbles after pouring. I have a small vacuum chamber, and it gets rid of every single bubble like a charm. The cure time doesn't bother me, but it's definitely worth considering for projects you might be trying to finish sooner. It responds well to a variety of materials mixed into the liquid resin, too. I've used glitters, mica powder, specialized pigments from Solar Color Dust, liquid resin dyes, alcohol ink, and even small amounts of acrylic paint successfully. It is a bit sensitive to temperature though. In my experience, a temperature of 72-78 degrees in the area from the time they're poured until when they've cured does the trick. Whenever it's been exposed to much colder temperatures, especially in the first 24 hours or so of curing, I never got a full cure, and the pieces would end up not sticky but pretty malleable and not hard at all.