LET'S RESIN 0.5Gallon Casting Epoxy Resin,Bubble Free & Crystal Clear Epoxy Resin Kit,2 Part Resin and Hardener for Jewelry Making,Crafts,Tumbler,Art, (ALR00140)

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I have used a lot of different resin brands but this one is the best, in both epoxy resin and UV resin.

Works great! I’ve used this resin on a few of my projects already and it’s crystal clear, easy to mix and use and dries and hardens like it should. I love the screw caps and the size of the bottles. It makes it easy for storage and use.

This resin is awesome to work with, bubble free, no odor, using it to make a Halo Sword lamp. The way I use it, I stir part A and part B, separately first, yes that puts bubbles in it, but they come out on their own. I stir each for roughly 3 minutes, then combine them and stir another 3 minutes, or until I see that they have mixed well together to the point that you can't tell that they are different.

I’ve purchased multiple molds from Let’s Resin before but haven’t tried their actual resin until now. I’ve been using resin for about five years so I consider myself a relatively seasoned resin-er. I also sell my resin products so it’s very important and crucial to me that these projects come out as flawless as possible. So when I tried this resin out, I was pretty surprised that it had relatively low bubbles compared to other brands I’ve tried and very clear. Both of those things impressed me. It’s a little bit thinner than what I’m used to working with but it suspends glitter pretty well and I did not have an issue with it sinking and separating like I was anticipating. It does have a stronger smell but it’s not bad. (Always use ppe!) Onto the downsides… you will need a warmer room for it to cure than with other brands. I typically work in a 72-75 degree space and keep the humidity low. I’m used to doing a pour around 7/8pm and then being able to demold about 12 hours later when I wake up for the day and the project is set. I could NOT do this with this resin. This resin was still floppy and bendy after waking up and it was impressionable. I left it in the mold and applied it to a heat mat for about six more hours. Then I could demold and left it on the heat mat for another couple of hours. I did multiple projects just to check to see if that was the norm and it was. My first project was poured at 8pm and felt solid around 5pm the next day, almost 24 hours later. The next project was also poured at 8pm but was not cured and unbendable until about 8pm the following day. The third try was the same. I was very worried that these projects would not set fully. But, now I know it just takes a bit longer and needs a warmer environment. Overall, I WILL be using this brand again. Even though the cure time is longer, the price is lower than other brands I’ve seen and my projects have come out more clear with less bubbles than most of my other projects. I don’t need to go in and try to pop air bubbles anymore. It’s almost “set it and forget it” quality. I’m unsure about yellowing at this point or scratch resistance but I’ll update when I do know.