Art 'N Glow ‘N Epoxy Resin for Clear Casting and Coating - 32 Ounce Kit - Perfect for Molds, Crafts, Tumblers, Jewelry, Wood - Food Safe, Non Yellowing, Bubble Free, and Made in The USA | Casting & coating epoxy resin for jewelry, coasters, molds, art, wood & more. Bubble-free, low odor, USA based business

This is the first time I have dabbled with clear resin casting/coating so I don't have a good reference to compare this product to others. However, my experience with this product has been very positive. I read some of the materials on how to use it and mixed a small batch to try on a few things just to see how well it works. From the one batch I mixed I used it on 4 different "pours." The primary project (a small square of wood with masking tape around the sides to form a cavity and tiny sea shells on the wood to be covered) seems to have worked fairly well (only 24 hours have passed). The resin mix appeared to soak into the wood a bit but the masking tape was easy to remove from around the edges after about 12 hours after mixing. I suspect I did not mix for a long enough time so the item I poured last seems to have tacky edges after 24 hours (temperature during the cure time was in excess of 80 degrees - it is hot in the southwest!). This may have been due to material at the bottom of the plastic mixing cup being primarily resin and not hardener due to inadequate mixing. I like the 50/50 mix approach, makes it easy to figure amount to mix. The material is, indeed, very clear after the pour (and after 24 hours). Bubbles were not a problem and could be "popped" soon after the pour (all the sea shells were positioned with the cavity side down and for some of them air was trapped under the shell and eventually "bubbled" out under the edge of the shell). I can't see any bubbles in the final product. I have more experimenting to do but I am very happy with this material and how it works.

I just started using resin recently to cover my paintings. This is extremely easy to use and the work time is nice. About 30-40 mins. There is no smell and it's very easy to pop any bubbles with heat gun, toothpick, torch, etc. It smooths out well and gives great coverage. So far so good. Long term, not sure yet, but short term, so far I LOVE it. I've never worked with resin before so I was nervous about using this at first. Once I used it (1:1 ratio) stir 3 mins and pour, I realized just how easy and fun it was to use. It is VERY sticky, so make sure to wear gloves and have a surface that is clean and flat. There will be run off and drips, which are kind of a pain, but the right vinyl tape helps with that. Overall, I'm very happy with this product and will use it again and again. :)

Easy to use.

I use this resin for inlays of stone and fluorescent pigment powder. It works very well for both, though you have to get the proportions correct, which can be tricky, as it is done by volume instead of weight. I generally only use 1/2 - 1 fl oz. at a time, but others may use much more. My recommendation would be to either use an over-sized epoxy syringe - that is, two of them, one for the resin and one for the hardener - or to use a pair of small plastic or metal cups which you fill to an exact predetermined level, then clean out with tissue paper after the fact. This will ensure you get exact proportions. I use 7.5" coffee stirring sticks (ASIN: B00260JOYK) for mixing and prodding the two gels out of their container and into a common plastic cup to mix them, and then I usually mix it for a good 60s. After doing so, I will use a small pocket torch - like ASIN: B07RTH1BMD - to remove the major bubbles by quickly (and gently) passing the flame over the top of the resin. Then I mix in my stone or florescent powder, then pour the inlay, then use the torch to brush the surface (with the flame) several times to remove all bubbles while the resin is initially curing. This seems to work pretty well. This isn't a rock-hard resin, but it is hard enough for most purposes. It is at lease as easy as other resins I've worked with, and so would recommend it for the general hobbyist.

This stuff has been great so far, no yellowing, and yes, there are bubbles but that's because it's cold where I am, other than that, when it fully cures it's nice and solid, but I wait an extra day for it to cure, I think the packaging says it cures in 2-3 days? I just wait 4 days because when following the package cure time I could still dent the resin with my nails, but yeah, so far it's been amazing for me!