CRAFT RESIN 1.5 Gallon Crystal Clear Deep Pour Epoxy Resin Kit with Pumps - Food Safe & UV Resistant Best for DIY, Art, River Table, Wood, Flower, Mold Casting Resin Epoxy Kit - for Beginners & Pros

This was my first time ever working with epoxy, and I'm so happy with the results. I wanted to preserve the flowers from my mother's spray from her casket, so I REALLY didn't want to mess it up. After watching lots of tutorial videos and reading lots of reviews, I chose this crystal clear deep pour option. It was very easy to work with and there was no smell at all. It was a little messy/sticky, but I wore gloves, covered my work area, and cleaned up immediately afterwards. I made sure that my flowers were completely dried before I began, warmed the bottles each time before use as recommended, made sure I mixed to the precise 2:1 ratio, stirred in one direction to minimize bubbles as recommended for 5 minutes each time, and I poured in thinner layers over several days. I did have a few bubbles, but I monitored after each pour and was able to pop most of them before they hardened. After my final layer I left it to cure for a full 48 hours. They very easily pulled out of the molds (I did use mold release spray that I'd seen in tutorials but don't know that it was necessary) and were completely hardened. One thing that I will note - and I have emailed the seller and waiting for a reply - as other reviews mentioned, I did not have enough hardener for the amount of epoxy, even though I was very careful and precise in my measurements. I originally purchased the 1.5 gallons but needed a little more so I purchased these smaller bottles. I had to use this bottle of hardener to finish out the epoxy from the original purchase, so now I'm left with almost a full bottle of epoxy and very little hardener left (see last photo - the hardener bottle should still be half full for that amount of remaining epoxy). That would be my only complaint about this product, but overall I'm thrilled with my results. As a first time epoxy user, I highly recommend this product!**Edited to add - The seller quickly responded to my message and sent me another set at no charge. Could not be happier with this product or this seller! Highly recommend! 5+ stars

Excellent product no yellowing when cured and very minimum air bubbles to work out after pour

I could smell no odor at all. I have always used a very expensive epoxy (~$900/6 gal). In my experience the expensive epoxy has a toxic smell. It is also a better epoxy for deep pour tables, in my experience.When I mixed this epoxy there were more bubbles than I have ever seen. I was tempted to put it in a vacuum chamber but did not have the time. Poured it, went over it with a torch, and there were still bubbles everywhere. Came back 2 hours later and no bubbles anywhere and it stayed that way.My complaint is the desk top I poured is not as stiff as the expensive epoxy I have used. That said I am hesitant to complain. This epoxy sets much quicker and I took it out of the mold sooner. It deformed and I had to flatten it thinner than I like. My guess now is it might have been fine if I had left it in the mold for the 6 to 7 days I have in the past. This set so quickly I might have rushed it although I did stick to the directions, I think.I also made other mistakes that could have contributed to my problems. The desk top I made was mine and an experiment so I cared less about the outcome. I used wood from a birch tree that fell in a windstorm last winter. I dried the wood myself but as some of the wood was somewhat rotten it dried differently throughout each piece of wood. I tested the wood but with 2" cuts I wonder if I tested and poured too soon.The middle of the harder wood may have been more moist. I ended up putting a hidden backing and some 1" square metal tubing to keep the desk flat. It works, was a fun inexpensive experiment (sale - 3 gallons for $99), and I learned a lot so complaining seems out of line.In any regard, I am getting another 3 gallons to use for lathe projects. I have found that epoxy that is only mostly hardened can be turned without chipping better (still learning turning epoxy). The way this epoxy set seems like it may be perfect.I cannot comment on the clarity as I dyed mine.I am giving it 4 stars for now. May well move it up or down with more experience. Certainly good enough and inexpensive enough to try it again.

Best deep pour resin I have used. Almost zero bubbling, cures beautifully and accepts micas and resin colorants perfectly. I have had real success right out of the box and zero issues (cannot say the same for other brands I have tried.

Surprisingly good epoxy resin. Clarity is good, colors mix well and are beautiful when swirled into this epoxy resin, hardens in about two days, economical, doesn't smell or have VOCs, and doesn't have bubbles - no need to pop or apply heat. I did nothing to draw out bubbles, because there weren't any. Very pleased with this epoxy resin. This was the deep pour, 2:1 ratio epoxy. I did it with several pours because I wanted to be sure that my self-constructed mold for a river table held (first time user). It was messy - wear gloves and use containers with pour spouts to minimize mess.

Was looking for an epoxy that was more price competitive than some of the more well known brands. After a bit of amazon research I decided to give Craft Resin a try on a few cutting boards I was making out of a piece of burled maple. I believe the manufactures recommended dry times are very conservative. Instructions say fully cured after 3 days, heck this stuff was hard as a brick after 2 days, so I popped tis out of the mold a day early. If you follow the directions as stated it works perfect, it mixes thin as deep pour epoxy should. I had no air bubbles since I had stirred it slowly by hand. Only thing I did different form instructions was stir for 15 minutes rather than the 3 to 5 in the instructions and that was only because I was adding orange die and was working that into the epoxy until I got the tint I was looking for. It has a long working time of nearly 1 hour 45 minutes. I have a few more projects coming and will be using this again. I saw some negative reviews about not curing but it had to be not following directions, I would discount those reviews. Attached photos are the final result.