Comments about Castin'Craft Clear Polyester Casting Resin:

I have used many resins and I have a good amount of experience with epoxy. Maybe its not fair to compare because the other stuff was high quality (from a company's budget), but I am a bit poor so I went cheap. I shouldn't have. Reading the label, it seems the company was guessing on it hardener to resin ratio...so I had to guess. Long story short, spend a bit more coin and it won't be wasted on this sorry excuse.

Comments about Castin'Craft Clear Polyester Casting Resin:

I have done a lot of casting, but I will never purchase this poly-resin again. I even took back the unused portion because it made me waste a valuable object!

Comments about Castin'Craft Clear Polyester Casting Resin:

The drops of catalyst method is such an exact science I have yet to get it right. Seems like I never put enough drops.
Every time I use this resin I end up with a sticky, soft pull.
Not only is the pull sticky but it has ruined some of my molds. The plastic has yet to becomes a solid piece.

When I use one to one ration resins I get much better results.

In the end I would recommend this to a friend on a tight budge,BUT with a strong word of warning. I would just hope they would get better results than I have.

Comments about Castin'Craft Clear Polyester Casting Resin:

I use this product to embed insects as a mount. It works very well as long as you follow the instructions and do more than one layer as described in the instructions. The only downside is that it does cook the insect, so if you don't do it in layers then the insect will burn. This still seems preferable to me though, because they lose color in a shadow box over time as well. The ability to turn it over and view the specimen makes it more desirable to me. Thanks!

Comments about Castin'Craft Clear Polyester Casting Resin:

I use this product to create artwork. The price is far better than what I pay at my local craft store. However, I wish there was a pour spout so wasted resin doesn't end up all over the top of the can.

Comments about Castin'Craft Clear Polyester Casting Resin:

there are so many things you can do with this product.

Comments about Castin'Craft Clear Polyester Casting Resin:

I've never used resin before. But once I started making things with this resin I couldn't stop. I ran out and went to the store to buy more. Could find this, so I tried the other stuff. Not as nice to use.

Comments about Castin'Craft Clear Polyester Casting Resin:

If this product is used correctly, it works well. A respirator is required, but other than that, it is easy to use. The best method is to mix it by the ounce. You only need to apply 5 drops of catalyst, and if you mix it carefully, bubbles are at a minimum. If tackiness is an issue, there are sprays that you can use to coat your finished casting to lock in the tack, and make them easier to handle.

Castin'Craft now makes compatible spray sealant to use in conjunction with the resin. However, the product is still relatively new to the market.

My advice; Only purchase the minimum quantity that you can use within a 6 month time. After the can is opened, The resin will begin to gel after a long time of disuse.

Comments about Castin'Craft Clear Polyester Casting Resin:

to the other post, this is used to make a resin cast NOT a mold. You may want to read more about making a mold and casting. You need to first make a mold using a silicone based product. Then you would use this resin to make the mold. check out Tap Plastics for some great how to videos.

Comments about Castin'Craft Clear Polyester Casting Resin:

I was not able to produce a useable plastic resin mold from this material. Perhaps I didn't follow the directions, but all I succeeded in doing was coating my original piece with stinky, stick acrylic.

In addition, it's annoying to have to purchase mold release, mold stick, colors, and catalyst separately. It really adds up.

Until I get the hang of this in an outside setting, perhaps with a high class HEPA respirator, I wouldn't recommend it.