Review on Optimized Coating for Jewelry Casting by Crystal Approved by Brian Garrett

I have been in the resin business for many years so I am very particular about what I use. I'm looking for a "jewelry" quality resin, not the usual cheap type of desktop resin that comes out so quickly lately, turns yellow, scratches easily or heals kinks, or doesn't heal at all. When I got my pieces of it I tried everything. I usually do this before sending anything for sale. I tried different pigments (mica, powder, acrylic paint, resin paint, both opaque and transparent). They all worked fine and didn't affect the curing process! The odor of liquid in the liquid state is comparable to the odor of any other two-part epoxy. Even unscented brands have an odor. It doesn't matter, use a respirator and gloves when working with liquid epoxies. Period. It doesn't matter which brand :) The fully transparent piece I made with no additives had very few microbubbles despite my vigorous stirring without any attempt to reduce the bubbles. So if you're worried about microbubbles, this brand is probably better than most and there are very few of them. They left it in direct sunlight and extreme heat (100 degrees where I live is very hot) and it didn't turn yellow, but bent *a little* a bit on my thinner pieces, but not sticky at all, and when it came back to normal room temperatures and has regained its normal stiffness, which is excellent. Many of the brands I used in these conditions became sticky and if you touched them they left fingerprints and had to be thrown in the trash. So if you're an art dealer with outdoor exhibitions all day long, that's not a problem, so this brand is better than many in that regard as well. All round great resin and definitely worth trying!