EasyPour Epoxy Resin Kit: 1 Gallon: 1:1 Ratio - High Gloss Crystal Clear Resin & Hardener, 2 Mixing Cups, Silicone Spatula, Plastic Spreader for Wood Tabletops, Countertops, Casting, Art & Crafts

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The EPE EasyPour Epoxy kit arrived on schedule and worked perfectly. I’ve used various self leveling epoxy products over the years to provide a clear, hard and easy to clean surface. In this case I was refinishing several 36" diameter high top tables for a local establishment. The final product met all the wishes of the establishment’s owner as well as my own expectations. A couple notes that may help new users.First, bubbles. Yes you can get bubbles in the epoxy after you’ve poured the product and it’s leveling. Remember that bubbles can form when the resin is poured over any porous surface. This includes wood, concrete and a lot more. To mitigate the problem the best option is to seal the surface first. Options for sealing wood, my projects, include use of a good oil-based polyurethane. A water-based product may work as well but I’ve used oil-based sealers as I am sealing over an oil based stain. Alternatively, you can also mix a smaller batch of the epoxy resin, pour it on the project surface and drag it out to seal the surface. Whatever sealing technique you use just make sure that the surface is well sealed. For polyurethane I generally use a minimum of 2 coats and have applied up to 4 coats if I know the wood is particularly porous. Removal of any bubbles that may now form in the final pour is easy, just add a little heat from a heat gun or hair dryer.Second, temperature. The EPE EasyPour Epoxy specifies at minimum temperature of 75̊F. When checking the temperature I’ve found that it’s best to check the temperature of the item to be epoxied as well as the air temperature. If you’ve had the project item stored in a different location at a lower temperature allow the item to come to a stable temperature of 75̊F before starting the pour. This helps ensure the best final product.The EPE EasyPour Epoxy on-line instructions are reasonable. The biggest deficiency I found was related to computing the volume of epoxy you’ll need for a project. In my cases, I’m working with flat surface tables, some relatively simple math will get you the appropriate volume. As a note, I always use metric measurements for the calculation of epoxy volumes as it’s overall a little easier to convert the surface area/volume for mL instead of ounces. Also, when I compute the required volume I generally add an additional 25 to 30% to cover the fact you can’t get all the epoxy out of the mixing container and there will inevitably be some material that will run over the side of the project surface and be lost.1. Calculate Surface AreaCircle: π r2, 3.14 x radius squaredRectangle: L x W, length x width2. Calculate Project VolumeSurface area x depth3. An example: 36 inch diameter table top with an epoxy depth of 1/16" or 0.15 cm36" diameter top = 90 cm diameter = 45 cm radiusPi, 3.14, times 45 squared, times depth; 3.14 x 2025 x 0.15 cm = 955 cubic cm, approximately. Add 25% for extra and you’ll need to mix about 625 mL of resin and 625 mL of hardener.

I bought the small size in this resin because so many brands say that they are good for tumblers and despite some of them being very well known brands, they have left fisheyes and dimples. I mixed this, and I wasn't being particularly gentle. Yes, there were some bubbles, but I left it for 8 minutes and the bubbles pretty much disappeared, a spritz with alcohol wiped out the rest. The first layer on my tumber came out absolutely perfect (much to my surprise). It had set in 7 hours (it's warm at the moment in Australia), I did not have to sand between layers. The second and third layer were just as perfect as the first, no bubbles, no fisheyes and beautifully glossy and hard. The cup was finished in 2 days. The price was great and the resin was received very quickly. I was so impressed that I've already ordered a gallon of the resin. I can't recommend this highly enough, I'm sure even a novice tumbler maker would have no problems.

I believe this resin is an excellent value if you have experience using resin which I do. It cures faster, shines brighter, and dries just as hard. I am an Alumilite fan. However, I have used many other brands that were awesome as well. This resin bubbles like no other. Admittedly, I did not heat it because I did not wish to use yet another container for the small project. The bubbles were insane. I was laughing literally as I was mixing the components because colorful bubbles were rising into the atmosphere. Just hilarious. Anyway, I posted the picture so interested prospective buyers could see what you will get if you are not experienced enough to torch the heck out of your projects to remove the millions of bubbles. What you are looking at is the cured, spill over resin I had no need to torch that adhered to one of the cups I used to elevate a piece. Just wow! My projects look amazing; no cured bubbles at all. That is why I gave the product four stars overall. I fear beginners will be terrified because just a modicum of pre-use research on YT will inform them, they are in real danger of burning their resin or setting something in their home on fire, as I did in the early days, because of the heat needed to eradicate the bubbles. Be careful!

Worked as described, cheaper than arts and crafts stores. Directions easy to follow. Every item that I used the resin came out marvelous. Air bubbles easy to spot. Product didn't have that cloudy appearance. Each one was shinny and looked like glass.

The media could not be loaded. I was really impressed with this brand. Iv used several other epoxies before but I can’t believe the value for the money in this kit. The tools that it came with were extremely convenient. Having two tubs, one to mix in and one to pour the mix into after mixing, I know that’s to make sure no un mixed resin around the edges of the first mixing tub make it onto my work. However, Iv never seen that included in a kit this price. I honestly kinda impulse bought this one because it was the cheapest I saw. I just needed the chemical. I didn’t read to much about it. I wasn’t expecting all the extra convenience they threw in. They also give you a rubber spatula style stir stick that flexes at the tip to get into all the corners of the pot you’re stirring in. I hadn’t thought of using one of these. Works a lot better than a wooden paint stick! I can’t believe this kit is cheaper than the rest. Everything cured perfectly. Nicely done EasyPour! One purchase made a believer outta me. I strongly recommend.I bought EasyPour for a coffee table top project Iv been working on. It’s end grain bamboo butcher block style... sorta. I made the table top shortest in the center and slowly step up as it gets wider and longer so that’s its tallest around the edges. This way when I poured epoxy over it, the epoxy would be much thicker in the middle. My plan was to tint the epoxy blue so there would be more color in the center since the epoxy was thicker there. It worked out great. I’m super happy with how it turned out. This epoxy worked flawlessly. Attached some pics.