TotalBoatTable Top Epoxy Resin Kit - 1 Gallon Crystal Clear Epoxy with High Gloss & UV-Resistance - Easy 1:1 Ratio for Bar and Table Coating, Woodworking, and Resin Art Casting

This product 100% delivers on all of its promises. I am a new user of epoxy, resin for countertops. I will admit to being extremely nervous based on so many things I have seen and read about resin. What a wonderful surprise. The ease of use. The work time. The high gloss. All is #LEGIT. 100%. I can’t emphasize enough how easy to use this product it. The value is amazing. I have already ordered a second supply. Here are a few test pieces.

The media could not be loaded. Why did you pick this product vs others?:I read the reviews. Most were good. If you follow the directions you shouldn't have a problem. I used a paint stir stick to slowly mix for 3 minutes. No bubbles or issues. Cured to touch in about 4 hours. I waited 24 hours to remove the resin tape I put on. This is the second time I have used this product.

Easy to use! Containers have an inner cap that makes it easy to keep resin off threads of container. Resin blends and pours easily with minimal bubbles. Setup up very quickly within three hours for a 3/8” pour.

There are many different brands of epoxy out there on the market. But did you notice that although the branding may be different the epoxy will still smell the same? Look at the containers and imagine them without the branding. One can start to tell which ones to stay away from and which ones to go back to..This brand seems to stand out on its own. Not only is the smell unique but the performance is as well.This is a thicker solution. Meant for top coats of tables and such. If you're using it in molds you're going to have a hard time. Why? Because thicker solutions means that bubbles are harder to get rid of. The resin is also are harder on the molds themselves.The curing time is shorter than the average. This is good for it reduces the amount of contaminants that could possibly get into the project top coat as it cures. For those who work with Mica powder, this could be a double edge sword. It's good because it's quick to thicken even more so that the patterns can be saved easier but because it quickens faster, One has to be quick or else the window is missed.I generally have two types of epoxy on hand. A thin-based solution and a thicker base solution. This is now my go-to for the thick base solution. It's strong it's quick drying doesn't get too hot and the bubble seem to be minimal.The epoxy itself is a little bit more expensive than the average that's out there right now But I think you'll get your money out of it.{Edit}Warning: Has no UV blocker in it. This is not good at all.

Always love this brand!!

Can’t beat total boat, sets up nice and efficiently even in cooler weather. I dye it black so I can’t speak to the clarity but it’s been great for filling wood gaps on several projects

I checked out all the different products, read reviews and selected TotalBoat Clear. I was very happy with the outcome. This was the first time I tried an epoxy. My project was a live edge slab of walnut for a bar top between a kitchen and living room. I watched several you-tube videos but was still very nervous about starting my project. I fixed up a room that could be all mine for my project for awhile, knowing it might take me longer than those videos! I had a large hole to fill and thick bark that I needed coated (so no one would pick at it!). I knew small mixes at a time would be best. I taped a piece of plastic under the hole so the epoxy would not run through it. I would always place my epoxy in front of a heater first to warm while I got my gloves and things ready. I started by using small plastic condiment or jello shot cups to measure and put into a plastic cup to stir. I always put the thick part in the mixing cup first, then the thin part on top and stirred in front of the heater for 5 minutes. I first tried the 10 minutes that I saw recommended a couple times in reviews, but that was over-kill. I found it was harder to work on the surface and made my wrist sore! For the hole being about 1 1/2 inches, I probably used 4 fills before I did the hole surface. At the same time that I was filling the hole, I also poured over the bark since it was really rough. I used a brush to get it in the grooves. The blow torch is important - and cool! But what I learned was to go back and look again after you think you got it all. Bubbles seem to work their way up out of nowhere, and I missed some the first go around. Doesn't hurt to fire up the blow torch again! The reviews I saw showed people putting dust covers over the project, but if you do that, you might do it too soon and not see the bubbles. Use a toothpick to get any dust out of the surface. I also learned to continually go back and scrape the drips underneath, and here was how I was trying to get the epoxy up into the bark edge from underneath. So I didn't use a dust cover, I just closed the door and didn't let anyone in! I did make a mistake by sanding the bubbles I missed. It left the fine residue in the pits. I tried to vacuum and blow out the sanded particles, then I tried to pick them out with a pin, but I couldn't get it all out. Made me sick, but they are very small and most people might not notice. So I stress for you to keep checking on your project for the 1st hour or so and use the torch! After the top was complete, I could feel a small area with a bit of a rough edge underneath, and the last thing I wanted was someone trying to pull the bark apart from underneath. So I flipped the top over and made up one last small batch and smoothed out the edge on the bottom. I am thrilled with the bar top. It was a bit of work, but was well worth it. This product mixed well and is a nice hard clear coating.

-2 stars: 1 for price and 1 for durability.The pour went great. Clear instructions. Seems like a good product. However, after letting it cure for 72hours, I wiped it with a brand new microfiber cloth into find it completely covered in very fine surface scratches.I poured this over a butcher block to avoid this only to find it’s more apparent with epoxy. Don’t know if it’s epoxy in general or just this brand but it was bought for the “durability” and “scratch resistance”.If a microfiber cloth puts scratches in this cured epoxy, I don’t want to see how it’ll look when it’s actually used.Ps: there was no wood shavings, metal shavings, or anything abrasive about this microfiber cloth.