Industrial Clear - Rock Hard Epoxy Resin - 1.5 Gal Kit

Haven't really used it yet, just to harden up a couple areas so I could sand some "punky" soft wood on a slab table I'm making. It worked great for that and as advertised there were no toxic fumes. Though I could smell it, it wasn't bad. I will be using it on that slab (it's figured white oak) when it warms up. will update

If you're looking for a gel epoxy or one that sets quickly, this is not it. If you know that you're going to have 24 hours to have this set up, it's what you need. Very liquidy, very thin come a long working time. I used it to repair cracks on my outdoor deck boards, and I was happy to have the long working time, so that I could work it into all of the cracks well before it began to set up.

I wanted to like this epoxy, as it touts good specs and is made in the US, unlike many of the cheap epoxies from China which often stay quite soft even after "curing". But, this epoxy also did not get quite as hard as I expected, only maybe about 120% the hardness of the cheap Chinese epoxies. Also, this epoxy took longer than the cheap Chinese epoxies to reach full cure, although it did begin to thicken/gel about 45 minutes to an hour after initial mixing. The Chinese epoxies I have used typically begin congealing 2-6 hours after mixing, and are dry (not tacky) but still somewhat soft at 24 hours, and then they harden a bit more after a few more days, which I actually find ideal for the way I work.The only reason why I *would* buy this epoxy again is because I used it on my boat, and I did not want to shell out the big bucks for the West epoxy system...and so far I think this epoxy will do the job just fine. But if I was going to do anything else with it, I would buy the cheaper epoxy as I think it gets about 80-90% of the way there, especially if hardness is not a huge concern. As it is, I don't think the batch of this "rock hard" epoxy got as hard as the specs say it should have. With my shore D durometer, I measured epoxy that was cured for 4 days to be 76, and with the same durometer a polyethylene bucket measured 60. That said, I'm not sure if my durometer is totally accurate, hence the comparison to the bucket.

Very disappointed to try a new product twice and I received it and leaked through both boxes on both orders. Nothing heard from the manufacturer. Don’t think I’ll try any of their, unless those showed they cared. Now it’s delayed in transit for return.

Had to use it to strengthen a rv floor. It poured in refillable caulking tube's great. Injected well. Can use 92% alcohol for cleanup.

I highly recommend this resin. It cures rock hard and I couldn’t see any bubbles once it was cured. I’ll be buying it again.

Happy to leave a positive review. Industrial Clear dried hard as a rock. I was looking for a user-friendly ‘industrial’ product that would get this hard.

Takes a lot longer to set than it stated but dries very hard.