After doing hours of research on different epoxy resins, I decided I wanted to try Alumilite’s Amazing Clear Cast. I was excited because it did well on yellowing tests and was significantly cheaper than Ice Resin, the only other epoxy I’ve tried.

I burned my lungs.

Yeah, me and this product just did not mix. I followed the directions, but apparently should have also worn a respirator on top of our air purifier (we have one that actually removes the VOCs). Luckily it didn’t seem to affect Z like it did me. I rushed around and shoved the epoxy in the incubator to contain the fumes a bit more, opened a window and the skylight, and left the apartment.

My lungs still feel raw today, but they’re doing better. It should be cured enough to try and salvage my molds in a little bit. Guess I’m going to stick with Ice Resin, because I don’t know if I even want to risk that happening again.

Anyone else have this happen, or have any recs? 

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