Thank you! Glad I could have been some help!

I'm so glad you like the videos Super Sara's Stuff! I often wonder if people think these videos are boring and I try so hard to make them entertaining!

Ok! So I have experienced all of what you have told me and this is what I do! The crystals forming on side “A” is the resin getting air inside the container and drying out which is making the lid VERY difficult to open. The habit I have gotten into is every time I use my resins, I wipe the excess resin that leaks down the bottle and around the rim with a clean paper towel-one paper towel for side A and a clean one for side B (that way there is no way the chemicals can mix and fire off) This has helped me with the crystals. The resin that has the surface that doesn’t dry is also know as leeching which the most common reason this happens is the resins haven’t been mixed well enough. I always pour the two sides together and stirs like crazy to really make sure they are mixed and then pour the resin into a second cup and with a NEW stir stick, mix it again. Leeching is a painus in the anus, but I have found that if does happen, I take a clean paper towel and apply 99% rubbing alcohol and then hit the areas that are leeching-I give it a good gentle scrub and let it dry out. That should get rid of the leeching spots-if not, try it again. I know this is a LOT of info so thank you for hanging in there with me!

Ah! I will try writing on there again-for some reason, my sharpie wipes off but thank you for the suggestion Robert! Glad ya like the videos!!!

some molds it will them what I do is write it with a sharpie then use an razor knife to carve it in...thanks

Oh! Not a bad idea Robert!

That's a great idea Micky and I did think of that as I was talking about writing the weights down in my book but sadly, nothing sticks to silicone and that includes permanent sharpie! That stuff just wipes right off! That's a great idea though-now I just have to be consistent with writing my info in ONE book (sadly, I have two books and I lost the one that had all the Deadpool weights😔)

Toby Wayne Studios Maybe engrave or cut out the weight numbers into the silicone, along the flat top edge. Brand that sucker into that silicone! LOL! I can’t stand watching other youtubers wasting epoxy. It hurts my soul... lol 🙃😉😌

Thats a great idea but sadly, the sharpie wont stick to the silicone:( It just wipes right off but I do have my book that I finally found and Im thinking of doing a digital copy of all my notes and putting it on an external hard drive for safe keeping!

Thank you DARK RIDE - Nightmare on Wheels! Glad ya liked it!

Lol! Have you ever worked with resins or silicones before Alfred?! Just curious?!

Not for clay this is new to me ive been just cooking the crap i make for reference in a few years to see where i started. Ive worked with similar stuff when i used to make fishing lures and i used to spray alcohol on bubbles ..not sure if it works with what you use

Ah! Gotcha Alfred!

To be honest Scorchie, I've never used a transparent resin-I'd love to, just have yet to get my hands on some but I will say, I don't think it would interfere as it's such a light coat of powder. Now if you poured the powder in and left huge amounts of powder in all the little detail, then you might have an issue-excellent question btw!

Thanks for your responce. I guess I'll just have to try it and find out. :)

Give it a whirl and see what it does Scorchie! I'm curious to see how it goes! I need to get some translucent resin-I do a lot of slush casts so I'm curious to see how that would effect the look the the resin if I added a flesh tone?

I tried it as an experiment on a small one-piece mold I have, and while the part did release easier, it gave the piece a slightly matte finish and it seems to be less clear. Not ideal for casting crystal-clear gems, but not enough to be overly noticeable if I was mixing in translucent dyes or glitter. I've never slush cast, so I'm not sure how that'd look.

Hey nixland! I really only use a respirator when I am grinding the resin that has kicked off-I don't go out of my way to inhale large breaths of the resin odor, so I think it's ok to not use a respirator-just my thought:)

That's a great question that I should have been more specific with The Atari Creep-I have had that resin open for 10-12 months which is way longer than its shelf life once opened which I believe is 6 months-

Toby Wayne Studios Thanks so much bud.

No problem pal! Anytime The Atari Creep!

I just cast some ploy filled urethane resin that was easily 16 months past date that I had used prior. I had stored them with a gas blanket and inside in air conditioned areas. Needed straining for the polyfill but otherwise just a slight amount of extra foaming.