Crystal Clear™ Series

Crystal Clear™ Series

Water Clear and UV Resistant

Crystal Clear™ Series

Crystal Clear™ Series resins are water white clear and made specifically for applications that require absolute clarity. These rigid urethane casting resins differ only in working and demold times. Crystal Clear™ products cure at room temperature with negligible shrinkage. Cured castings are UV Resistant and are not brittle. Vibrant colors and color effects are achieved by adding SO‑Strong™ color tints.

Technical Information & More

HIGHLIGHTS

Crystal Clear Creativity

Crystal Clear Creativity

Crystal Clear Creativity

From 10 ounces to over 10 tons poured at one time, Crystal Clear™ resins have been used by industry and artists around the world for over 25 years. For projects calling for absolute clarity, UV resistance and color versatility, Crystal Clear™ has been used to create some absolutely astounding pieces.

Gram Scale Required Gram Scale Required
UV Resistant UV Resistant
Water White Clear Water White Clear

Casting Thickness

Casting Thickness

Casting Thickness

Crystal Clear™ resins are formulated for specific ranges in casting thickness.

  • Crystal Clear™ 202 - 1⁄16" - ½" (.16 cm - 1.25 cm) thick.
  • Crystal Clear™ 200 - ½" - 3" (1.25 cm - 7.5 cm) thick.
    Casting weight maximum: 16 lbs (7.25 kgs)
  • Crystal Clear™ 204 - 3" - 6" (7.5 cm - 15.25 cm) thick.
    Casting weight maximum: 35 lbs (15.88 kgs)
  • Crystal Clear™ 206 - greater than 6" (15.25 cm) thick.

Crystal Clear™ 222

Mercury-Free

Crystal Clear™ 222

Crystal Clear™ 222

Mercury-Free

Crystal Clear™ 222 is a mercury-free, phthalate-free water white clear resin made specifically for applications that require optical clarity.

Gram Scale Required Gram Scale Required
Mercury Free Mercury Free

Technical and Buying Information

Select a Product Below Pot Life Cure Time Heat Deflection Temp
 Crystal Clear™ 200 20 mins 16 hrs 120 °F
 Crystal Clear™ 202 9 mins 90 mins 120 °F
 Crystal Clear™ 204 2 hrs 48 hrs 120 °F
 Crystal Clear™ 206 4.5 hrs 7 days 120 °F
 Crystal Clear™ 220 22 mins

Overnight Followed By Post Cure

176 °F
 Crystal Clear™ 221 75 mins

Overnight Followed By Post Cure

176 °F
 Crystal Clear™ 222 - Mercury Free 20 mins 16 hrs 181 °F

VIDEOS and GALLERIES

Step-by-Step How-To Articles

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Creating a Clear, Hollow Casting Using Crystal Clear™ Urethane Resin

Creating a Clear, Hollow Casting Using Crystal Clear™ Urethane Resin

Milo shows how to rotocast a clear object using Crystal Clear™ 202 urethane resin

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How To Make a Replacement Car Lens Using Crystal Clear 202

How To Make a Replacement Car Lens Using Crystal Clear 202

How you can replicate a tail light lens of any car using optically-clear resin.

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How To Eliminate Bubbles In Resin Castings By Pressure Casting

How To Eliminate Bubbles In Resin Castings By Pressure Casting

Bubbles in clear castings can be removed by using a pressure casting technique, a shown in this tutorial video.

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How To Cast a Crystal Clear™ Shell in a Mold Star™ 15 Mold

How To Cast a Crystal Clear™ Shell in a Mold Star™ 15 Mold

This sequence demonstrates making a two piece silicone mold using Mold Star® 15 silicone rubber and Crystal Clear® 200

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How To Make a Custom Steering Wheel: Part 2, Resin Casting

How To Make a Custom Steering Wheel: Part 2, Resin Casting

Milo shows how he casts a Crystal Clear urethane resin steering wheel in this tutorial video

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Mold Making Challenge: Clear Casting a Pine Cone

Mold Making Challenge: Clear Casting a Pine Cone

Watch Milo solve an extremely difficult mold making challenge!

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What Have Other People Done With These Products?

Creating a Large Resin Sculpture by Figuration Studio

Creating a Large Resin Sculpture by Figuration Studio

Watch Figuration Studios turn sculpted EPS foam into a visually stunning clear resin outdoor art installation.

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Crystal Clear® View From A Mountain Overlooking Hong Kong

Crystal Clear® View From A Mountain Overlooking Hong Kong

Nassal Fabrication in Orlando, FL. was commissioned to mold and cast a large Buddha statue

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Crystal Clear™ Sculpture In Madison Square Park In New York City

Crystal Clear™ Sculpture In Madison Square Park In New York City

Ursala Von Rydingsvard created this giant Crystal Clear® sculpture.

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Making Spirits Bright

Making Spirits Bright

Creating a world class display that would be viewed by millions of visitors to New York City’s Christmas Wonderland.

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Fourth Plinth Crystal Clear® Sculpture

Fourth Plinth Crystal Clear® Sculpture

Aiming for an entry in the Guinness Book Of Records, the final casting was to be over 12 tons of resin.

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CNC Sculptures Turn Crystal Clear®

CNC Sculptures Turn Crystal Clear®

How Sculpture Fabrication, Inc. creates art using Crystal Clear® 221

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On the Set of 'The Santa Clause 2'

On the Set of 'The Santa Clause 2'

After the success of the original 'The Santa Clause', it was only natural that the second installment be bigger and better than the original.

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Crystal Clear® Resin used to Develop Trailer Hitch Novelty Item

Crystal Clear® Resin used to Develop Trailer Hitch Novelty Item

Inventor Mike Gershwin of Evansville, IN, sat in traffic one day staring at the trailer hitch attached to the truck in front of him.

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Red Buses of Glacier National Park Restored with Crystal Clear®

Red Buses of Glacier National Park Restored with Crystal Clear®

A recent Crystal Clear™ industrial application involved Ford Motor Company's restoration of "The Red Buses Of Glacier National Park" in Montana.

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Bergdorf Goodman Department Store on Ice

Bergdorf Goodman Department Store on Ice

Bergdorf Goodman, a world-renowned luxury goods department store based in Manhattan, is known for its creative holiday window displays.

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