Resin Art
Resin by volume, molds, and pigments priced per piece.
Resin looks like pure profit until you price a failed pour. Epoxy is bought by the kit but used by the milliliter; molds wear out; pigments, glitter, and inclusions add up; and a cure that goes cloudy or tacky is a total loss of material and time.
CrafterBy costs resin and hardener by exact volume, tracks every pigment and inclusion, adds a waste allowance for failed cures, and includes the sanding and finishing that resin always needs. Big river-table pours and small coasters both get an honest number.
The challenge
- Costing resin by the kit, not the volume actually poured
- Forgetting molds, pigments, and inclusions
- No allowance for failed or cloudy cures
- Undervaluing demolding, sanding, and finishing
How CrafterBy helps
- Cost resin and hardener by exact volume per piece
- Track pigments, molds, and inclusions as components
- Add a waste allowance for failed pours
- Include finishing labor per piece
How to price your Resin Art work
- 1Add resin and hardener as materials priced per milliliter.
- 2Enter the pour volume for the piece (and layers, if any).
- 3Add pigments, glitter, inclusions, and a per-use share of the mold.
- 4Add a waste allowance for failed cures.
- 5Add demolding, sanding, and finishing labor, then set a margin.
Worked example
Set of 4 resin coasters
- Epoxy resin + hardener, 300 ml$6.30
- Pigments + gold flakes$2.40
- Mold wear (per-use share)$1.10
- Labor — pour, demold, sand, seal (1.2 hr @ $26)$31.20
- Waste allowance (failed pours)$1.80
The finishing labor — not the resin — is what most makers forget, and it's the biggest line.
Common pricing mistakes
Pricing the resin but not the hours of sanding and sealing.
Ignoring molds, which wear out and are a real per-use cost.
No buffer for the pour that cures cloudy and can't be sold.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I price resin art?
Cost resin and hardener by volume, add pigments, inclusions, and mold wear, include a waste allowance for failed cures, and pay yourself for the demolding, sanding, and finishing. Resin's real cost is the labor, so don't skip it.
How do I handle failed pours in my pricing?
Add a waste allowance — a small percentage on every piece — so the pieces that cure perfectly cover the ones that don't. Otherwise every cloudy or tacky pour comes out of profit.
Should mold cost be in the price?
Yes, as a per-use share. Silicone molds degrade with each pour and heat cycle; dividing a mold's cost across the pieces it makes keeps that expense visible.