HELP with resin issue - From Zeppelin Thread

[PetrolGator]

I need help. I'm copy/pasting this from a thread I created on the forum. My water base has been a bit of a disaster and threatens to ruin my build:

Sequence of events:

1) Mixed up the 8 hour resin, let sit for several hours, then attempted to shape, as per tutorials. It continually just... leveled. I put it under a box to protect it from dust and left it.
2) Zep's water was still pliable and remained so almost 24 hours after application. I decided to try a thin layer of 30 minute epoxy to act as a seal. This was an abysmal failure and was full of air bubbles. It set before I could really get rid of most of them.

This is where I stand: The old layer of epoxy is still not hard after 24 hours. Furthermore, heat actually melts the garbage. Leaving it be will allow it to gel, but I seem to have reached an asymptotic gelation that doesn't seem to want to harden. The good news is heating it allowed me to remove the bad layer of 30 minute epoxy. The bad news is that it still has not hardened. I put it in the over @ 150 F in hopes that may help accelerate the chemical reaction.

Theories:
1) I may not have mixed enough hardener into the resin. I measured it, but who knows.
2) The resin is garbage. I'm going to let a sample sit overnight and see what happens.
3) Weather conditions and impatience.

Going Forward:

I've let this thing sit. I'll let it sit a little longer. I have AA guns, a bridge, planes, and other bits that need to be completed. When/if the damn resin sets, I'll have most of the fiddy bits done. The wood base itself will be interesting.... will have to sand it like a mad man to get it nice.

If this doesn't set and remains a nasty gel, well, I don't know what I'll do. I could cut the Zeppelin free, though I risk serious damage to the model. I use a combination of screws and Gorilla Glue to attach models to bases, and frankly, it works VERY well.


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Guys, I put entirely too much work into this to junk it, though I'm worried that's my only option at this point. If I have to cut it off and repaint, frankly, it's gonna be deep sixed. Is there ANYTHING I can do to get this to set? Should I just wait a few more days?