# Brand new resin didn't cure and make a huge mess

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**Category:** Support & Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [June 8, 2018, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/brand-new-resin-didnt-cure-and-make-a-huge-mess/19129 "2018-06-08T21:24:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![mmajzoobi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/mmajzoobi/32/12592_2.png) [@mmajzoobi](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/mmajzoobi)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/brand-new-resin-didnt-cure-and-make-a-huge-mess/19129/1 "2018-06-08T21:24:30Z")

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I bought a brand new resign tank + black resin cartridge and my first attempt to print with this new resin failed miserably and created a HUGE mess.

See pictures below:  
[![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/nxwa6nvk1hpm9ma/2018-06-07%2011.16.45.jpg) ](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/nxwa6nvk1hpm9ma/2018-06-07%2011.16.45.jpg)  
[![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/d74cho7ublnwb3x/2018-06-07%2011.16.19.jpg) ](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/d74cho7ublnwb3x/2018-06-07%2011.16.19.jpg)  
[![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/763lwig4ystmeev/2018-06-07%2011.16.10.jpg) ](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/763lwig4ystmeev/2018-06-07%2011.16.10.jpg)  
[![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/2k62ov5477m5abf/2018-06-07%2011.16.06.jpg) ](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/2k62ov5477m5abf/2018-06-07%2011.16.06.jpg)  
[![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/jdds44ev4hmay8i/2018-06-07%2011.16.51.jpg) ](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/jdds44ev4hmay8i/2018-06-07%2011.16.51.jpg)  
[![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/2q6zj77k47sl9eq/2018-06-07%2011.16.41.jpg) ](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/2q6zj77k47sl9eq/2018-06-07%2011.16.41.jpg)

This is actually the first failed attempt on my machine. Everything works with clear resin. The video shows the disaster in more details:

[https://www.dropbox.com/s/1gi61gfwp4bpfld/2018-06-07%2011.21.16.mov](https://www.dropbox.com/s/1gi61gfwp4bpfld/2018-06-07%2011.21.16.mov)

The tank and wiper are brand new and was never used before. I believe Formlabs mislabeled the resin because it seems like that the resin is a flexible resign (or maybe flexibility is the result of half-cured resin)

I emailed support and no one has responded. I am feeling frustrated since I have spent near $300 on the resing and the tank and I am on a deadline to finish the job. Now I have filter the resin and clean the tank, and get a new resign cartridge…

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/formlabs/original/3X/5/b/5bc2bdf993ff27c2e0eecab5010b25626fbb327a.png) [@system](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/brand-new-resin-didnt-cure-and-make-a-huge-mess/19129/2 "2018-06-22T21:24:30Z")

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