awesome .. I cant belive that all the countertop videos dont bring up these critical points of possible problems .. .. thank you .. I appreciate all your bullet points .. these are all mistakes I very well could have made when I do try to do this in 5 months
Thank you so much for your comment, Todd and you're very welcome! Comments like yours are exactly why I stay motivated to create these tutorials, when I know they're helpful. Have you already begun working with epoxy, doing some sample boards, etc.?
@@kcdcdesigns Not yet , I did buy my retirement home (60's interior) and will move there in 5 months .. I will be doing kitchen, 2 baths and garage floor with your materials..
Thanks, Matt! I feel there's tips and tricks to every trade, and whether they help the DIY'r or professional, I share these in hopes they all can achieve the best results (and eliminate frustrations :) ).
I’m sure I would have ended up with a ring if I hadn’t watched this as well as using the torch too late on the flood coat. I loved the bullet points because I was able to screenshot them and have them handy for reference. Thank you so much! I’m hoping to start doing epoxy stuff within the next two months. We’re building a new home-no more trailer park with noisy neighbors! It’s an 670 sq foot Arched Cabin. We’re going to be doing epoxy for: shower (walls & floor), bathroom (floor & counter, kitchen (countertops & island), as well as a few tables (dining and end tables). Maybe even my headboard. I’ve bought the epoxy kits (Stonecoat of course) and hope to practice on a couple of small tables soon. I’ve never used epoxy before but watched hundreds of videos between SCC, RK3, ATD, and of course KCDC. Oh and Clara Lawerence. Y’all are so inspiring and talented. I enjoy painting with acrylics and am so excited to make art with epoxy. I plan to make the bathroom floor look like an ocean beach and the shower walls to look like rock with a waterfall going into the ocean. So so excited and nervous 😂
Wow, Bonnie how fun and I'm so excited for you! Please keep me posted and feel free to reach out any time if you feel I can be of help. I feel there's little tips & tricks throughout the entire epoxy process (from prep, to pour, to curing), so you've now inspired me to not only continue with adding bullet points, but maybe create a video with all the tips & tricks each step of the way,,,, including bullet points. So thank you, and again, reach out any time at keith@kcdcdesigns.com
Thanks . I was just going to call and ask about that. I poured about 20 hrs ago and is is still blue tape tacky. I will pour a flood coat the when it is set up I will do a glossy UTC. Hope it works out since I have some depressions from having to add more resin at the end of the original pour!
Hey John, you're welcome and glad it helped. The flood coat should fill in your depressions, as long as they're not too deep. If they are deep, you might consider a tape dam and use 4-5 oz/sf so there's more material on the surface. Minor imperfections are almost always filled by the flood coat, but if they're more than 1/16", you might consider more material. If you're not familiar with the tape dam process, please let me know at Keith@KCDCDesigns.com if I can help. Good luck and please keep me posted!
Hey Keith, question for you...put my flood coat on last night...woke up this morning and looked at it,and it has a big ole Miller (giant mosquito looking bug we have here in Ohio) in the middle of it...can you HELP???😢😢😢
Hi Kim, oh no I'm sorry to hear that! If they're the same big ones as I've seen in Indiana, yikes! How deep is it? If the epoxy is still somewhat soft, you could lightly heat up the area to pull him out, (tweezers?) but it will still likely leave an imperfection. But if the impression is not too deep, you may be able to sand it smooth prior to applying UTC, if you were going to. Even if there's a small leg left in it, would it be that noticeable, except to you maybe? Sorry it happened, dang skeeters!
Thank you so much, and yes, I pulled him out but didn't think of heating it. We are using UTC natural, so hopefully, it will hide it some. Black counter, so no one will see a leg, including me, I'm sure. Thank you for the help...I'll let you know how it turns out! 😊
Whew! Glad you got it out, and that it's a dark color. If a leg or wing is left in there, all the better 😂 (as only you will know). And yes, please keep me posted! And I'd love to see pics of your project if you'd like to email some pics to Keith@kcdcdesigns.com
Thank you so much Keith for all this valuable.
Information!
You're very welcome, and I'm glad you found it helpful!
awesome .. I cant belive that all the countertop videos dont bring up these critical points of possible problems .. .. thank you .. I appreciate all your bullet points .. these are all mistakes I very well could have made when I do try to do this in 5 months
Thank you so much for your comment, Todd and you're very welcome!
Comments like yours are exactly why I stay motivated to create these tutorials, when I know they're helpful. Have you already begun working with epoxy, doing some sample boards, etc.?
@@kcdcdesigns Not yet , I did buy my retirement home (60's interior) and will move there in 5 months .. I will be doing kitchen, 2 baths and garage floor with your materials..
That's awesome! Please keep me posted and let me know if I can help with anything!
Feel free to email if I can help: Keith@kcdcdesigns.com
Excellent video, it’s subtle little things like this that are the difference between the average diy person and a professional!
Thanks, Matt! I feel there's tips and tricks to every trade, and whether they help the DIY'r or professional, I share these in hopes they all can achieve the best results (and eliminate frustrations :) ).
Love that tapered rock edge !!
Thank you, Kathy! I had 1/2" sticking out from the drop-edge, then took my grinder to it. It was an experiment, but turned out really cool!
I’m sure I would have ended up with a ring if I hadn’t watched this as well as using the torch too late on the flood coat. I loved the bullet points because I was able to screenshot them and have them handy for reference. Thank you so much!
I’m hoping to start doing epoxy stuff within the next two months. We’re building a new home-no more trailer park with noisy neighbors! It’s an 670 sq foot Arched Cabin. We’re going to be doing epoxy for: shower (walls & floor), bathroom (floor & counter, kitchen (countertops & island), as well as a few tables (dining and end tables). Maybe even my headboard.
I’ve bought the epoxy kits (Stonecoat of course) and hope to practice on a couple of small tables soon. I’ve never used epoxy before but watched hundreds of videos between SCC, RK3, ATD, and of course KCDC. Oh and Clara Lawerence. Y’all are so inspiring and talented.
I enjoy painting with acrylics and am so excited to make art with epoxy. I plan to make the bathroom floor look like an ocean beach and the shower walls to look like rock with a waterfall going into the ocean. So so excited and nervous 😂
Wow, Bonnie how fun and I'm so excited for you!
Please keep me posted and feel free to reach out any time if you feel I can be of help.
I feel there's little tips & tricks throughout the entire epoxy process (from prep, to pour, to curing), so you've now inspired me to not only continue with adding bullet points, but maybe create a video with all the tips & tricks each step of the way,,,, including bullet points. So thank you, and again, reach out any time at keith@kcdcdesigns.com
Great info
Thank you, my friend!!!
Thanks . I was just going to call and ask about that. I poured about 20 hrs ago and is is still blue tape tacky. I will pour a flood coat the when it is set up I will do a glossy UTC. Hope it works out since I have some depressions from having to add more resin at the end of the original pour!
Hey John, you're welcome and glad it helped. The flood coat should fill in your depressions, as long as they're not too deep. If they are deep, you might consider a tape dam and use 4-5 oz/sf so there's more material on the surface. Minor imperfections are almost always filled by the flood coat, but if they're more than 1/16", you might consider more material.
If you're not familiar with the tape dam process, please let me know at Keith@KCDCDesigns.com if I can help.
Good luck and please keep me posted!
Hey Keith, question for you...put my flood coat on last night...woke up this morning and looked at it,and it has a big ole Miller (giant mosquito looking bug we have here in Ohio) in the middle of it...can you HELP???😢😢😢
Hi Kim, oh no I'm sorry to hear that! If they're the same big ones as I've seen in Indiana, yikes!
How deep is it? If the epoxy is still somewhat soft, you could lightly heat up the area to pull him out, (tweezers?) but it will still likely leave an imperfection. But if the impression is not too deep, you may be able to sand it smooth prior to applying UTC, if you were going to.
Even if there's a small leg left in it, would it be that noticeable, except to you maybe?
Sorry it happened, dang skeeters!
Thank you so much, and yes, I pulled him out but didn't think of heating it. We are using UTC natural, so hopefully, it will hide it some. Black counter, so no one will see a leg, including me, I'm sure. Thank you for the help...I'll let you know how it turns out! 😊
Whew! Glad you got it out, and that it's a dark color. If a leg or wing is left in there, all the better 😂 (as only you will know).
And yes, please keep me posted!
And I'd love to see pics of your project if you'd like to email some pics to Keith@kcdcdesigns.com
Will do...slow process for us...hopefully this weekend we will get UTC on!
Very good, please keep me posted!