ALL DONE!! Concrete Countertops- Part 3: Polishing, Acid Stain and Epoxy coat 

Thank you! We're impressed with the outcome too.

Thanks Phil! We will see you on the next one!!

Woooo!!! Come visit for your prize!!

@@ColoradoMountainLiving Thanks for video. I have an outdoor countertop that is red but faded. the clearcoat is peeling. Question: if I sand with 100 grit, you believe that will take off the red finish? Perhaps I need to re-color anyway :-) I was hoping I could take off clear coat layer and reapply without losing the red finish.

Thank you! This may be the trickiest part coming up...

Thanks! Pretty cool huh!

Finally!!! the small one is in place and looks amazing. The bigger ones require heaving lifting, safe transport and dismantling of the sink, so yeah, another video for that.

Thank you! Now if we can them upstairs in one piece!!

Thanks! We're happy with it!!

Thank you! We're pleased.

Thanks! We're extremely pleased as well.

Thank you!

ha! Yes they came out spectacularly! So happy with the results!

Thank you!

Thank you!

Pretty cool process huh!?

Thanks! a long process and many steps but spectacular results that would be worth thousands.

Thanks! We've not done the epoxy step before and were quite impressed with the results!

Thanks man!

So cool! thanks

Thanks! I think we were wanting to keep the "thickness" on top, but perhaps a light touch with the roller would have worked. The edges just have a bare coating.

Thank you. Bryan discussed the idea of using a slurry to fill in the dimples (like we did on previous countertop job) but he was afraid the color would be off. So we tried to fill in with epoxy instead. The epoxy is great but it won't be scratch proof.

Thank you!

Thanks Ed! Got lazy on this one because I was up late doing the edits for this one! Will get to it!!

I know!! So excited over here!!

Thank you!

I think you are right, we didn't try it, but it would have probably worked well.

You mean the acid stain? they tend to blend together when you combine them.

Thanks!

Agreed!

Yes, low volatility with this brand. Bryan worked his decision around to the concrete and I think I-beams for supports. I'm still unclear on how tall it will be.

@@ColoradoMountainLiving The I beam posts will have to be buried quite deep because of the downhill slope and unless you can keep it away the phase two construction traffic. The posts may have to be buried the same depth below ground as the wall height. I assume that Bryan wants to make the wall high enough so that you can get rid of some of the material excavated from the phase two basement behind it. If you are making your own precast boards I would make the concrete in your mixer because higher quality is required than you could get by mixing with your backhoe. Backhoe is good for mixing mass concrete for I beams.

Ah! Great tips. I think the wall should be far enough away from phase 2 construction. It will be on the other side of the septic, but again, I'm not sure how far he's planning to go with it. Looks like we'll be shopping for some LONG beams!

Yes-depends on how dark you want your coloring. it's sort of like a "wait and see" how it develops. Also depends on the concrete mix (rock content vs. lime)

The epoxy sort of levels itself out, so the tool used doesn't matter too much. Have fun!

There's several videos we've done before. Maybe check out the video of the property tour?

We did! Thanks so much

Probably not, but depends on the thickness of the epoxy.

I know- me too. I think it was a reaction of the baking soda + acid. It came off when we wiped them down.

😂 it's been snowing for 9 months! Finally the sun came out last month

Yup!

Thanks! Very sturdy and still lovely- just a few surface scuffs, that would probably need some maintenance over time.

@@ColoradoMountainLiving wonderful! thank you for taking the time to share

Thanks!! Gosh, I can't remember, somewhere online, likely Amazon for the polishing kit, the tool is just a variable speed angle grinder.

haha! I'm the least detail oriented member of the family.

I don't understand the question entirely. You can skip the polishing steps, I suppose, and pour a very thick epoxy layer.

You need to use heat to release the bubbles while pouring

We did do a wooden surface for the vanity- did you see that video?

@@ColoradoMountainLiving That's a slice of a tree and is finished to preserve its form. I'm talking about making a piece of plywood look like marble, stone, etc by using specific paints and painting techniques and then putting on the clear epoxy. (Unlike using acid stain on concrete, which is somewhat a gamble because the results are not always predictable, using these paints lets you see exactly what's happening, and a mistake can be corrected by painting over it.) The concrete is heavy-duty, but if you coat it with epoxy, then the work surface is no longer the heavy-duty concrete but is now the epoxy, so why not just put the epoxy over wood instead?

it's ready! 🍞💩🍞

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We did put plastic under it. Not very observant.

Turned out great!