This is about the 3rd time I’ve watched this video. Besides learning a beautiful finish/recipe, this video is FILLED with so much valuable and wonderful info about epoxy finishes. Thanks!!!!
The natural finish of all these epoxy coatings is beautiful. Never realized what an involved process it really is, but well worth it. Additionally, your pro tips about touch ups and also using isopropyl alcohol appropriately seems very effective. Thanks for sharing all the helpful advice in this project.
Thank you for your videos. I’ve watched a lot of Leggari and Stone Coat videos. There are so many tips that are helpful that you’ve given that I didn’t see in their videos. Thanks for sharing so many pro tips. ⭐️👍💯👏🏼
I’m so grateful for this video! We are about to pour these same countertops in place in our new home in 2 weeks! Excellent, excellent tips for the edges! I was having the ripple issue myself in some of my practice pours so thanks for the pointers! Can’t wait to see part 2.
I’m loving the amount of content the last couple weeks. I’m doing my first project this upcoming Monday so all these tips are written down for me to use! So helpful. Love the look of this project too. Honestly feel like with epoxy your design can never be wrong, it’s so forgiving and looks beautiful every time!
Good recipe. Nicely done. I like the alcohol technique instead of relying soli on a stick for the drips. And also I will smooth my edges better in the future.
Thank you Rhonda, your videos are always so helpful & informative. I have been tossing up between, dirty pour or multiple bucket pour to do my kitchen. And I think I like this a lot better. Cheers from 🇦🇺
So beautiful. I have watched many of your videos and your work is stunning! I decided this is the look I want in my kitchen. I have a question-How long do you wait after you did the first pours until you add veining?
I wish I had seen your videos before pouring my counters (burned through my edges honing them 😧). But at least when I redo them I’ll have a better chance of getting a good product. Thank you so much for sharing all this great info and tips!
Just got all my product and about to start test pours for soapstone & Carrera. Your videos are my favorite. Thank you for really working to capture how real stone looks (some pours look so fake). Rewatching them all!
Absolutely beautiful!! So many good tips in this video. Thank you so much for posting. Yes me question, how often do you change your gloves? I’m always trying to clean epoxy off of everything around me. And my hair!!😂
I guess I’ve been doing it so long that I’ve gotten pretty good at staying clean. I often spritz my gloves with alcohol to keep from having to change my them as often. 😊
Fantastic video Rhonda, thank you. I'm just going through the motions of getting started and been REALLY wondering about drips on edges when pouring in place - coming back to cut them every couple hours seems like such a difficult timing elements to work with as a business! I've tried tape before (granted with a lower quality local product with my experiments and I imagine Stone Coat is a lot better in this regard) but found it seemed so risky as once cured, epoxy is so brittle. Cheers and thanks for the video as always!
Great question. I feel the best way to address the drips are to baby sit them the first few hours. But I know that’s not always feasible. If you use tape, just pull it once the epoxy stop dripping, usually around 5-6 hours. Once you pull the tape you can run your gloved hand sprayed with alcohol, along the bottoms edge and the drips will smooth out like butter. 😊
I had more confidence when I purchased the product MONTHS ago….after watching -only the white marble videos, mind you…I am so unsure about what to do I’m frozen in place!! But I don’t want the epoxy to get past it’s shelf life!! UUGGHHH!!! What have I gotten myself into?!?!?😢
This is so beautiful! I really appreciate the amount of explanation you give for every step. My question is….how do you clean your clothes? I have epoxied many of my shirts and one pair of jeans!! Any chance of getting it out?
Thank you!!! I have epoxy on all my clothes. I just tell everyone it’s the style now 🤣. If you can catch the epoxy right when you get it on you, you can soak with isopropyl alcohol. Unfortunately if it’s dried, you’re screwed. 🤪😩
Great video. Very good detail. Have you done any epoxy table videos that involve a leaf? I'm wanting some veins but want table to flow even with and without leaf in place.
I have a couple of videos that talk about Rock Edges. Just do a search on my channel. Also. We talk about rock edges on this video as well. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EZO-uMLQlNo.html
Excellent tutorial! I’m using many of your tips on my first Stonecoat application and they’re working out very well. I’m on the fence about honing/polishing vs ultimate topcoat application. Do you have advice on which would be better for a kitchen island?
Hands down, the Ultimate Top Coat is the way to go. We no longer hone or offer our countertops with anything else than the UTC. The durability is incredible!
I have 2 gallons of regular countertop epoxy from Stone Coat. I need 2 more gallons…. And I want my countertops to be mostly white with grey and brown accents. Can I order/use art coat for my white epoxy colors and then use the regular epoxy for my colors and mix them for an exotic pour? Or would I be better off just ordering more of the regular epoxy?
So, I am finding that torching 3 times is not enough. Those bubbles really keep coming for a long time, and yes, I have also found you are right that you can only go so far into the working time with the torching. Now, the bubbles are only visible when you look at the countertop at eye level and the light is hitting it just right, but they are there. Am I having a unique problem or are people just not worried about these tiny bubbles at eye level? You cannot see them looking down on the countertop. Thanks.
Hi there. Are you using Stonecoat Countertop epoxy? How are you mixing your product? Also, what are you painting your base with. There could be several factors why you’re getting so many surface bubbles. Feel free to reach out if you need to. My email is Rhonda@RK3designs.com
@@RK3Designs Yes, stone coat products top-to-bottom, including the undercoat which cured for several days before laying the first color coat. I'm using the Art Coat which I mixed with a paddle drill for 3 minutes.
I think I might need to warm my epoxy a little before I mix it next time. I've watched countless videos and I followed all the steps pretty much to the letter. It was 75 degrees but maybe a little warmer would have been better.
I'm planning on doing my shower. Plan on putting in a preformed shower pan. i PLAN ON DOING EPOXY ON THE PAN ALSO, FOR IT'S WATER SEALING QUALITIES. HOW DO YOU MAKE IT NON SLIPPERY?
I've done a few bathrooms and I was wondering, when I go to do the final flood coat and as I'm leveling with the trial sometimes I see that some of the epoxy look a bit like jelly rather then thick paste texture. Do you know why that happens. Hopefully I didn't confuse my question lol
When your troweling, does it look like the epoxy is sort of running in front then sinks down? That’s normal. If you have chunks, it may be that you left it in the bucket too long.
I have tile shower walls and the floor is travertine kind of outdated everything but i like the color, I already clean the grout and Im thinking doing epoxy grout or what can u help me don’t want to look like a painted wall I still want to see the tiles , help me please
Just curious how long this countertop stayed white before it started to amber? Wanting to do this same thing on mine, but really don’t want to have to do it again in a year or two 😕
There’s so many factors involved. The quality of the epoxy makes the biggest difference. Also the quality of the additives. The proper additives and the amount you use will play a factor. If the additives aren’t UV resident also, color change will happen faster. The amount of UV rays the top will get will also be a determining factor. So how long is very hard to determine. I’ve got counters they are 5 years old and look great. They have ambered some, but not yellowed. Don’t install them next to white subway tile or anything else that is super white. This will help disguise the color change over time.
I’ll have to look for that. I’m trying to gear up the confidence to try this out. I need to find a Canadian supplier for the stone coat. Your videos are making me want to try this out. Thank you.
Are you referring to a clear flood coat or the Ultimate Top Coat? We always recommend pouring a clear flood coat and the Ultimate Top Coat will give you amazing added durability! 😊
UV protection in super dark kitchen.... 😂😂😂😂😂 if you lessen attentively there are many more "tips" like that just to sale rk crap. Inexpensive two part white epoxy paint will do the same if not better.
Why would you bother writing something like this? Even if it were true, she has the right to sell her product of choice and make a little profit for the priceless information she is providing you. By the way, all products are not created equal.
