An AMAZING Epoxy Exotic Pour Over Kitchen Countertops | Stone Coat Countertops Epoxy

[Music] we restored old laminate countertops and made them look like natural stone it was an easy process and we're going to teach you step by step just how easy that process is we did a rock face edge and a very elegant look with a low sheen check out how you can pour out of a bucket using epoxy and some color additives it'll be the most fun you ever have in remodeling we do a linear striated pattern and we did it using some beautiful colors that look like an earth tone countertop folks love renewing and refinishing their old countertops their tables their desktops their hearts their floors their showers you can do so many different do-it-yourself remodel projects and save thousands of dollars typically you're gonna save 10 times your money from going with a big box store and having them do it for you we're going to show you how to get a natural looking sheen level we're going to show you how we did this project from start to finish you don't want to miss this stay tuned enjoy the video so over here at stonecoat we're on the mountains of 1 million subscribers the only way we can get there is if we can get your guys's help so if you haven't done so click that subscribe button below and we can make it to a million together as you see here this laminate had seen better days it was time for step one and that was to prep the laminate to receive a coating of epoxy it had a wooden edge that needed to be prepped and we're gonna do a rock face edge we removed the sink and we got ready for the prep we remove the top drawers from the cabinetry to make it easy to prep and plastic off the cabinet carcasses and faces we're using a thick floor covering designed for construction sites so that any of our epoxy drips don't leak and hurt the floor remember prep is the majority of the work epoxy can be a fun project as long as you don't make a mess that causes you stress so go ahead and use the right stuff to prep your project the purple tape that we use first is designed for delicate surfaces and easy removal and then we use the white scotch tape right over that so we have a nice bond to the cabinets that doesn't hurt them and then we use the heavy stick tape on top of that i'm using three mil thick plastic to cover the faces of the cabinets get it in three feet and it'll be the perfect length so that it drapes right down and you can tape it to the floor that you've already prepped notice we did the floor first we overlapped that with the plastic and then we'll tag that right down to the floor so we envelope the cabinets in the floor so we don't make a mess i'm going to do a new backsplash on this project so we're using our jam saw to remove the old laminate backsplash you can also use a sawzall or a multi tool to remove that backsplash but my jam saw makes short work of this project i'm gonna do a tile backsplash on this project so i don't need to make new mdf backsplash using stone coat i'm just gonna do tile we also used our multi-tool in the corner so we could plunge cut through and get a nice clean removal of that laminate backsplash next it's time to clean we're going to use trisodium phosphate tsp this is a deglosser and a degreaser and this gets us ready for the next step just follow the instructions on the bottle and dilute the tsp according to manufacturer's instructions you're going to also clean the edges that oak on the front edge of this laminate is porous and it's got a lot of grease and grime over the years so do a good job cleaning it also after you've cleaned wipe the residue so you have a dry surface now it's time to rough up the laminate with my random orbital sander and 60 grit you want a really rough grit because we want to make deep gouges and scratches into this laminate to create a mechanical bond something for the bonding primer and the epoxy system to grab onto so just simply sand it wipe the dust and you'll be ready for the next step time for our backer rod the backer rod is going to fill the gap that's left behind when you remove the laminate backsplash this is in preparation so that we can use some bondo putty to fill the gap between the back wall and the cabinets this is so the epoxy doesn't run down the back of the wall okay now that we're all masked off it's time for step two preparing the substrate using the bondo putty to fill that gap in is also an easy process i'm going to use a good amount here because this is a big kitchen i got a decent little gap there to fill so i'm going to use my bondo squeegee and just mix in that hardener by rolling the bondo on top of itself repeated times if you've never used bondo start with a little batch so you get the hang of it also disclaimer this is stinky stuff it's gonna stink up the kitchen a little bit but the smell goes away rather quickly that's okay so we're just going to simply squeeze that into that back gap and that backer rod makes up most of the difference so it'll be an easy process as well i'm also going to fill all of the seams and any scratch marks that are any depth so that i get a nice smooth surface and i'm also going to do a rock face edge while i'm at it i'm just taking that bondo rubbing it horizontally and then tapping it so i get high points i can later sand off to make a natural looking edge this hides the fact that this was a laminate kitchen to begin with now i have a rock face edge i have prepared backsplash i filled my seams and i'm going to let the bondo dry as the bondo starts to set up it'll go through a curing stage through about a 20 minute window as it starts to dry i use a scraper and just scrape anything off the surface that may be a high point that i don't like this avoids me having to sand everything because at this point as it's drying it comes off easy after it's dry i'm going to use 220 grit on my random orbital sander and just sand off any of those high points by rubbing my hand across that surface that's my gauge telling me if i got it smooth enough i don't want any high points that are sharp that would be uncomfortable to rub against i love doing this decorative look because it's so forgiving when i pour my epoxy it makes the epoxy look very natural like a split face rock face edge that costs thousands to get manufactured and fabricated with when you choose natural stone [Music] time for step number three the bonding primer and our epoxy undercoater i'm just going to sand that surface i'll wipe the dust and i'm ready to apply our bonding primer now because this is laminate we need to be able to stick to laminate so we're using our bonding primer available right there at our website at stonecookcountertops.com i'm gonna roll on one thin coat you could do two thin coats if you wish but our epoxy undercoater is what really gives us the color not the bonding primer so as you notice going over the laminate it's kind of a thin coat you can see some of that color originally that's okay that's normal this is what gives us that grip that bond to old laminate corion or any solid surface product that doesn't have an open pore or it's not porous after the bonding primer we're gonna do our epoxy undercoater in this case we wanted a black color underneath our epoxy for this particular recipe so again it's no harder than painting i use a six inch weaning roller and our epoxy undercoater to apply the black undercoat check it out how that edge starts to look more and more real with every step now keep in mind this is still day one we've done all of these steps the first day this isn't hard guys this is a diy level project that you will show your friends what you made and i promise you they won't believe it we let the bonding primer dry now it's time to let the undercoat dry so why don't we go to step four building the substrate you see we modified this kitchen slightly with where the stove placement was going to be and that it was going to be a slide in stove so we had to build a piece that flanked that stove on the left hand side so to match that laminate we ripped a drop edge down so that it would be a total of one inch as opposed to my normal one and a half inch so i just add a piece using a pin nail gun and some tight bond 2 wood glue to the front edge and the edge that will be exposed in the kitchen so we can make our own mdf new countertop now if you were in new construction you would build the whole kitchen this way but because this is a remodel it's a hybrid kitchen there's gonna be one piece that we made brand new and the rest of it will be over old laminate we're gonna follow the same steps we did in the kitchen by using bondo and creating a rock face edge however the major difference here is we don't need bonding primer you see mdf all you have to do is use our undercoat to get the color and then you're ready for the epoxy so there's just a step that you can avoid but because we're going over the original existing laminate we didn't need to build new countertops for the entirety of this project and kitchen one of the other benefits of building off-site as opposed to on-site is the prep work is much easier we're building in our shop you can use your garage your outdoor space you can use any place that you have that you typically do your diy projects you need a table some power and some power tools again to create that rock face edge all we did is tap that bondo and then sand the high points off and we are ready with our substrate to do our undercoater i love this rock face edge guys tell me what you think do you guys like the rock face edge this is our rough rock face in some of our other videos we show how to do a smoother rock face that looks like slate it's a linear pattern that looks really cool there's still two smooth edges on this piece one that will butt the stove and the other that will butt the back wall i'm just easing that 90 degree edge with sandpaper so the epoxy flows properly now time for the undercoat same thing that we did in the kitchen just on the mdf now and we're using that six inch weeny roller we'll do two light coats we'll back roll it we'll let it dry and we're ready to bring this to the job site and get ready to pour i sand that undercoat by using 220 grit i use my paper towels to wipe the dust and i'm ready for the next step we're going to create a tape dam we're not going to let the epoxy flow over until we decide it's time so that i don't make a mess and walk in the epoxy in the kitchen and track it all over the place i'm just gonna create a tape damn this allows me to pour everything and then i'll let it flow over the edge when i'm ready okay it's time for the epoxy it's time for the fun part this is the color code our epoxy is a one to one ratio it's heat resistant scratch resistant uv resistant it's designed for the kitchen use and abuse have you seen our durability video stone coat epoxy is designed to go over old laminate countertops it is second to none it has a long open time so you don't need to be in a hurry when doing a large kitchen all right here's the recipe you can write that down or you can go to our pdf we've linked that in the description we've done the hard work for you and we have a step-by-step pdf that you could print out if you love this recipe you can copy it all of our free training is at stonecoatcountertops.com now what we've done is we've segregated all of the colors out into their own buckets so that we can mix those and then mix them back together this is our exotic pore this is how we do our projects to make them look like natural stone even for a first timer now you saw how much black that i mixed in that other bucket that's going to be our wash coat we'll get to that in a minute but when you're mixing our metallic powders make sure you do it thoroughly and vigorously grab your friends everybody can grab a bucket and mix it together so that we don't waste too much time mixing our metallics our epoxy is versatile you can use our epoxy dyes our metallics you can even use our rust-oleum spray paint that we sell right there on the site because it's compatible with stone coat epoxy it gives you different looks each additive between the metallics the dyes and the spray paint they actually fight and argue with one another to create these cells and this this stone-like structure that makes it look very realistic that's the secret to stone coat you need techniques that make you look like a faux artist that are simple now as we pour our colors back into the large bucket i'm also spraying some spray paint over the surface in between the layers this creates those cells and that structure that i'm referring to just add all of your colors one by one back into the bucket you don't need to pour the whole bucket you can just intermittently pass that through and through as you pour that bucket all the way back up to the top we all joined in we had a blast now it's time for the wash coat this is a black wash coat the reason i chose black is because where the colors squeeze together it will create black veins that i really like i'm just using a paint stick to spread that out you can use a tongue depressor you can use a paint roller you can use whatever you want to do a nice thin coat over that undercoat this is also going to help promote adhesion this is a great way to push and make this epoxy bond to that existing laminate one of our biggest compliments is how well stone coat epoxy bonds to old surfaces using the tips tools and tricks that i'm teaching you in this video okay it's time for the fun part we are pouring out that exotic pour i call it an exotic pour because this mimics exotic stone a high-end stone that would cost thousands to do in your kitchen space i love the looks that you get by intermixing these colors and pouring it out as one what do you think check that out depending on the technique that you use and how you pour it out of the bucket will also dictate the overall look of your project you see i'm going in straight lines here the long way in length with these countertops that's giving me a striated pattern you could do a random pattern or a ring pour you can do multiple different techniques and again we have that free training right there at stone coat countertops in case you want to change up the look but this look is timeless it looks so beautiful it's a popular look because it's easy to do and it looks natural now remember i only mix up enough that i'm comfortable with because i could always make another batch and that's exactly what we did here we needed to finish this project i needed a little bit more epoxy so i did an additional pour i'm also using a drywall knife to really control how that epoxy goes towards the back of these countertops i didn't want to push it with my hands because i love the look i didn't want to mess it up so i made another batch just to go in and fill any of the dry spots that may have been left over don't be afraid to experiment with the sample piece try a sample piece first maybe go to the old thrift shop you can go somewhere that they sell old furniture in tables things like that do an in table first get your technique down and then you'll be ready to do your kitchen with more confidence all right remember that piece that we made out of mdf that's what i was just doing i'm also going to rub this wash coat in the side piece that wet bar and we're going to do that piece as well you might as well do all the pieces in your kitchen at once don't prep the kitchen to re-prep it later do the whole project right i'm mixing another batch for that wet bar and again all we're doing is using the same color additives we're not really over thinking it it doesn't matter if you get a little more of one color mother nature and natural stone is random so let's match it don't try to match the the whole recipe perfectly change it up a little bit and in this case we added a little bit more clay metallic and i loved the extra orangey fiery red in this piece this was going to be something that the homeowner really wanted they wanted a little bit more red so we added it stone coat epoxy is customizable to any design and decor if you have a set of curtains that you're in love with you can match it if you have a tile backsplash you want to keep you can use the same color tones in your countertops so it looks like it was meant to be this is completely customizable and you could put veins exactly where you want them you can accentuate an accent island you can use the color tones that you're searching for in natural stone and can't find can you see the extra clay metallic that we used there check out how beautiful that came out all right now we're going to add a couple of veins i had some leftover epoxy in some of those little buckets i scraped it all together and combined it into my own little miniature exotic pour and i'm just going through where some of the counters needed a little bit more pop and we added some veins i actually i made the homeowners worry a little bit they loved it so much they didn't want me to mess it up but again they were happy that we did this i'm curious what do you think would you have added these other veins or would you have left it as it is let me know in those comments below this is an interactive video you don't just get to watch you got to give me your feedback also guys have you subscribed make sure you subscribe so you get notified when we have our next training video help us get to that 1 million subscribers we're well on our way and we need your help okay next step torch out the bubbles all right we've done all of the beautiful coloring now we're just gonna torch out any of those surface bubbles i'm using a propane torch you can use a heat gun a blow dryer but my handy plumber's propane torch does a fantastic job and it's super fast now that the countertops are coated it's time to remove the tape damn on the edges so that we get the color to flow all the way over those edges i really love this rock face edge and remember it will flow you don't need to do much more than just rub out the surface tension and make sure those edges are completely wet and you're gonna get that color to flow over and look very natural [Music] now because both of these sinks were top mount sinks i'm going to leave my tape damn actually in the sink so i don't have to re-prep before my clear coat but that's okay i'm gonna just cut that off with a razor knife later because the rim of that sink will be hidden because it is a top mount sink i love this recipe hey we got a great comment from serena fuentes she asks how long do you wait before you take out the tape around the edges glad you asked so what we like to do is we like to pour all of our epoxy get all the effects we want and get our project 99 how we like and then we remove the tape and that should give you just enough time to let the epoxy flow over the edges as well as give you enough time to do any last-minute effects thanks for asking okay it's the next day and it's time for the clear coat to prep for the clear coat we're simply going to sand with 220 grit and we'll get a mechanical bond between layers our color coat and our clear coat are the same thing they're the same stone coat countertop epoxy however we're not adding any colorants there's no additives there's no coloring process it's just to build and protect and add depth to the color code we wouldn't want to have spray paint touching our food that's why we do a clear coat with our food safe epoxy with no additives that's why we build this up and it will create a long lasting generational massively durable beautiful countertop i'm using a synthetic steel wool a scotch brite pad on that rock face edge to snack down the gloss to really create a mechanical bond in between the layers that go over the edges as well that's a pro tip a little bit of acetone or alcohol on a rag will clean off any excess dust that you cause by sanding make sure it's nice and clean before pouring that clear coat i did this job for my good friend ken i've done multiple jobs for ken and i just want to give a big shout out and say thank you for letting us do yet again another project ken you're the man hey guys if this was your kitchen what colors would you have changed up or would you have done the exact same recipe all right i'm using tyvek tape because the tape that i used on the edges the day before it didn't stick that well so i'm trying tyvek but the danger is you don't want to use tyvac over a painted surface epoxy would be fine because it's tough but if i would have done that over the undercoat it would have probably peeled some of the undercoat because the tyvek tape has such strong adhesion i'm also using a little bit of tape on the other side of that tyvek where it protrudes up to create a dam that will be nice and rigid okay we're doing a three ounce per square foot pour just like yesterday but again no color additives this is just going to be our clear coat it's a one-to-one ratio we're gonna mix for two minutes using a drill and then we're ready to pour out our clear coat [Music] [Applause] to allow for easy controlled pouring i'm pouring the material into a smaller bucket and i'll do a couple of different pours i'll pour the epoxy down the center of our project and then i'll use my 1 8 by 1 8 square notch trowel to spread the product evenly now remember the clear coat is different than the color code we really need it to level out we want an even coat we're not going to use our hands or a bucket for we're simply going to use a tool we're going to gauge this and that's what the 1 8 by 1 8 square notch trowel does it gives us a very even coat on the second coat because that's what needs to lay out like glass if my first coat has some imperfections some dimples some reactions from any of those colorants that doesn't let it lay out perfectly that's okay the clear coat overcomes any of those imperfections and that's why on this coat we use a notch trowel we also have these notched trowels right there on our website and i love that it's a 1 8 notch trowel this leaves the perfect amount of epoxy on the surface enough to level out but not too much so that you waste product that's a pro tip use the right tool and you'll save money remember stone coat epoxy lays out like glass it's extremely self-leveling and because of our open time it allows you to get a very flat surface because it continues to level out it's also a thick material so that it doesn't all run off the edges it's designed for this process guys it's not your off-the-shelf epoxy this is designed for your kitchens and your bathrooms for your high-end remodel projects this is why stonecoat has thousands of five-star reviews after we've trialed out the surface it's time to chop the surface we don't want to have any trowel lines and we also want to break any surface tension chopping the surface also guarantees that everything is mixed thoroughly it's going to guarantee that you don't have sticky spots you see we've mixed with the drill we've trialed with the trowel and we're chopping with the brush these three steps in conjunction with one another will ensure that you have even coverage no surface tension and no sticky spots i've done so many countertop jobs and when i follow my process when i do those three steps i don't have sticky spots and that's very important with working with epoxy you want to ensure that you have a good mix that's bubble free that lays out like glass with no surface tension and this is how you get it done again just like yesterday i'm going to use my propane torch pop any bubbles that are left over and then i'm ready to remove my tape dam i'm ready for it to flow over the edge look at how it's laying out what do you guys think [Music] when you mix our colorants together these are the reactions you can expect it looks and mimics natural stone i love what it does for you without any additional effort okay it's the next day my clear coat is all dry i'm gonna score any place that the clear coat meets the countertop so i don't peel any epoxy because it's fresh it's new it's just like a brand new baby so treat it nice and sweet we're gonna score that we're gonna peel it and we're gonna clean this kitchen up so that these cabinets can get refinished because this was a top mount sink we'll just go ahead and cut that tape damn that we left on but if it was an undermount sink we wouldn't have put a tape damn there we would have prepped it a little bit differently so be sure to watch our videos on how we do an undermount sink if that's your jam all right let's clean up this kitchen and we'll get ready to get the next step done we're going to do that natural sheen on this project and if you want to do a natural sheen the best way is to use our ultimate top coat sand that surface make sure you get a mechanical bond between that clear coat and the ultimate top coat this is the top coat that gives you that natural shine that low sheen that matte finish and it gives massive scratch resistance and massive durability we love our ultimate top coat we're following the same process we did between the color and clear coat we're just abrading that surface with 220 grit and knocking that gloss down now it's been a few days since doing the clear coat and that's a pro tip if you like your countertops but you want to add a low sheen it doesn't matter if they're a little bit older you can come through sand them clean them and apply the ultimate top coat anytime you want remember i said this is an interactive video i need your feedback here did you like that higher sheen or i want to know do you like the lower sheen that we're about to do let me know in the comments you would like a nice high gloss or you want that low natural sheen let me know in the comments below thanks guys now check that out i got a vacuum taped to my sander that's a really fun thing to do to avoid any dust in this finished kitchen now there could be nibs and nubs or slight imperfections in your clear coat and the ultimate top coat this process allows you to get these countertops perfect you can actually go through and sand them and get them very very flat any little nub or any any little hair that may have fallen into that clear coat now is the time to sand it out and look like a hero this is how you get that machine polish with ease we're just using a sponge and a little bit of water to wipe any of that dust so it doesn't get airborne and blow in the kitchen check that out [Music] so we just got done sanding with 220 grit just so we can get rid of any imperfections in the clear coat next we're going to apply the top coat and it looks a little something like this we have a comprehensive step-by-step video teaching how to do the ultimate top coat application if you're interested in that lower sheen go check out that video that we have linked in the description look at the difference we're gonna make sure to link that video below so you can follow along as well [Music] it's reveal time the kitchen's complete except for the backsplash i'm gonna go back and help ken do the backsplash and i'm just wondering do you guys want to learn how i do a full height tile backsplash is that something that you would have interest in on this channel do you want me to teach you my tips tools and tricks of installing a full height kitchen backsplash and for those contractors that do epoxy countertops it's probably something you should add to your weapon because you can really increase the value of each of your jobs instead of subbing out that tile work you can diy that tile work so we just got done doing one of our most insane exotic pours yet and if you want to learn even more details and all the tips and tricks as well as have the recipe on hand to follow along click this link right here but if you want to keep watching to get more inspired to start your next project click this link right here and from the stone coat countertops team you got this [Music] stone coat 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Length: 29min 54sec (1794 seconds)

Published: Fri Oct 16 2020