I've been working with Stone Coat epoxy for about 2 yrs. I've watched thousands of hours of videos and only now am I tackling my countertops. I have done several tables, and 3 cabinets, and many sample boards. My 1 pour in place counter came out perfectly, but with experience, I knew I would adjust the edges with precision before pouring a top coat. It is stunning & perfect, but those 2 years of practice & experimenting made the end result possible. I couldn't have paid anyone else to do what I did for myself. I will do my 7' x 4' Island last as each experience teaches me more. That amount of epoxy is not something I can afford to mess up, so I'm keeping it as simple as possible for that pour. The lessons you've learned will serve you well for your next attempt. Keep watching videos by RK3 Designs & Artists Till Death & you'll learn SO MUCH MORE than you could ever do yourself. Then practice! You Got This!!! ❤
You have a lot of patience to work at it for 2 years before tackling the counters. I’ve been working with epoxy a little more it is just fascinating all the things you can create and it’s so much fun!
Wow! Quite the journey! You learned it on the third try, but you always do sample boards before doing your counter. I was really surprised that the epoxy ran over the edge at all. It looked like the round over went up a little bit before I dropped over the edge, almost like a small speedbump. Dirty pours generally require a large, tape dam all the way around the edges and you hold the epoxy on the main surface for a couple hours to thicken up like cold syrup. When you release the tape, the epoxy hold its shape when it pours over the edge rather than running over in straight lines. You are absolutely correct in building your own counters from MDF. Be sure to double up around the edges, so that your counters will look like they are an inch thick, rather than a half inch thick and don’t forget 1/8-1/4 inch round overs. Finally, color with a combination of paints, inks/dyes and powder. The different materials do an excellent job, fighting against one another, which causes the brilliant effects. Stone cold may have started the trend, but RK3 and Artist Till Death are the masters of making the natural granite looking counters. Follow their tutorials and you can’t go wrong.
First thing. I love your honesty with using the epoxy for the first time and showing the learning curve. It is obvious you did your homework with research with Rhonda and Mike's/Mitch's channel. You are not alone with first time nerves, especially with all the info out there and trying to keep track of all of it before making your first pour. I always recommend to do several practice boards to get used to the material. Great job with the problem solving and process you took. I think they did turn out well and hope you are proud and they look awesome with the backsplash (excellent call).
@@angelajonesdiy Completely understand. I see that all the time in class. It is good to be able to stand back and say it looks pretty badass. You done well.
As someone who has black with white speckled real granite counter tops, I would have been perfectly happy with attempt 3. You say too white, I say no more loosing things after setting them on the counter top. I swear what I have now is like the infinite void, if it is smaller than a dime; forget about it as soon as you set it down and look away it's GONE!
I have the same problem!😂 I just bought a house with a small kitchen with no natural light and BLACK countertops!! It wouldn't be so bad if they had installed lights under the cabinets. I'm going to put up track lighting. I can't see anything on the counter at night!
Well I thought I was ready to pour my countertops. I gotta learn somemore. I really appreciate your honesty and showing us your work. You remind me of me! Start over from scratch. I am a protectionist and it holds me back from doing alot of projects I would love to try.
Thank you for sharing. This didn’t discourage me,but made me feel more encouraged and confident. If I mess up, I still have opportunities to correct/re-do. God bless you and keep showing your experiences…invaluable!
You are such a badass! I am always impressed with the things you do and I love that you show your process and what works and what didn’t work. The countertops look beautiful and I love your backsplash!
I'm beyond proud of you, I just commented on your part 2 video stating how proud I am of you, I want to do this technique but HECK no, I'm too chicken, the fact that you can start over without feeling deflated is my type of person!!!! I love everything you're doing, and couldn't be happier for you!!!!
Thank you so much! I definitely feel deflated at times and want to give up. But then every time I walk in my kitchen I would be reminded of how much I didn’t like it. So we had to keep going
I just admire you so much, You are NOT afraid to try anything! You are such a role model for taking a chance!!!! I so appreciate that you do not settle!! How does it work with putting multiple epoxies on the counter?? I think you have a good plan. You know what you want in your head I trust that the next time you will hit a homerun and be really happy. Can I say your counters look so much nicer than what you started with!!!! You're on the right path.
Thank you so much! It was actually fine putting multiple layers of the epoxy. When I did some research that’s what the would say, if you make a mistake or don’t like it you just add more. And I agree they are much better than how they started 🥰
Girl, you are beyond determined!!! I am certain you are going to bring your vision to life! I would have quit already, lol. You go girl & best of luck!!!
My goodness. Good for you for trying it all out and figure it out. I understand the perfectionist personality. I have a dresser in my room that I am still working on a makeover. And I keep going back and trying things to get it correct. It's still sitting here. Lol. Your kitchen looks awesome.
I really appreciate that you showed it all. Can't wait to see what else you do. I feel inspired to try this. I have done a lot of work in my own home and am always a little scared but I feel more excited than scared. I always feel boo boo can be fixed. At the moment I am in the process of staining my floors my husband is always afraid to come home, on one of my days off work. My inspirations come to me while I sleep. That in itself is nuts.
Haha I love that! My husband is the same way. When I get an idea I have to see it through right away I don’t want to wait. I’ll be redoing/staining my deck this spring after I accidentally ruined it a few years ago. Oops
wow! Not sure how i came across your channel, but I must say you have some serious commitment and stamina to do this so many times. Well done. I love the brick backsplash! I'm about to do that in my kitchen but more schmear.
THANK YOU for showing us the good the bad & the ugly! Truly! I wanted to do that for several years but I’ve been terrified that I end up with a worse mass than what I already have with my ugly countertops but you make it doable and so I’m gonna go ahead and buy it and give it a shot. Like you pointed out what’s the worst that could happen and you can always do it again.
Go for it girl! That was the same thing I said to my husband. It can’t possibly turn it worse than the hideous counters I had before. And stone coat epoxy is really forgiving you have plenty of time to work with it and manipulate it
Love watching your videos. You are just so stinking cute and you have helped me to become more brave in doing my projects as you show your own mistakes. Keep up the great projects love seeing them
I am so happy to hear that you are finding the courage to make your own projects. I was also very intimidated and scared at first and slowly but surely I would learn and grow. And of course watch a lot of you tube videos to help 🤣
Just did our island last night while my wife was asleep as a surprise. This is day 2 of curing and looking forward to cleaning it all up. I appreciate your perspective and willingness to share the good and bad. Loved the video. PS i did mine twice because i messed up the first time. Will have my experience posted in the coming days once cured.
So proud of your patience and tenacity in creating your epoxy countertops. Your kitchen is coming together beautifully! Can’t wait to see the finished product!!
I really love how this came out! I totally am in the same boat as you! I just painted my cabinets 2 different colors and about to try a third one, (this is after trying 12 different sample paints and a million paint chips!) I think when the sky is the limit with creativity, skills, colors, etc it can actually make things more difficult! Keep up the great work and know you're not alone! :)
Way over priced to me. It's no more special than other 2 part epoxies. The sparkles and other artistic additions can be had at any crafts store for a lot less too. The UA-cam lessons are great though.
Appreciate your openness and honesty through all this. Some want to blame the epoxy for not working right, but you didn’t. You just pointed out it’s characteristics, such as flowing downhill and moving in general. Not sure what to do about the flow if your top is out of level short of maybe letting it sit a while before pouring it. But that could be tricky too. I think I would contact Stonecoat and see what ideas they might have. They do have a thickener additive but I’ve never tried it. Anyway, I think you were doing a good job with it and I like your determination. Hand in there and good luck.
These came out lovely! I’m binging videos to find a technique that works and yours is the first I’ve seen that layers so much and gives such a pretty look. I live in a new build house with granite countertops and I hate everything about them but not willing to pay for new quartz right now so epoxy it is!
I felt the same way. I must have watched hundreds of videos getting ideas and techniques. It was really hard to find true beginners or people doing this to their own homes. I’m not a professional at epoxy and really wanted to see how it worked for people who also didn’t do this for a living. I’m glad you found this helpful 🥰
Wow, I subscribed just for your perseverance! I like you have the backsplash piece which was concerning. I’m so glad I watched and learned from you. Keep up the good work, you know when it’s all done it will be so worth it!
I really love the counter top I’m so glad you took off the backsplash. It looks so much better. You really are a stubborn perfectionist! I mean that as a compliment. You have a vision and you are willing to work until you achieve that vision. That’s admirable. It would drive my husband crazy!! The only thing I want to say is you really should be wearing a mask for your own protection. Thanks Angela
I did my countertops with epoxy. I watched stone coat over and over because I was scared to death to try this because I have a lot of counter space. I knew I would have to remove the back part of the counters. I made my own. Once I got started with the painting and epoxy I had so much fun creating the blue granite. It turned out exactly the way I wanted it. It’s not perfect by no means but close enough. Don’t give up.
I’m going to do this the top of a kitchen table. Thankfully I’m just going to have it be all white like my countertop. Should be easy enough. Thanks for you video.
THANK YOU for showing the part where you took off the old fake backsplash. That is exactly what I'm going to do and you just showed me and easy way. I was planning on having to take the counter off and run it down the table saw or circular saw. Multi-tool it is now. About your design running, did I miss it or did you not build the tape dam around the edges to keep the epoxy from running so much before it started to set up? Most of the other videos that is what they do and then remove the tape about an hour or hour and a half after the top pour, once it starts setting up and is slower to run. I think that would have kept your design in place more. Anyway, thanks for the video showing your success and failures, trials and errors. I'm going to be doing a kitchen soon (maybe more than one) and need to experiment with this some before hand. Maybe I'll do my bathroom vanity first.
You are very persistent and it paid off. It looks really nice. I do have a question; what brand of paint did you use on your cabinets. They turned out really nice. I am rebuilding a vintage camp trailer. I painted the doors with red Krylon brush on paint. It has been a week and even though I brought them upstairs and put them near heat vents they are still tacky. I need a better paint. Thanks and thanks for the video.
After having worked with epoxy for the last couple of years I would never take on this huge project as my first time using epoxy. You really have to ease into it and get to know the product for a long time before taking on a big project like this.
Did you mention what paint color and company you used on your Cabinets???? I am about to do the same in ,my kitchen, Cabinets and countertop, But I am allergic to epoxy now, I will have to substitute just using acrylic paint mixed with varnish and do a dirty pour, and then topcoat with the varnish. I still need to practice this on Boards before I attempt anything. Thanks for the Video It did give me a push to start...Sometimes that's what one needs after doing it in your mind a Million times...lol
Thank you showing us. And I do like the last one . I like a lot of white to. I am going to do mine to but I want it white background and a few black vines. Mostly small and really detailed out so that may be a problem for me. But you did a wonderful job and you didn’t give udon. That’s very good to. What kind of back ground do you have between the cabinets and countertop. It is beautiful. You really got your color seem together. I love it very good job. Please let me know where you got your pattern between counter top and cabinets so beautiful. I like how thick the mortar is between the bricks. Looks so real just love it. Your kitchen looks beautiful. Thanks again for taking the time to show us. Lots of steps tp go through.
Thank you so much. Yes this was a very long process it took me a few months to complete the whole thing. The back splash is thin brick from Lowe’s. This video goes into more detail on the backsplash! ua-cam.com/video/id0zzAJTpnU/v-deo.html
My countertops are just like yours, so you do suggest cutting the back off? I’m so nervous to start this project!!! Everything should be here Tuesday I’m excited in a way.😊
I think it depends on the look you are going for. I could not get the epoxy to look good on the backsplash. I was the same way I was so nervous to start especially when removing the back splash. I thought I was going to ruin everything.
Try try try again. Wow I sure learned a lot just from your mistakes. Can't wait to see how everything comes together in the end. Even though things didn't work out the way you wanted I loved watching the veining you created . 🤗💓💕💞
Thank you! I feel like I always learn more watching others mistakes as well and think it’s important to include those parts in my video. I’m glad you enjoyed it
Topped with polyurethane can greatly minimize yellowing. I ran into yellowing years ago to the point of redoing my counters. I topped it with poly in 2019 and I have been happy as the day I re-finished it.
I did a Carrera marble countertop 3 years ago and have had minimal yellowing if any at all. It depends on how much UV lighting your countertop is getting.
I’m actually going through the same thing. I did mine once, not trilled so about to redo. Question… did you have to prime or paint the first epoxy before the 2nd try? And did you do a flood coat after the dirty pour? Thanks!
I did prime it again before doing the dirty pour. I did not do a flood coat but only because I know I want to redo it. I didn’t want to waste the epoxy.
This is such a great video for newbies. Thanks so much for showing us all the looks stonecoat countertop product can do for you. I actually like that look of the last counter. I think you're way to hard on yourself. ❣️
As someone who eloxy countertops for a living ,i would higy reccomend you do a sample board. This will give you ypur technique as well as color pallet. The design your trying to achieve you should use at least 3oz a square foot.
Loved your video. Having watched many Stone Coat and RK3 tutorials, you need to tape the edges with the tape proud of the surface, creating a "dam" so that the epoxy flows more evenly everywhere. When it's almost stopped flowing, peel the edges and let it flow over slowly.
I liked all your epoxy finishes and I understand your pursuit of perfection by redoing the three finishes. You are having fun with it. Good idea to walk away for a few months. When you return, you're gonna do great! :🙂
People who make things look simple are dangerous. Thanks for your video. My first epoxy attempt was a mess. My second attempt was ok. My third attempt was professional. Preparation is the key. A level and clean area. Have all your tools near by. Patience. Measure and mix well 3oz per square ft at least. However it can get expensive. Start out with a simple design. Maybe 2 to 3 colors. Blacks whites, grey.
I think they look great. Working with epoxy I definitely would have experimented on a small board before ever trying it on my counters. Epoxy is expensive and I couldn't afford to do that over, over, and over.
While they may not be what you envisioned, they are still a Huge improvement over the countertops that you started with. I've thought of trying something like this but I have over 30 feet of countertops and I'd likely go mad in the process.
@@angelajonesdiy My husbands grand dad built this house back in the 70's. We farm and have huge gardens so the counters do come in Real handy. I did a remodel about 4 years ago and discovered that it's difficult to do a 'budget' remodel on this big of a kitchen. My counters are plywood that I sanded for days and then did multiple layers of stain and clear coat on. I tell myself all the time that I'm gonna redo them, but I haven't. We chop and set hot things and wet things on them and do all sorts of stuff on them that you can't on most counters and they are holding up beautifully.
That sounds like a beautiful kitchen. I tell myself I’m going to do a lot of things in this house and just keep putting them off. My deck desperately needs sanded and refinished but it’s a 30 ft deck so I know what you mean about the amount of work 😭
Purchase a bit extra epoxy (1/2 gal.) and do a few samples first before starting the big projects. Dont feel bad, I failed on my first countertop on two attempt. The third try I nailed it. I also used StoneCoat Countertop Epoxy. Yes, I did repaint my cabinets first. I rebuilt my counters so I wasn't worry about paint drops. My advice: Do sample boards first, make sure your counters are level, never mix more epoxy than you can handle, mix the epoxy at the correct room temperature, and mix time. And use another set of helping hands if needed. Overall, your counters still turned out nice.
Can you share how much it cost for all of your initial supplies that were in your box. I admire your strive to create your vision. The kitchen is turning out beautifully.
At the beginning I had 2 gallons. I bought another gallon just to be safe but did not use it all. And that’s just because I ended up redoing them 3 times
I found its much better to use paint to design and place your colors. Use epoxy as protective layer. Much easier and less expensive to use paint first. And you have unlimited time to design. Mine turned out beautiful. I used paint, a feather, some spray paint too.
With the amount of pours you did you could have probably just paid for granite. Because I did epoxy counter tops last year and stone coat is the MOST expensive! I actually just painted my counters. Got them to look like I wanted. Then went to lowes and bought epoxy. Total cost was $120! It was my first time working with epoxy and it turned out amazing! Plus I went up the whole back splash behind stove and over built in oven. It has been over a year and still holding up great. My goal was for them to last at least two years and then we would order real stone!
I don’t know about that I still only spent about $400. Real stone would be tens of thousands from what I hear. I’ve never looked into it. I’m glad yours turned out great 🥰
Oh yes, she is my favorite! I agree she is much more helpful. Stone coat always dumps everything into a bucket they never show different ways to get the looks it’s always the same with different colors
I’m watching ur vid and I am about halfway. I see/hear you’re getting upset with yourself, so I can’t help but say to you it’s not bad to be so picky or finicky over such an IMPORTANT PROJECT. It’s your HOME…!!!!! I mean I am the same way and probably Many Many MANY people are as well. You do so many things AND DO THEM WELL, you’re such a talented person and you can’t be perfect at everything the first time. I personally probably would’ve picked a small section or something similar so I can get a feel for the epoxy and then I would’ve tackled the big project….well I’m going to finish the vid later👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you so much for the encouraging words. I really should have practiced first. In my mind I had watched so many video on doing this I thought I had it figured out. But I was very wrong
I’m watching your process of laying down the colors and think you just got toooo much going on and tried to do too much. Simple is much better. If you look at quartz or carrera marbles etc, they are actually quite simple. Not 5 colors . Epoxy dudes add in way too many colors imo, their work always looks absolutely garish and not at all “sophisticated design choices” . Looking at your kitchen renovations, you seem to be after the sophisticated style. Also, you should watch other people’s videos who’s final look you really jive with. Those people are likely keeping things really simple, not complicated color schemes. Patterns, glitters etc. i would definitely tell people to try test samples first to see what you like instead of just going all balls to the walls on a large project…..especially a kitchen!
Your counters look AMAZING. You have two problems there. One: Inexperience. You need to do a whole BUNCH of tables and desks from the restore. Two: You don't get to have control. You do want to keep an eye on the counter and if you need to move color or use "whiteout" you can use heat to soften it and white resin to cover what you don't like. Go to the Stone Coat YT channel and watch all 30 (or whatever) hours of video of layered and dirty pours. YOU DON'T GET TO CONTROL ANYTHING. You have a ton of work time with Stone Coat.
You are extremely patient. The last color you used does not work. You have cabinets in two different colors, your backsplash in another color. My recommendarion is that you go with an off white base, use light beige veins very thin and use another color or two of your cabinet colors to blend in. You have lots of time to work with the epoxy, go slow and look back at the outcome as you go along. Less is more and you have too many colors going on so make it nice and soft to the eye. Wish you luck on your next try. I think practice will get you there but you will never get the same effect each try but you can surely come close. Good luck.
Sometimes women should not be left alone! Actually dear, you did a great job. Remember if you don’t like it…go to plan B or plan C. We are allowed options,😂
Your pattern shifted because you didn’t tape the edge of the countertops. You want to remove the tape after the epoxy has dried about an hour then rub the edges down by hand that way the pattern will continue to drip & cover the edges but will also maintain the pattern in the center & main part of the countertop.
My counter also wasn’t level. The edges were not flat either. It’s probably hard to tell in the video but the are like a hill and come up higher before the round over the edge. My first attempt I did tape and it didn’t matter because I would have had to pour way too much epoxy to have it raised enough to pour over that edge.
I think it depends on the temperature in your environment. I turned my heat up while working which allows for a little more time. With stone coat I found that I could work with it for at least an hour
I taped the edges with the first pour but it didn’t matter because the front of the counter has a rounded edge that is higher than the counter themselves. The epoxy wasn’t getting anywhere near high enough to just flow off the edges. I thought I would have less control with a dirty pour but I did do that at the end of the video for the last try
Could you all please stress exactly how extreme the effect of high temperature and humidity effect the working time. My tops are a very insipid white msrble because of a temperature of 30 degrees and a very high humidity left me with about about 50 minutes for working the veins etc. Other people love it but I cannot get past thinking of what I had planned to do with the other hour or 2 that I had expected. I have no veins and was not able to use the alcohol . Had I had any idea about the extreme effects if temp and humidity I would have known to do the colour pour at about 5 am. The colour coat and final topcoat were done by 6.30 in the morning and went well.
I can only express that you should really do your research when attempting something like this. My video was only to share MY experience and as you saw I re-did my countertops 3 times in this video. I am not a professional in this medium and this was my very first time doing it. All of which I expressed. I spent months researching techniques and understanding epoxy watching videos from professionals, several of which I refer you to in my video because they know what they are doing. Stone coat countertops mentions in all of their videos the optimal working conditions including temperature and humidity. Sorry you had a poor experience but I did too.
Just did my 5 pour os so in kitchen coutertops and needed to vent so found this video to come here and say DON"T DO IT. DO not do it. Just buy some nice laminate or ofc stone /grantite. Expoxy counterops are notttttttttttttttt worth it. Don't let sites like stone countertops convice you....its so much work, so easy to make mistakes, its sticky you have to be so careful and have a great plan...you will keep spending money and doing it again if u make a mistake...and oh yea it can stain I know for fact tumeric will stain and it does not come out...I only did my 5 to complete , if i mess this one up , ripping it out and going ot do butcher block which i should of done int he first place.
Thatsalotta work for a counter! What a difference removing the backsplash made. I loved the last design until the alcohol was added. Hopefully you get it the way you like.
Sometimes less is more. Switching up everything and going this way and that way…pick a plan and stick with it. The first part looked good. Should’ve stuck with it.
It looks great! Not to be mean, because your video is good except for the narration... know that this is constructive criticism, please work on your speaking skills. The way your voice trails up unnaturally at the end of all your sentences is painful to the ear. Try speaking naturally because you have a nice voice.
I've been working with Stone Coat epoxy for about 2 yrs. I've watched thousands of hours of videos and only now am I tackling my countertops. I have done several tables, and 3 cabinets, and many sample boards. My 1 pour in place counter came out perfectly, but with experience, I knew I would adjust the edges with precision before pouring a top coat. It is stunning & perfect, but those 2 years of practice & experimenting made the end result possible. I couldn't have paid anyone else to do what I did for myself. I will do my 7' x 4' Island last as each experience teaches me more. That amount of epoxy is not something I can afford to mess up, so I'm keeping it as simple as possible for that pour. The lessons you've learned will serve you well for your next attempt. Keep watching videos by RK3 Designs & Artists Till Death & you'll learn SO MUCH MORE than you could ever do yourself. Then practice! You Got This!!! ❤
You have a lot of patience to work at it for 2 years before tackling the counters. I’ve been working with epoxy a little more it is just fascinating all the things you can create and it’s so much fun!
Wow! Quite the journey! You learned it on the third try, but you always do sample boards before doing your counter. I was really surprised that the epoxy ran over the edge at all. It looked like the round over went up a little bit before I dropped over the edge, almost like a small speedbump. Dirty pours generally require a large, tape dam all the way around the edges and you hold the epoxy on the main surface for a couple hours to thicken up like cold syrup. When you release the tape, the epoxy hold its shape when it pours over the edge rather than running over in straight lines. You are absolutely correct in building your own counters from MDF. Be sure to double up around the edges, so that your counters will look like they are an inch thick, rather than a half inch thick and don’t forget 1/8-1/4 inch round overs. Finally, color with a combination of paints, inks/dyes and powder. The different materials do an excellent job, fighting against one another, which causes the brilliant effects. Stone cold may have started the trend, but RK3 and Artist Till Death are the masters of making the natural granite looking counters. Follow their tutorials and you can’t go wrong.
First thing. I love your honesty with using the epoxy for the first time and showing the learning curve. It is obvious you did your homework with research with Rhonda and Mike's/Mitch's channel. You are not alone with first time nerves, especially with all the info out there and trying to keep track of all of it before making your first pour. I always recommend to do several practice boards to get used to the material. Great job with the problem solving and process you took. I think they did turn out well and hope you are proud and they look awesome with the backsplash (excellent call).
The information sure is overwhelming. I was so indecisive on the techniques I wanted to use after seeing so many that I loved
@@angelajonesdiy Completely understand. I see that all the time in class. It is good to be able to stand back and say it looks pretty badass. You done well.
As someone who has black with white speckled real granite counter tops, I would have been perfectly happy with attempt 3. You say too white, I say no more loosing things after setting them on the counter top. I swear what I have now is like the infinite void, if it is smaller than a dime; forget about it as soon as you set it down and look away it's GONE!
I have the same problem!😂 I just bought a house with a small kitchen with no natural light and BLACK countertops!! It wouldn't be so bad if they had installed lights under the cabinets. I'm going to put up track lighting. I can't see anything on the counter at night!
Well I thought I was ready to pour my countertops. I gotta learn somemore. I really appreciate your honesty and showing us your work. You remind me of me! Start over from scratch. I am a protectionist and it holds me back from doing alot of projects I would love to try.
Girl,, I loved them the 3rd time! They looked so good! I can not wait to see it the 5th time..lol
Maybe this time 5th times the charm 🤣🤷♀️🤦♀️
Thank you for sharing. This didn’t discourage me,but made me feel more encouraged and confident. If I mess up, I still have opportunities to correct/re-do. God bless you and keep showing your experiences…invaluable!
OMG!! THANK YOU!!!! I’ve been trying to figure out how to remove my backsplash!!! You’ve given me the confidence to use my multi tool! 😊👍🏻
Brave woman! Congratulations on the big step! It's an adventure for sure.
I love this project! The last 2 tries were both gorgeous.
Just here to say thank you for not giving up on making this video!!! Very helpful for us all!
Thank you so much I’m glad it was helpful
You are such a badass! I am always impressed with the things you do and I love that you show your process and what works and what didn’t work. The countertops look beautiful and I love your backsplash!
Thank you so much. I’m glad you enjoy seeing the whole process!
I’m impressed with your motivation to tackle this project on your own , must be the Army woman in you , bravo !
Refreshing to see the learning process. Thank you for sharing!
I'm beyond proud of you, I just commented on your part 2 video stating how proud I am of you, I want to do this technique but HECK no, I'm too chicken, the fact that you can start over without feeling deflated is my type of person!!!! I love everything you're doing, and couldn't be happier for you!!!!
Thank you so much! I definitely feel deflated at times and want to give up. But then every time I walk in my kitchen I would be reminded of how much I didn’t like it. So we had to keep going
I just admire you so much, You are NOT afraid to try anything! You are such a role model for taking a chance!!!! I so appreciate that you do not settle!! How does it work with putting multiple epoxies on the counter?? I think you have a good plan. You know what you want in your head I trust that the next time you will hit a homerun and be really happy. Can I say your counters look so much nicer than what you started with!!!! You're on the right path.
Thank you so much! It was actually fine putting multiple layers of the epoxy. When I did some research that’s what the would say, if you make a mistake or don’t like it you just add more. And I agree they are much better than how they started 🥰
Girl, you are beyond determined!!! I am certain you are going to bring your vision to life! I would have quit already, lol. You go girl & best of luck!!!
There are plenty of times I wanted to
While watching this video I realized I found my twin! I drive myself crazy with redoing but persist. Thoroughly love your kitchen!!
My goodness. Good for you for trying it all out and figure it out. I understand the perfectionist personality. I have a dresser in my room that I am still working on a makeover. And I keep going back and trying things to get it correct. It's still sitting here. Lol. Your kitchen looks awesome.
I would be doing the same thing! Keep at it you will get it just the way you want 🥰
I really appreciate that you showed it all. Can't wait to see what else you do. I feel inspired to try this. I have done a lot of work in my own home and am always a little scared but I feel more excited than scared. I always feel boo boo can be fixed. At the moment I am in the process of staining my floors my husband is always afraid to come home, on one of my days off work. My inspirations come to me while I sleep. That in itself is nuts.
Haha I love that! My husband is the same way. When I get an idea I have to see it through right away I don’t want to wait. I’ll be redoing/staining my deck this spring after I accidentally ruined it a few years ago. Oops
wow! Not sure how i came across your channel, but I must say you have some serious commitment and stamina to do this so many times. Well done. I love the brick backsplash! I'm about to do that in my kitchen but more schmear.
THANK YOU for showing us the good the bad & the ugly! Truly! I wanted to do that for several years but I’ve been terrified that I end up with a worse mass than what I already have with my ugly countertops but you make it doable and so I’m gonna go ahead and buy it and give it a shot. Like you pointed out what’s the worst that could happen and you can always do it again.
Go for it girl! That was the same thing I said to my husband. It can’t possibly turn it worse than the hideous counters I had before. And stone coat epoxy is really forgiving you have plenty of time to work with it and manipulate it
Love watching your videos. You are just so stinking cute and you have helped me to become more brave in doing my projects as you show your own mistakes. Keep up the great projects love seeing them
I am so happy to hear that you are finding the courage to make your own projects. I was also very intimidated and scared at first and slowly but surely I would learn and grow. And of course watch a lot of you tube videos to help 🤣
Just did our island last night while my wife was asleep as a surprise. This is day 2 of curing and looking forward to cleaning it all up. I appreciate your perspective and willingness to share the good and bad. Loved the video. PS i did mine twice because i messed up the first time. Will have my experience posted in the coming days once cured.
So proud of your patience and tenacity in creating your epoxy countertops. Your kitchen is coming together beautifully! Can’t wait to see the finished product!!
One of these days it will actually get finished
I really love how this came out! I totally am in the same boat as you! I just painted my cabinets 2 different colors and about to try a third one, (this is after trying 12 different sample paints and a million paint chips!) I think when the sky is the limit with creativity, skills, colors, etc it can actually make things more difficult! Keep up the great work and know you're not alone! :)
I agree too many options make it more challenging
Stone coat epoxy in my experience is the BEST epoxy out there. These counters came out awesome ❤
Way over priced to me. It's no more special than other 2 part epoxies. The sparkles and other artistic additions can be had at any crafts store for a lot less too.
The UA-cam lessons are great though.
@mr.c6674 I have actually tried cheaper epoxies. They set up WAY quicker. And when they dried, they bubbled and peeled. You get what you pay for.
Appreciate your openness and honesty through all this. Some want to blame the epoxy for not working right, but you didn’t. You just pointed out it’s characteristics, such as flowing downhill and moving in general. Not sure what to do about the flow if your top is out of level short of maybe letting it sit a while before pouring it. But that could be tricky too. I think I would contact Stonecoat and see what ideas they might have. They do have a thickener additive but I’ve never tried it. Anyway, I think you were doing a good job with it and I like your determination. Hand in there and good luck.
These came out lovely! I’m binging videos to find a technique that works and yours is the first I’ve seen that layers so much and gives such a pretty look. I live in a new build house with granite countertops and I hate everything about them but not willing to pay for new quartz right now so epoxy it is!
I felt the same way. I must have watched hundreds of videos getting ideas and techniques. It was really hard to find true beginners or people doing this to their own homes. I’m not a professional at epoxy and really wanted to see how it worked for people who also didn’t do this for a living. I’m glad you found this helpful 🥰
Wow, I subscribed just for your perseverance! I like you have the backsplash piece which was concerning. I’m so glad I watched and learned from you. Keep up the good work, you know when it’s all done it will be so worth it!
I really love the counter top I’m so glad you took off the backsplash. It looks so much better. You really are a stubborn perfectionist! I mean that as a compliment. You have a vision and you are willing to work until you achieve that vision. That’s admirable. It would drive my husband crazy!! The only thing I want to say is you really should be wearing a mask for your own protection. Thanks Angela
Oh I know I am 🤣🥰 I would also be driving my husband crazy if he wasn’t over seas 🤣
I did my countertops with epoxy. I watched stone coat over and over because I was scared to death to try this because I have a lot of counter space. I knew I would have to remove the back part of the counters. I made my own. Once I got started with the painting and epoxy I had so much fun creating the blue granite. It turned out exactly the way I wanted it. It’s not perfect by no means but close enough. Don’t give up.
I love that! I felt the same way I was absolutely terrified to start but the process is a lot of fun and there are so many techniques you can do
You are brave dear gal😮. Or 🤣 crazy. I would be so scared to do it. I'm proud of you for keeping on that project.
I would say both 🤣 I was terrified I spent months doing research and so still so scared to do it
It actually looks good.
I’m going to do this the top of a kitchen table. Thankfully I’m just going to have it be all white like my countertop. Should be easy enough. Thanks for you video.
THANK YOU for showing the part where you took off the old fake backsplash. That is exactly what I'm going to do and you just showed me and easy way. I was planning on having to take the counter off and run it down the table saw or circular saw. Multi-tool it is now.
About your design running, did I miss it or did you not build the tape dam around the edges to keep the epoxy from running so much before it started to set up? Most of the other videos that is what they do and then remove the tape about an hour or hour and a half after the top pour, once it starts setting up and is slower to run. I think that would have kept your design in place more. Anyway, thanks for the video showing your success and failures, trials and errors. I'm going to be doing a kitchen soon (maybe more than one) and need to experiment with this some before hand. Maybe I'll do my bathroom vanity first.
I love your kitchen girl ❤❤❤
Beautiful job !!!
Excellent and informative video!
You are very persistent and it paid off. It looks really nice. I do have a question; what brand of paint did you use on your cabinets. They turned out really nice. I am rebuilding a vintage camp trailer. I painted the doors with red Krylon brush on paint. It has been a week and even though I brought them upstairs and put them near heat vents they are still tacky. I need a better paint. Thanks and thanks for the video.
After having worked with epoxy for the last couple of years I would never take on this huge project as my first time using epoxy. You really have to ease into it and get to know the product for a long time before taking on a big project like this.
Did you mention what paint color and company you used on your Cabinets???? I am about to do the same in ,my kitchen, Cabinets and countertop, But I am allergic to epoxy now, I will have to substitute just using acrylic paint mixed with varnish and do a dirty pour, and then topcoat with the varnish. I still need to practice this on Boards before I attempt anything. Thanks for the Video It did give me a push to start...Sometimes that's what one needs after doing it in your mind a Million times...lol
Thank you showing us. And I do like the last one . I like a lot of white to. I am going to do mine to but I want it white background and a few black vines. Mostly small and really detailed out so that may be a problem for me. But you did a wonderful job and you didn’t give udon. That’s very good to. What kind of back ground do you have between the cabinets and countertop. It is beautiful. You really got your color seem together. I love it very good job. Please let me know where you got your pattern between counter top and cabinets so beautiful. I like how thick the mortar is between the bricks. Looks so real just love it. Your kitchen looks beautiful. Thanks again for taking the time to show us. Lots of steps tp go through.
Thank you so much. Yes this was a very long process it took me a few months to complete the whole thing. The back splash is thin brick from Lowe’s. This video goes into more detail on the backsplash! ua-cam.com/video/id0zzAJTpnU/v-deo.html
Looks beautiful
My countertops are just like yours, so you do suggest cutting the back off? I’m so nervous to start this project!!! Everything should be here Tuesday I’m excited in a way.😊
I think it depends on the look you are going for. I could not get the epoxy to look good on the backsplash. I was the same way I was so nervous to start especially when removing the back splash. I thought I was going to ruin everything.
How did you redo them after doing the first pour? Did you sand off all the hardened epoxy and then repaint a base coat before doing a new epoxy pour?
Try try try again. Wow I sure learned a lot just from your mistakes. Can't wait to see how everything comes together in the end. Even though things didn't work out the way you wanted I loved watching the veining you created . 🤗💓💕💞
Thank you! I feel like I always learn more watching others mistakes as well and think it’s important to include those parts in my video. I’m glad you enjoyed it
@@angelajonesdiy awesome can't wait to see what else you do 🤗💓💕💞
Beautiful! Also, I love your backsplash. Can you share the brand?
Beware of any light colors, expecially white, they will yellow badly within 1-2 years, I now have to redo... in a dark color.
Topped with polyurethane can greatly minimize yellowing. I ran into yellowing years ago to the point of redoing my counters. I topped it with poly in 2019 and I have been happy as the day I re-finished it.
@@mr.c6674 thank you
I did a Carrera marble countertop 3 years ago and have had minimal yellowing if any at all. It depends on how much UV lighting your countertop is getting.
There are non yellowing finishes now.
An A for the perseverance and final result. I appreciate and support the do it yourselfers, but we should also value the work that contractors do.
I’m actually going through the same thing. I did mine once, not trilled so about to redo. Question… did you have to prime or paint the first epoxy before the 2nd try? And did you do a flood coat after the dirty pour?
Thanks!
I did prime it again before doing the dirty pour. I did not do a flood coat but only because I know I want to redo it. I didn’t want to waste the epoxy.
This is such a great video for newbies. Thanks so much for showing us all the looks stonecoat countertop product can do for you. I actually like that look of the last counter. I think you're way to hard on yourself. ❣️
I am definitely too hard on myself. Now that I’ve lived with the counters for a while I do like them
As someone who eloxy countertops for a living ,i would higy reccomend you do a sample board. This will give you ypur technique as well as color pallet. The design your trying to achieve you should use at least 3oz a square foot.
Loved your video. Having watched many Stone Coat and RK3 tutorials, you need to tape the edges with the tape proud of the surface, creating a "dam" so that the epoxy flows more evenly everywhere. When it's almost stopped flowing, peel the edges and let it flow over slowly.
I tried that with the first pour by my counter slop upwards at the edge and it wasn’t deep enough to make it over that hump
I liked all your epoxy finishes and I understand your pursuit of perfection by redoing the three finishes. You are having fun with it. Good idea to walk away for a few months. When you return, you're gonna do great! :🙂
People who make things look simple are dangerous. Thanks for your video.
My first epoxy attempt was a mess. My second attempt was ok. My third attempt was professional. Preparation is the key. A level and clean area. Have all your tools near by. Patience. Measure and mix well 3oz per square ft at least. However it can get expensive. Start out with a simple design. Maybe 2 to 3 colors. Blacks whites, grey.
I think they look great. Working with epoxy I definitely would have experimented on a small board before ever trying it on my counters. Epoxy is expensive and I couldn't afford to do that over, over, and over.
I really should have but in my head I was thinking I’ve done enough research I know what I’m doing. Boy was I wrong
@@angelajonesdiy I'm never that confident when doing such a big, time consuming project!😀
While they may not be what you envisioned, they are still a Huge improvement over the countertops that you started with. I've thought of trying something like this but I have over 30 feet of countertops and I'd likely go mad in the process.
Thank you I agree it’s definitely better than it was. Wow, you have a lot of counter!
@@angelajonesdiy My husbands grand dad built this house back in the 70's. We farm and have huge gardens so the counters do come in Real handy. I did a remodel about 4 years ago and discovered that it's difficult to do a 'budget' remodel on this big of a kitchen. My counters are plywood that I sanded for days and then did multiple layers of stain and clear coat on. I tell myself all the time that I'm gonna redo them, but I haven't. We chop and set hot things and wet things on them and do all sorts of stuff on them that you can't on most counters and they are holding up beautifully.
That sounds like a beautiful kitchen. I tell myself I’m going to do a lot of things in this house and just keep putting them off. My deck desperately needs sanded and refinished but it’s a 30 ft deck so I know what you mean about the amount of work 😭
Purchase a bit extra epoxy (1/2 gal.) and do a few samples first before starting the big projects. Dont feel bad, I failed on my first countertop on two attempt. The third try I nailed it. I also used StoneCoat Countertop Epoxy. Yes, I did repaint my cabinets first. I rebuilt my counters so I wasn't worry about paint drops. My advice: Do sample boards first, make sure your counters are level, never mix more epoxy than you can handle, mix the epoxy at the correct room temperature, and mix time. And use another set of helping hands if needed. Overall, your counters still turned out nice.
I plan on doing this but first I will make a few sample tiles, once I get a good result than I will do larger things
Can you share how much it cost for all of your initial supplies that were in your box.
I admire your strive to create your vision. The kitchen is turning out beautifully.
Thank you! All of the stone coat products I bought cost $385. I hope that helps
I actually think they turned out well on the last one!
Honestly, the technic you use create a pattern and a deep that looks like onyx effect.
Thanks for sharing
Hello
Did you have to buy more epoxy, or what you have show at the begging of the video was enough for your project?
At the beginning I had 2 gallons. I bought another gallon just to be safe but did not use it all. And that’s just because I ended up redoing them 3 times
@@angelajonesdiy thank you 🌈
You definitely should've stopped before adding the alcohol part. It was really pretty! :-)
Did you watch any of Stone Coat Countertop videos before you did this?
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I found its much better to use paint to design and place your colors. Use epoxy as protective layer. Much easier and less expensive to use paint first. And you have unlimited time to design. Mine turned out beautiful. I used paint, a feather, some spray paint too.
Hello Karen...geeze!
With the amount of pours you did you could have probably just paid for granite. Because I did epoxy counter tops last year and stone coat is the MOST expensive! I actually just painted my counters. Got them to look like I wanted. Then went to lowes and bought epoxy. Total cost was $120! It was my first time working with epoxy and it turned out amazing! Plus I went up the whole back splash behind stove and over built in oven. It has been over a year and still holding up great. My goal was for them to last at least two years and then we would order real stone!
I don’t know about that I still only spent about $400. Real stone would be tens of thousands from what I hear. I’ve never looked into it. I’m glad yours turned out great 🥰
I can not believe this is what you 'try' epoxy on!!😳😳😳😳😳🤣 I want to see how it holds up....hate my countertops 🫤
It holds up great. Totally heat resistant too. I love mine
So far they have been great. My brother did his counters a few years ago and they look as good as the day he poured them
Have you watched Rhonda’s videos on RK3 designs? I feel like she’s more of a “teacher” then the guys on stone coat, though I love them too.
Oh yes, she is my favorite! I agree she is much more helpful. Stone coat always dumps everything into a bucket they never show different ways to get the looks it’s always the same with different colors
I’m watching ur vid and I am about halfway. I see/hear you’re getting upset with yourself, so I can’t help but say to you it’s not bad to be so picky or finicky over such an IMPORTANT PROJECT. It’s your HOME…!!!!! I mean I am the same way and probably Many Many MANY people are as well. You do so many things AND DO THEM WELL, you’re such a talented person and you can’t be perfect at everything the first time. I personally probably would’ve picked a small section or something similar so I can get a feel for the epoxy and then I would’ve tackled the big project….well I’m going to finish the vid later👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you so much for the encouraging words. I really should have practiced first. In my mind I had watched so many video on doing this I thought I had it figured out. But I was very wrong
I’m watching your process of laying down the colors and think you just got toooo much going on and tried to do too much. Simple is much better. If you look at quartz or carrera marbles etc, they are actually quite simple. Not 5 colors . Epoxy dudes add in way too many colors imo, their work always looks absolutely garish and not at all “sophisticated design choices” . Looking at your kitchen renovations, you seem to be after the sophisticated style.
Also, you should watch other people’s videos who’s final look you really jive with. Those people are likely keeping things really simple, not complicated color schemes. Patterns, glitters etc. i would definitely tell people to try test samples first to see what you like instead of just going all balls to the walls on a large project…..especially a kitchen!
What is the name of the color of your green cabinets? I really like that color.
It is evergreen fog by sherwin Williams
Your counters look AMAZING. You have two problems there. One: Inexperience. You need to do a whole BUNCH of tables and desks from the restore. Two: You don't get to have control. You do want to keep an eye on the counter and if you need to move color or use "whiteout" you can use heat to soften it and white resin to cover what you don't like. Go to the Stone Coat YT channel and watch all 30 (or whatever) hours of video of layered and dirty pours. YOU DON'T GET TO CONTROL ANYTHING. You have a ton of work time with Stone Coat.
Oh yes control is definitely my problem. I probably watched hundreds of videos before doing this. The inexperience got me.
Angela, I know you are not happy, but I think they’re gorgeous!
Thank you! The latest version is growing on me. I like it more than the others at least 🥰
The main part about epoxy is YOU DONT know how it will turn out as opposed to just buying a new countertop
You are extremely patient. The last color you used does not work. You have cabinets in two different colors, your backsplash in another color. My recommendarion is that you go with an off white base, use light beige veins very thin and use another color or two of your cabinet colors to blend in. You have lots of time to work with the epoxy, go slow and look back at the outcome as you go along. Less is more and you have too many colors going on so make it nice and soft to the eye. Wish you luck on your next try. I think practice will get you there but you will never get the same effect each try but you can surely come close. Good luck.
Instead of roller oaint can uses Eooxy soray
Only to 0:51 but curious as to what you are going to do with the curved front and the one piece back? About to find out..and play.
12:45 yes that makes way more sense. Epoxy only works on flat level surfaces. Never done any yet but that’s kinda common sense.
13:04 aren’t you going to bondo the gaps?
14:30 if you don’t want it such light colors, why aren’t you tinting it darker? What am I missing here?
Finally they look great. Use MDF and bondo and do it in place.
Just noticed this is 7 months old..lol I’m to late hope it turned out
you should have made it crazier looking have fun with it i think it would have look good.
Sometimes women should not be left alone! Actually dear, you did a great job. Remember if you don’t like it…go to plan B or plan C. We are allowed options,😂
I just tried a sample with the back splash on. I found out to cut it off instead because epoxy doesn't do well on vertical surface for sure.
No it definitely does not
Your pattern shifted because you didn’t tape the edge of the countertops. You want to remove the tape after the epoxy has dried about an hour then rub the edges down by hand that way the pattern will continue to drip & cover the edges but will also maintain the pattern in the center & main part of the countertop.
My counter also wasn’t level. The edges were not flat either. It’s probably hard to tell in the video but the are like a hill and come up higher before the round over the edge. My first attempt I did tape and it didn’t matter because I would have had to pour way too much epoxy to have it raised enough to pour over that edge.
Why is stone cold so expensive
Should have chose a yellow backslash to match the countertop colors in a year or two.
What's the workable time
I think it depends on the temperature in your environment. I turned my heat up while working which allows for a little more time. With stone coat I found that I could work with it for at least an hour
Why didn't you tape your edges or do a dirty pour?
I taped the edges with the first pour but it didn’t matter because the front of the counter has a rounded edge that is higher than the counter themselves. The epoxy wasn’t getting anywhere near high enough to just flow off the edges. I thought I would have less control with a dirty pour but I did do that at the end of the video for the last try
The mistake you repeatedly made was blending too many colors that were too similar.. Then, pouring them like stripes ..
Could you all please stress exactly how extreme the effect of high temperature and humidity effect the working time. My tops are a very insipid white msrble because of a temperature of 30 degrees and a very high humidity left me with about about 50 minutes for working the veins etc. Other people love it but I cannot get past thinking of what I had planned to do with the other hour or 2 that I had expected. I have no veins and was not able to use the alcohol . Had I had any idea about the extreme effects if temp and humidity I would have known to do the colour pour at about 5 am. The colour coat and final topcoat were done by 6.30 in the morning and went well.
I can only express that you should really do your research when attempting something like this. My video was only to share MY experience and as you saw I re-did my countertops 3 times in this video. I am not a professional in this medium and this was my very first time doing it. All of which I expressed. I spent months researching techniques and understanding epoxy watching videos from professionals, several of which I refer you to in my video because they know what they are doing. Stone coat countertops mentions in all of their videos the optimal working conditions including temperature and humidity. Sorry you had a poor experience but I did too.
Just did my 5 pour os so in kitchen coutertops and needed to vent so found this video to come here and say DON"T DO IT. DO not do it. Just buy some nice laminate or ofc stone /grantite. Expoxy counterops are notttttttttttttttt worth it. Don't let sites like stone countertops convice you....its so much work, so easy to make mistakes, its sticky you have to be so careful and have a great plan...you will keep spending money and doing it again if u make a mistake...and oh yea it can stain I know for fact tumeric will stain and it does not come out...I only did my 5 to complete , if i mess this one up , ripping it out and going ot do butcher block which i should of done int he first place.
if the pros do it that way, why would you change it?
Thatsalotta work for a counter! What a difference removing the backsplash made. I loved the last design until the alcohol was added. Hopefully you get it the way you like.
It really was a lot of work. I agree i love it until I added the alcohol to it
I thought it looked good. But you have to like it.
Has anyone re-surfaced a bathroom sink? My counters and sink are “cultured marble” and contiguous.
Sometimes less is more. Switching up everything and going this way and that way…pick a plan and stick with it. The first part looked good. Should’ve stuck with it.
Yea I definitely learned that during this project. I thought I had a plan but just kept changing my mind 🤷♀️
It looks great!
Not to be mean, because your video is good except for the narration... know that this is constructive criticism, please work on your speaking skills. The way your voice trails up unnaturally at the end of all your sentences is painful to the ear. Try speaking naturally because you have a nice voice.
Everyone who was successful does it "this" way....so I think Ill do the complete opposite and then wonder why its not working. 🤦🏼♀️
To me was easy.
I can't watch the whole video right now, but you got screwed from the start buying that junk epoxy