Spray on Countertops | Stone Coat Epoxy

Do you like solid surface

countertops

, better known as Corian

countertops

? In this video, we will show you how to save 10 times your money. Solid surface usually sells for $50 to $55 a square foot, you can do it for five dollars a square. foot will be more durable it will last longer it is easy to do it is easy to do yourself stay tuned enjoy the video the secrets are yet to come the steps are simple in this case we are going to go over MDF which is a medium density fiberboard you can go over your countertops existing ones, you can even go over plywood, we're going to go over MDF, we're going to mill those edges down to a quarter inch so the

epoxy

flows nice and smooth, we're going to apply two

coat

s of our blank

epoxy

base

coat

. because that's the recipe we're making today, we're going to let it dry and then we're ready for the next step.

Have you seen our speckled

spray

? That speckled

spray

is the secret sauce to making everything look like solid surface Corian countertops. get them directly from

stone

coatcountertops.com let's spray that right now we have five different colors of our

stone

spray I love this what color should I choose I don't know this is the hard part but I tend to like this speckled black and white almost like a granite look of salt and pepper and then maybe add a little bit of this gray so I'm going to choose these two let me know what would you have chosen if you had chosen black and gray or had you chosen something different what is your favorite color let me know in the comments below ok guys pro tip you always want to start at the edges shake the cans vigorously heat them try spraying maybe on a piece of cardboard or plastic get the flow going exactly how you want it so you know exactly what you're going to do when you get to that edge and then cover the field or the main parts of your countertop or your project; you can do all kinds of different projects using these same methods, can you see I'm just pumping, I'm just pumping the spray tip, I'm not holding it down and I'm just using it as a hopper, have you ever done the texture of drywall where you have that hopper and just pumping that trigger that's exactly what I'm doing here very similar okay you've seen I've done the perimeter now I'm doing the field I'm doing the inside of this space the reason why I'm doing that is if I did the inside and then went to the edges.

Inevitably, you would have an uneven stripe around that perimeter. You see how high I am above the surface and I'm going down. I'm not shooting at an angle, therefore. I won't get little tadpoles or streaks the way my spray is going, that's how I'm doing it, I'm taking it from the top. Have you seen the video where I imitated the ocean with that big round table I used? our stone accents to create a realistic look and I loved how it turned out this product has a million different fun accents in one can okay it's time for gray let's do it this is actually called gray stone I got it right yeah that's cool it's cool Giving a little bit of white flecks and stuff, look what he did on that good man, damn, Mitch, come look at that, buddy, that looks like a crayon, right, oh damn, that's pretty, yeah, It has a lot of variation, I'm sure it shows in the edges too, yeah, great, in a cove, you know, vanity, oh yeah, if you're going over your existing and you want the backsplash to match your laminate perfectly, your cultured marble, your sinks, you know, spray this and then just apply clear epoxy, it would look perfect. pro tip, this stuff takes a while to dry so be patient and test how it dries on your sample before touching the finished piece, let it dry, let it set, maybe wait until tomorrow, we'll come back and sand it and do our first clear coat, we'll apply two clear coats to create a tall structure, we'll sand those edges between coats and make this look like a sheet of glass.

Alright guys, it's the next day and our speckle spray is all dry. I'll sand it with 220 grit on a foam backing and get it nice and smooth to the touch. Keep in mind that stone spray dries a little rough, you can feel that texture. so just grab your sander and smooth it out good. I am going to apply a clear stone countertop coat with epoxy. I'm going to apply two coats at three ounces per square foot, one coat that will cover that texture and a second coat to add. depth and durability, this also gives my edges some buildup, so I don't feel any roughness on those edges.

I'm going to do this by first mixing the epoxy in a one to one ratio and then I'm going to remove it with a trowel. our 1 8 by 1 8 square notched trowel after that, I'll cut the surface and then burn it to remove the bubbles. I will repeat the same system the next day to get that clear coat if you are going to in place over existing countertops follow those same steps and if you haven't seen our video on how to prepare like a pro watch now you know it's amazing how well it It looks without any layer of stone on the surface, but wait until you pour it, it really gives it that stone look, it imitates a solid surface, it imitates Corian, let me know what you think of this process.

Can it be easier? Remove any loose bristles from the brush before cutting it and applying primer. Just wet the brush so you don't start lifting the epoxy where you start cutting. Pro Tips When cutting the surface, do it randomly. You don't want to make lines, just do it randomly, but make sure to cut. entire surface, this also helps blend the material and eliminates any trowel lines you may have caused by troweling away the stone epoxy layer. Now that I have a saturated brush, I'm going to go ahead and brush these edges with long horizontal strokes. I also pushed any material over those edges by cutting it right to the edge, so you want to finish by spreading those beads with long horizontal strokes along those edges for a smooth finish.

It's okay to burn any of the bubbles. on the surface I'm just using a propane torch, you can use a heat gun, even a hair dryer, but I like the propane torch because it's quick and effective, okay, let's let this dry, it's a little uneven, I have a little bit of high spots from that texture spray and that's okay, my coat tomorrow will be completely spread like glass, we'll let this dry and see you later, hey, what's up, everyone here, Luc, with countertops stone cladding? It's been a couple of days and this is ready. for a second clear coat, however while it was curing a lot of things were accidentally put on this.

There is random runoff epoxy from other projects coming off the tools. I see a small splinter of wood here. A couple of random spots that I don't even know about. what is that, but that's completely fine, we're going to sand this with 220 grit sandpaper and then you'll join me for the final coat. I'm going to use a little acetone to help me clean this dust, sanding is fine. It's time to move on to the next step, as Mike has already explained, mix, trowel pour, torch cut and your piece is ready, so let's dive into it, get everything right, it's as easy as that, mix, pour with trowel, cut the torch, that's it, this is going to be prepared. until overnight, that's all for this video, if you haven't subscribed to our channel yet, because we bring you the best DIY tutorials on how to apply epoxy on youtube, so visit us, we have hundreds and hundreds of videos that They teach the DIY enthusiast how to do it. to become an epoxy professional and from all of us here at stone veneer countertops You got this, see you in the next video