do you like solid surface countertops better known as Corian countertops in this video we're going to
show you how to save 10 times your money solid surface usually sells for about 50 to 55 dollars
a square foot you can do it for five bucks a square foot it'll be more durable last longer
it's easy to do it's do-it-yourself friendly stay tuned enjoy the video the secrets are coming
the steps are simple in this case we're going over MDF that's medium density fiberboard
you can go over your existing countertops you can even go over plywood we're going
over MDF we're gonna router those edges to a one quarter inch round over so the epoxy will flow
nice and smooth we're gonna do two coats of our epoxy undercoat in white because that's
the recipe we're doing today we'll let that dry and then we'll be 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 you can get
them right at stonecoatcountertops.com we're going to spray that right now
we have five different colors of our stone spray i love this stuff what color should i choose
i don't know this is the hard part but i tend to like this black and white speckled almost like
a salt and pepper granite look and then maybe i'll add a little bit of this gray one so i'm
going to choose these two let me know what you would have chosen would you have chosen
the black and the gray or would you have chosen something different what's your favorite color
let me know in the comments below alright guys pro tip you always want to start on your edges
shake your cans vigorously warm them up test spray maybe on a piece of cardboard or plastic
get the flow going just how you want it so you know exactly what you're going to do when
you hit that edge and then cover the field or the major portions of your countertop or your project
you can do all kinds of different projects using these same methods
can you see that i'm just pumping i'm just pumping that spray tip i'm not holding it down and i'm
just kind of using it like a hopper have you ever done drywall texture where you got that hopper
and just pumping that trigger that's exactly what i'm doing here very similar
okay you've seen that i've done the perimeter now i'm doing the field i'm doing
the inside of this space the reason i'm doing that is if i did the inside and then i went to
the edges inevitably i'd have an uneven stripe around that perimeter you see how high above
the surface that i am and i'm going straight down i'm not shooting it at an angle therefore
i won't get little tadpoles or stripes going the way that my spray is going okay so that's
how i'm doing it is i'm shooting it from above have you seen the video where i mimicked the
ocean with that big round table i used our stone accents to create realistic looking
sand i loved how that came out this product is a million different fun accents in a can
okay time for the gray let's do it this is actually called greystone i got it right
yeah that's cool it's giving it a little bit of white specks and
stuff like that see what it did over
that
nice man dang mitch come check that out dude that does look like a crayon right oh dang that's
pretty yeah it's got a lot of variation in it it sure does look at on the edges too yeah great
on a cove you know vanity oh yeah if you're going over existing and you want to make
the backsplash match perfectly in your laminate your cultured marble your sinks
you know spray this and then just do clear epoxy it would look perfect
pro tip this stuff takes a little bit to dry so be patient test how it dries on your sample before
you touch the finished piece let it dry let it set up maybe wait till tomorrow we'll come back and
we'll sand it and we'll do our first clear coat we'll do two clear coats to create some high build
we'll sand those edges between coats and we'll get this to lay out like a sheet of glass all
right guys it's the next day and our speckle spray is all dry i'm going to sand it with 220 grit on
a foam backer and i'm going to get this nice and smooth to the touch keep in mind that stone spray
it dries a little bit rough you can feel that texture so just take your sander and smooth it out
all right i'm gonna do clear stone coat countertop epoxy i'm gonna do two coats at
three ounces per square foot that's going to do one coat that covers that texture and a second
coat for added depth and durability this also gives my edges some build up so i don't feel
any roughness on those edges i'm going to do this by first mixing the epoxy at a one
to one ratio then i'm going to trowel it out with our 1 8 by 1 8 square notch trowel after
that i'll chop the surface and then i'll torch it to remove any bubbles i'll repeat that same
system on the next day so i get that clear coat if you're going in place over existing countertops
follow those same steps and if you haven't seen our video on how to prep like a pro go check it
out now you know it's amazing how good this looks without any stone coat actually on the surface
but wait till i pour it it really gives it that stone-like appearance it mimics solid
surface it mimics Corian let me know what do you think of this process can it get any easier
do
pull any loose bristles out of that brush before you chop it out and prime that brush just get it
wet so that you don't start pulling up the epoxy where you start chopping pro tips when you chop
the surface do it in a random fashion you don't want to do rows just do it randomly but be sure
to chop the entire surface this also helps mix the material and it removes any trowel lines that
i may have caused by troweling out the stone coat epoxy now that i have a saturated brush
i'm going to go ahead and brush out these edges with long horizontal strokes i've also pushed
any material over those edges by chopping all the way to the edge that's why you want to finish by
spreading those drips out long horizontal strokes across those edges so you get an even finish
all right to torch out 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 fast and effective
okay we're going to let this dry it's a little bit bumpy i have tiny little high points
from that texture spray and that's okay my coat tomorrow will completely lay out like
glass we'll let this dry and we'll see you then hey what's up everybody Luc here with
stone coat countertops it's been a couple days and this is ready for a second clear
coat however while it was curing there was a lot of stuff that was accidentally set on this
there's random runoff epoxy from other projects coming off the tools i see a little wood chip here
a couple random smudges i don't even know what that is but that's completely fine we're gonna
sand this down with 220 grit sandpaper and then you're gonna tag along with me for the final coat
i'm gonna use some acetone to help me clean this dust up
all right sanding is done time for the next step as mike has already explained
mix pour trowel chop torch and your piece will be done so let's dive right into it
do
all right everybody it's as easy as that mix pour trowel chop torch you're done this is
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