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First Epoxy Application and Bubble Removal

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A bad Epoxy Job on Our DIY Live Edge Kitchen countertop ... how to do Epoxy repair Pt3

What happens here

The epoxy resin is carefully poured onto the prepared countertop surface from a mixing bucket. Using a squeegee, the epoxy is then spread evenly across all flat horizontal surfaces. For vertical edges and backsplashes, a regular brush (not a foam brush) is used to apply and smooth the epoxy, ensuring full coverage and a uniform layer. Immediately after application, a propane torch (NOT a heat gun) is used to gently pass over the epoxy surface, causing any rising air bubbles to pop, ensuring a smooth, clear finish. Teamwork is highly recommended for large surfaces to ensure thorough and timely bubble removal.

Goal: Apply an even first coat of epoxy and meticulously remove all air bubbles

Tools and materials

  • Brush — Applying epoxy on vertical surfaces
  • Gloves — Protecting hands from epoxy resin
  • Milwaukee Underhood Light Milwaukee — Locating small air bubbles in the epoxy
  • Mixing bucket — Holding and pouring epoxy
  • Propane Torch BernzOmatic — Popping air bubbles in the epoxy
  • Squeegee — Spreading epoxy on flat surfaces
  • Epoxy Resin — Coating the countertops

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notice for the rest of your life. So, this is the first coat and that white plastic bucket perfect for this. The squeegee worked great. We used a brush on the vertical surfaces, not a foam brush. On the second coat, we changed things up and everything sucked. I mean, we used gray buckets instead of white buckets. And I don't know what difference that make, but trust me, the second coat didn't go good, and I would never want to repeat it. We used foam brushes on the vertical surfaces. And somewhere along the line, a weird chemical reaction happened and wrecked our countertop. We're not repeating that mistake again. [Applause] [Music] All right, real quick, guys. I think one of the things we're learning while we're doing this is on a big project, teamwork is absolutely necessary. It's taken all three of us to do this job. And the second thing is this light is absolutely necessary because this is what we're finding bubbles with. And what we're doing is going over the countertop. And then the first coat, it's sucking everything up. And then we've got to use this light to locate bubbles and pop them. So you can see we got some bubbles right there. We got a bubble right there. And we got to get those popped. I'll get them popped. Frankie starting. And the torch is the way to do it. Don't use a heat gun. I don't think I tightened it that tight. And there's one. And this one's going to continually bubble right here. Yeah. Pop them. Mhm. [Applause] So, the torch is the way to go on this. Absolutely. [Music] Make it a dry spot right there. You can just kind of maybe put something there. Maybe you can. I got it. That's fine. There's not much left over here. There you go. Yep. And then if in the light I can see the right there. It's too dry. Sticky. It's like fixed to the wood. Yeah. Still up. But it's okay. I don't know if you got a first coat on it. You can do it all in. Yeah. This should help. Try to get something right. You see right there? like concrete now. Okay. So, okay, let's start working. All right. [Applause]

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