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Apply Subsequent Epoxy Coats

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How to install a Live Edge Slab Countertop

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What happens here

After the first coat has cured, assess the surface. If it appears uneven (due to not pouring thick enough), prepare to apply additional, heavier coats. For subsequent coats, pour a thicker layer of epoxy. The video emphasizes pouring 'THICK' so the compound self-levels and runs over the sides like a fountain. Repeat the torching/heat gun process after each pour to ensure no bubbles are trapped. Allow each coat to fully cure before applying the next. The video implies multiple coats were needed to achieve the desired thickness and self-leveling.

Goal: Build up the epoxy thickness and achieve a perfectly level, bubble-free finish.

Tools and materials

  • Squeegee — Spreading the epoxy evenly across the surface
  • Torch — Removing surface bubbles from wet epoxy
  • Bar-Top Epoxy Resin — Creating the high-gloss protective finish

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smooth all right first coat has dried it's a titch uneven if you get right down to it you might be able to see that there's not as much coating right here as there is right next to it that's just a glaze coat that's just the first coat that seals Walnut especially Oak they're an open grained wood they allow air to escape so you just got to seal those air bubbles that's all this is now we're going to apply a heavier second coat which is going to make it the more of the bar top style finish so um we used the torch that got all the little fine bubbles out of the um epoxy resin itself and step two here we go so here we have the

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