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Apply and Skim Epoxy Cab-O-Sil

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Professional Epoxy Guys Use THIS Trick for Saw Cuts!

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What happens here

Dispense the Rust-Oleum epoxy Cab-O-Sil thickener into a drywaller's mud tray or a similar shallow container. Apply the Cab-O-Sil directly onto and into the visible saw cuts using a trowel or putty knife. Skim the material super tight, ensuring it completely fills the joint and removes as much excess as possible from the surface. The presenter notes that a smaller putty knife proved effective for achieving a tight, smooth application. Continue this process along all visible joints, working efficiently as the product's 'pot life' (workable time) will decrease as it starts to heat up, indicating it's beginning to set.

Goal: Fill and smooth all saw cuts with epoxy Cab-O-Sil thickener.

Tools and materials

  • Drywaller's Mud Tray — Holding the mixed epoxy Cab-O-Sil for easy access during application
  • Putty Knife — Precise application and tight skimming of the epoxy Cab-O-Sil
  • Trowel — Applying and skimming the epoxy Cab-O-Sil into the joints

What they say

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the, um, saw cuts disappear. Oh, got to pay attention there. [snorts] >> Okay, you can see I'm now applying my cavil. So, I'm just trling on. You got, you know, multiple options to tr you. I brought in two trials to see which one would work better in this situation. You know, here's a larger tri. I don't need it. This is my smaller tri is working. Just a putty knife. And I'm just applying it in, skimming it tight, making sure I'm getting off all the excess. We're not going to be sanding it. So, I don't want to leave, you know, big globs of it behind. So, I'm trling my TR marks out. Just getting a little bit on my TR and or putty knife, putting it out, skimming it out. Just work it and then skimming it tight over the joint. Where it trails, leaves any trails, I just tr them out. Oh. My pan's heating up. Starting to [snorts] set. Starting to kick off. See? Watch. When I I'm putting pressure on, see my crowd flex.

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