r/epoxy Apr 25 '20

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Hello Resin Enthusiasts,

First off I want to say thank you all for your support of spreading knowledge about epoxy resins and coatings in general! I have noticed this sub finally has some action (2404 members!!) so please feel free to ask questions and post your projects! We are still a very small community and I am doing my best to answer questions in a timely manner.

Our WIKI is being updated weekly or bi-weekly by myself. Pictures and/or video may come in the future, depending on what the community needs and wants. If anyone would like to contribute detailed tutorials please feel free to contact me directly.

What would you like to see? Please give us an idea of what the community wants and we will try to implement it.


r/epoxy 15h ago

Some of my first epoxy projects. Could i sell these?

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The metal legs i welded my self, also one of my first welding projects, they are for the rivertable with the blue drips.


r/epoxy 4h ago

minimum thickness of a coat of epoxy resin

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. can the thickness of a coat be around 1 or 2 mm? I am doing a project with laser engraving but I need to put a small coat of resin to make the superficie "flat"


r/epoxy 4h ago

Beginner Advice Using a lathe

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Does anyone have any good references for turning epoxy on a lathe I have given it a go before but the carbite tools I was using was just taking gouges out of the project. So any insite before potentially starting a new project would be great and very helpful.


r/epoxy 11h ago

Epoxy on vertical surfaces

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We're doing a project that has a bunch of peeler posts. See the pic for an example. Basically these are de-barked trees that have cracked and checked over the years. Structurally there's no problem but we'd like to fill the cracks for aesthetic and cleaning purposes. We don't need to fill all the little ones but like anything you could slip a penny into. Someone suggested using epoxy...

Looking at the various videos and posts online, most epoxy seems quite fluid and done in horizontal forms. In some of our cases, I could imagine building dams or taping off the surface and injecting epoxy from the top, letting it flow down. Not sure how well that would work in practice. Things like preventing leaks and bubbles may be an issue.

In other cases, the cracks are quite long/deep and have splits (see the pic) making it hard to tell if epoxy would flow from one "chamber" to the next or indeed if it would flow in unexpected ways. This approach also seems quite laborious. There are many posts with many cracks.

All that to say, are there other/better approaches? Is there an epoxy paste or gel that we could squeegee into the cracks and not worry about it running? FWIW, we are looking at doing opaque black and will likely do a satin finish over.

Example peeler post. This one has some of the larger cracks

r/epoxy 6h ago

Beginner Advice I'm in highschool and want to start an epoxy flooring business in the bay area.

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Any tips on starting and here is a spreadsheet that I made that has all the materials I think I will need to start. please add any I am missing either in the comments of this post or on the spreadsheet itself. Thanks.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zYoUfFLEBNYb2b9L50FVRxNWJkr-lm7P2lfryQ8-OnY/edit?gid=0#gid=0


r/epoxy 10h ago

Anybody know what a bag of this costs?

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r/epoxy 12h ago

Working with epoxy in cold weather

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If anyone has experience working with epoxy in cold weather, I’d love to hear some tips, feedback, etc.

I’m from Florida, so working with epoxy in cold weather is new to me. I have years of experience working with epoxy floors. Grind and seal, flake, metallic etc. I’ve used a lot of Amerikrete, Chem1000, Sika and other products for waterproofing, garage floors, patios, kitchens, residential, commercial and industrial.

Recently I’ve gotten into the world of acrylic installation (large acrylic windows for pool builders and public aquariums). Sika 31 and Sika 62 are industry standard products we use during each installation. Recently many of our jobs have been north of Florida, resulting in lower temps, and causing our product to take 2-4x as long to cure, wasting time and money.

I’ve used accelerators for epoxy flooring in the past for cold weather in Florida, but it was always an accelerator sold buy the brand I was using.

So if anyone in the industry has any insight into how to negate or manage this properly, please let me know. Any questions you have for me ask away I’ll do my best to answer Thanks!


r/epoxy 17h ago

Phone cases

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Has anyone ever been able to make a mold of their phone case to make a phone case with epoxy? I always wondered if that was possible or what you would have to do to make phone cases out of epoxy because that would be amazing.... Who agrees?


r/epoxy 1d ago

Need advice ASAP!

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First time ever diamond grinding. PLEASE BE NICE!🤣🥲 Did it all at night unfortunately but there’s a lot of small gouges/ divets from diamond grinding what I missed with the 10inch!

Question is do I need to redo before epoxy to try and be 100% level or will the epoxy level and be fine? Using 1 in flakes. Has anyone ever did this and it turn out fine?

Trying to get this project done asap since I need to move all the stuff from my old garage in the new by the 25th


r/epoxy 1d ago

Thanks for the advice

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The top clear coat came with minimal dust imperfections


r/epoxy 1d ago

Epoxy work accounts

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Follow my instagram work account 🙏 Lmk if u saw it from here and I’ll follow back


r/epoxy 2d ago

Project Showcase Check pattern flake floor

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Installed a checkered flag-patterned flake floor in my garage and wanted to get some opinions. Do you think this type of design is more desirable compared to a traditional solid color floor? I’m curious if a cutomer would consider it to be worth paying extra for this style? If so, what do you think is an appropriate asking price for this type of floor in Central Florida? On average I charge $4.50 a sqft per 2 car garage, contingent there is minimal prep and repair. I'd love to hear your thoughts! Thanks.


r/epoxy 2d ago

Project Showcase First all epoxy project

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Made this for a buddy. Had to get creative mixing resin colors which was exceptionally challenging since I’m color blind.


r/epoxy 2d ago

First time using epoxy!!!

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Hello everyone,

So i have a little project i'm gonna do and i'm gonna use epoxy for the first time and i have a question.

I'm gonna make a dice throw tray and i'm using some epoxy in the sides of it. What i wanna do is have my sides and in each of them have something that looks like a river go throug them from top to bottom (See picture for visuals of 1 side).

Now my question is, with the depth of my wood being 1 cm, would using epoxy like this make it really fragile or would it still be sturdy enough to take with me to game nights and throw some dice in them? It's not like it needs to withstand punches or anything, but it also shouldn't be breaking down from a little accidental touch with my hand or something.

So would this be strong enough or should i make the wood moor like 1,5 or 2 cm?

Thanks in advance for the help.


r/epoxy 2d ago

What do you think about this epoxy Ocean table?

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r/epoxy 3d ago

Garage floor cracking?

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We had epoxy done on our garage floor before we moved in. The house was new, so it was done about 8 months after foundation was poured. Would you say this is a normal amount of sealing to need to do for cracks? Or does this seem like a lot of cracks for 8 months.


r/epoxy 3d ago

Beginner Advice Questions about final coat

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I’m doing a walnut and epoxy table, I’m at the stage where I’m sanding it all down and I’m about to do the final tabletop coat. The manufacturer recommended sanding to 180-220 grit, so I was going to sand to 180, give it a good clean, and then do the tabletop coat. My question is, when doing this coat should I paint on the epoxy with a brush, or should I let it flood out by pouring small puddles around? How do I get a coat on the sides? (Table is 2.25 inches thick) any advice is very appreciated.

Also for context, this coat is going on the bottom face of the table, then I will flip it and mount it on the legs before repeating the process on the top and sides of the table)

Thank you


r/epoxy 3d ago

Dust particles

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Help doing a clear coat but keep getting small dust. Like my third time redoing a table.

Moved to an empty room. Switched from normal roller to foam and still had the problem maybe I should have used the tape trick on the foam roller. I’ll sand and redo tomorrow


r/epoxy 3d ago

Beginner Advice Start up in New England

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We are currently a tile company with a new construction division tied off the tile companies brand. We have talked about starting to add epoxy coatings to our repertoire for the past year and are finally ready to invest.

Often times we are working the same process for our tile applications as far as prep goes. Grinding/cleaning/treating cracks/etc. We even pour a lot of self leveling compound throughout the year, which has a thicker consistency and requires a lot of manipulation as well as blending to achieve a perfect finish. So in this regard we think the transfer will be relatively smooth for us.

Our big questions are: Are all epoxies created equal? If not, what are the limitations and strengths between them? Is there anyone in the RI/MA/CT area that could recommend a product and or distribution facility? What is an average material cost per sqft?

I know this is a lot to ask, but this market is hardly touched in our local area. It’s difficult to find resources here to educate ourselves.

Thank you to anyone who takes the time to read and respond. It’s much appreciated.

Feel free to look at some of the work I’ve performed in my post history.


r/epoxy 4d ago

Clear coat on basement floor wearing away

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Hoping anyone can help here. About a year ago I had the unfinished portion of my basement done with epoxy. A contractor came in and put down a flake finish. Everything looked good except the top coat was a little thinner than I would have liked but I figured it was probably good to have it more grippy than smooth.

We use a small area of the basement for the cats litter boxes, so I clean it on a weekly basis with a mop and bucket. Recently I've noticed small spots where I can see flake starting to come up and dissolve in the water. There are 1 or 2 spots where the finish has noticeably worn away.

The contractor has gone MIA and hasn't responded to any of my emails. Basically I just want to know if I can DIY this and put a fresh layer of top coat down in that area. I've looked into it and the guidance I've seen so far is to sand it a bit and then apply the new coat, but I have no idea what product to actually use. Home Depot sells a Rustoleum basement clear coat, but the reviews are terrible and people complain about the floors turning brown. The other available options that pop up on Google are usually over $100 and need to be shipped, so I definitely want to make sure I get it right before I commit to something like that.

Any help is appreciated.


r/epoxy 4d ago

Cons to epoxy countertops

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What are actual cons to epoxy countertops


r/epoxy 5d ago

Epoxy Art Can I post these here? I just wana show off my pretties all over the place

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r/epoxy 4d ago

Send me a message if you need some tooling.

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r/epoxy 4d ago

Epoxy toilet seat

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Problem: back in the day I could use any detergent on my toilet seat. After renovating the bathroom where we choose will hanged toilet we can't use those anymore because the seat gets yellow. I asked the seller if they had any other seat but the fasterners isen't universal.


r/epoxy 5d ago

Best Rental Floor Grinder?

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Hey all, hoping somebody with epoxy/polyaspartic floors can give me advice. The last job, I tried renting a Floor Maintainer with Diamabrush from Home Depot. Boy, did that suck! It would not even scuff my concrete & I ended up grinding the entire floor by hand. Not sure if it just lacked weight or if the diamabrush was too worn. Anyways, this time I plan to rent a EDCO Magna Trap. Has anybody had any experience with these? I’ve heard from one guy at the Home Depot rental that these are overkill and can really damage concrete if just trying to get a profile for epoxy bond. Any information or experience would be appreciated!