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edgewise	Countertop procedure?		Lead	[-]
Posts: 37 11/20/09 06:40 AM	Tags : None Can anyone help me w/the procedure of doing an overlay on a countertop? What produce etc. (please don't tell me to go to a training class as I have no money right now!!) I already do flooring overlays but would like to make some sample boards to test it out for, hopefully future use. I've already done the Granicrete way so I know the basics, coloring, epoxy techniques. I just need to know the cement part of it, what EC product, how many coats, mixtures etc. Thank you in advance for any help.
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zkorpionx		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 12 11/20/09 07:18 AM	So you are thinking to do something like this? This one is done over a formica counter Contact me for details
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edgewise	countertop procedure?	#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 38 11/24/09 08:16 AM	Yes!! Just like that. I color mine more of a granite (W/SPECKLES) look, but yes . Can you let me know the cement procedure please?
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itsreallyconcrete	he already said he would,,,	#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 82 11/25/09 04:57 AM	from what i read in his post,,, far's the cost of training, have heard some/many/all distributors'll negotiate training costs IF you're using competitor's mtls OR in the trade,,, probably a big step UP for you so c'mon in - the water's fine. best [the original] redhat-nominee yic-yac it is said freedom comes in 4 boxes - soap, ballot, jury, & ammo.
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appliedconcrete		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 9 11/25/09 02:16 PM	is this done with ec products? i would like to try this myself. Tony appliedconcrete@triad.rr.com
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itsreallyconcrete	more'n likely, it was done w/roofing paper,	#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 84 11/26/09 05:50 AM	expanded wire mesh, 1,000s of staples, cpr1000, tp, tf, tp, pcc, & stain w/sealer on top but you're suppos'd to write him, remember ? ? ? you other guys ask your distributor. best [the original] this-is-only-a-post-not-a-letter yic-yac it is said freedom comes in 4 boxes - soap, ballot, jury, & ammo.
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edgewise	countertop procedure?	#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 39 11/26/09 07:16 AM	Thanks for the "help"!! I'll go back to granicrete. I already use EC products on floors but just needed a little help on counters!
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DCS Inc		#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2454 11/26/09 07:54 AM	edgewise, check your messages. As far as applying over existing formica, you need to abrade the surface, apply CPR 1000, let dry. Apply base coat of Thin Finish. Go from there. Another method is to abrade the surface, apply PT1 Epoxy and use silica sand to rejection. Apply base coat and go from there. Texturing, coloring, veining, marbling are just some of the tricks I teach in my PLUS class. Full depth and GFRC applications can also be achieved with Elite Crete products. You can embed objects, score, sandblast, polish..... just about anything you want on an EC top. Quartz, mica chips glow in the dark powders..... gene ec-Indy
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canu4see		#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 217 11/26/09 07:59 AM	Edgewise-don't get peeved at yic yac, he's only trying to tell you in his own wierd way that zkorpionx says in his post if you'll email him, he would be glad to give you the details. I personally would like for him to post the details here see'in how he's going to type it all out anyway and many more would benifit if it were here. Unless of course he doesn't deem the rest of us worthy.
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itsreallyconcrete	edge, no one's holding your hands,,,	#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 85 11/27/09 05:46 AM	EXCEPT your distributor,,, wtf do you think you have him - for b-day cards ? ? ? you ask'd - someone respond'd,,, you either didn't read his reply OR couldn't comprehend it,,, how does that response qualify your ' attitide ' ? ? ? how silly to ask your librarian for directions to the ' self-help book section ' best [the original] what-we've-got-here-is-a-failure-to-communicate yic-yac ps - altho you may be too young to have seen that classic line spoken in film it is said freedom comes in 4 boxes - soap, ballot, jury, & ammo.
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JBBS		#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 108 11/27/09 08:05 AM	WTF is the point on having a forum if every reply is "Ask Your Distributor"? By now you should all know any time a pic is posted people are going to want to know how the hell to do it. Anyhow.....i'm off to work.......and to call my distributor... www.bushwallandfloorsystems.blogspot.com
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Duke		#11	[url]	[-]
Posts: 11 11/27/09 01:03 PM	Brad said.. " thats not where the money is at, we do floors! " lol
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DCS Inc		#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2456 11/27/09 01:40 PM	Brads correct. I think you'd starve to death just doing counter tops. But, I don't know how many times I get asked if I can install an outdoor kitchen, fire pit, sitting wall, fire place reface, retaining walls and caps, foundations. Kitchens and baths, window sills..... I know several counter top guys that do well but it's a tough field. I think it's a good add on to the flooring. I've installed masonry outdoor kitchens. It's really expensive to do a foundation up, stone/brick facade with full depth poured tops. With a metal framed, vertical overlaid, GFRC poured or overlaid counter, the costs drop way down on materials and time. You can also go over existing patios without a foundation/footings. You can customize it so much better than spending a day looking for the correct stones at the stone yard. Table tops are another direction to look at. If you have a small shop, you could kick these out on rainy or slow days. Find an outlet to sell them for you. I have one installer that's doing Reflector on stretched artist canvas. She just showed her work to a local artist that has a gallery here in town. Hell, if I thought I could make money at it, I'd offer customized toilet seats. Floors are defiantly where the money is. My problem is time..... I just don't have an abundance of it. gene ec-Indy
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itsreallyconcrete	we've all known for yrs the $'re in architectural,,,	#13	[url]	[-]
Posts: 89 11/29/09 06:35 AM	FLOORING - that's the stuff we walk on, remember ? & there's MUCH more of it avail for enhancement than c-tops, walls, saunas, etc,,, IF you need/want to find your feminine talent side & branch off, have at it & best of luck,,, if you want/need to keep food on the table, make those new trk pymts, & support your bride in the manner to which she's quikly becoming accustomed, stay on the horizontal. every so often a newbie comes in thinking to reinvent the wheel &, as the younger generations are wont to do, ask for immediate results rather'n investing time in reading the archives where many topics have been discuss'd ad nauseum,,, understand the haste & want/need it NOW perspective but, on occasion, its does lead us on tangents that may not've done so otherwise,,, let's not get sidetrack'd would be my counsel. senor bushie, you're kind of new ( 2 yrs ? ) altho think you've been in ' flooring ' for some time,,, i've found subtle differences even in distributor's techniques/methods over the yrs hence the ' ayd ' response,,, personally, always felt more comfortable using the rodfather's guidance/experience/free phone calls rather'n anyone else even if he's stingy w/hats now can we get back to using eC for building ladies lingerie ? ? ? best [the original] or-so-it-seems-to-me yic-yac it is said freedom comes in 4 boxes - soap, ballot, jury, & ammo. Last Edited By: itsreallyconcrete 11/29/09 06:40 AM. Edited 1 time.
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brzelt		#14	[url]	[-]
Posts: 35 11/29/09 05:00 PM	I did not get a birthday card..... Rod must be slippin....
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Accent Resurfacing		#15	[url]	[-]
Posts: 122 12/03/09 02:37 PM	I am going to try doing epoxy over existing laminate. I figure with a base color and then reflector in coloring you are looking at a 1 to 2 day turn around and no rip out and reinstall. No concrete at all just epoxy. Maybe even spartical to speed up the process. Only problem with that is how quickly it sets up, it can get away from you. I have a scrap piece in my shop, need to pull my thumb out and do a sample to see how it holds up. Although yic is as subtle as a train wreck, i agree that the money is in flooring, especially acid staining. I do full pour counters and vertical stamped concrete, and you do not make nearly the money doing floors. I am trying to change my marketing strategy right now to focus more on interior. I have seen guys in here say they are 75% indoor work. I would love that as the climate in my part of this great country is either hotter than blazers or colder than a witches titty. Just arranged some TV advertising, will see how that goes. It helps that i have a Zimbabwean (you will have to look it up on the world map) accent, so i am hoping that it will help with getting the phone to ring. BTW I really like the counter zkorpionx did. I will definately be emailing him for details. Ethan www.accentresurfacing.com Saving the world one concrete slab at a time!
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