Epoxy over laminate AKA formica PREP.

This tutorial I show how I poured epoxy over laminate AKA formica counters. Theres a bunch of tips and tricks.

[erinelizabethcastill]

Did you have a separate video on actually showing what you did instead of just the after look?

[imanindeen]

Would have been nice to see the actual epoxy application rather than just the primer.

[Hope-fvkf]

Just went to the next video and you use wood underlayment! Less expensive than my thought of laminate sheets (which I thought would be wobbly and possible crack the epoxy trying to install) for a wall of marble, wow. And no trial and error on my part. Thank you so much for your effort and making these videos and putting them out.

[firefly]

Wow... that's so lovely! Beautiful work!

[rougefox]

Really NICE work Mimzy!! Looks very realistic too!! You’re a great teacher, exceptional explaining, detail, process, & visual footage both up-close & over all. Thank you!!

[tammyfehse]

Ma'am you should be so proud!! Absolutely beautiful!! Very nice job at vanes!

[leegal]

Wow, you did an amazing job. I am going to try this on our vacation home, which has outdated Formica countertops. Thank you for posting!

[kesmeby]

That's a big job and it came out beautiful! Great vein work.

[Hope-fvkf]

I purchased a mobile home to flip in an excellent location close to the beach. This is my first attempt (vs a home) and was not prepared for a number of differences even though I had watched hours and hours about mobiles. I was not understanding the WEIGHT issues. Heavy items ( marble, stone, wall of tile..)create stress on the underneath skeleton and require I get underneath and add support. At 68 yrs I am no longer willing to do that (also I just do not want to carry heavy items) so I have been looking at other options. I am considering buying a sheet of laminate and cut it for the backsplash (an entire wall of marbled look is the goal, in the kitchen and a bath), but then lay it flat, do the epoxy then attach to the wall. Old laminate counters are available possibly with an updated (the originals have cut outs I do not want and the seam is bloated from water damage) if not I will do the MDF.

[MariaW]

Awesome work, really looks like marble, love it, actually watched a good amount of videos about this, but yours, for a non professional, is amazing! Hope mine will looks like yours when finish. Thanks for sharing.

[angelagonzalez]

This is beautiful! My bf has dabbled into this stuff but is still learning. I would love to do this to our kitchen counter tops but I'm worried that if something goes wrong, our countertops will be ruined. 1 day we will do them, just gotta learn some more about the process before actually doing it.

[staceyhuot]

Do you have a video that shows the veining? What colors did you use for the veining? I have been looking everywhere. This is exactly what I have imagined. Everything I find is in the greys. Which unfortunately doesn’t go. You are extremely talented!!!

[boyenus]

I wish you have a video of how you did that design. How did you do the design?

[kayleeclark]

I love this video and your video with the design tutorial. I have them saved as a reference because I’m about to do this in my kitchen. I plan on leaving the sink in, hopefully that goes well. What color did you use as your base coat? I like the color used. I saved which colors you used for the veins but I’m also interested in the base coat. & what size can in the base color did you need for this project? Thank you!

[rwkofqu]

Nice job, how many gallons did you use?

[charissalowe]

Do you just use regular pain for the base coat?

[gemini]

Stunning! Is sanding necessary if you primed the surface because that is the purpose of the primer.

[billkampas]

How did you pour out the vertical surface under the breakfast bar?

[rayshaunhayes]

Hey ms your countertops look sooo good.. Question you have large countertops like I do... How much epoxy did you use? 1/2 gallon of resin and 1/2 gallon of hardner? Or gallon of resin and gallon of hardner..

[wsvitak]

I was like duck tape, what…then you explained and I thought that’s a great idea. 👍