TotalBoat Table Top Epoxy Resin - 2 Gallon Kit for Bars and Countertops

I've never used epoxy before - I've always been a "heavy coats of poly" finisher. It has looked good, but never particularly great. I was building a low-use bar in our house and I figured "what the heck, let me try my hand at epoxy". I shopped around, but saw the website and watched a couple of videos on how to use TotalBoat's product and I figured I'd try it out. I started with hevea wood butcher block counter tops and I first used a poly and stain product. It was a disaster, so I sanded it off. The bright side is that I think enough remained where it closed the wood grain pretty well. Once it was off, I used a standard oil-based stain, and once dry, covered that with a water based poly coating. I let that dry and then sanded it smooth. Once it felt ready, I opened the two-part epoxy kit from TotalBoat (it showed up overnight, which was cool), read the directions thoroughly, and decided to go for it. I first did a two-quart batch of epoxy, mixing well for three minutes, then pouring that mix into another container and mixing again for another three minutes. I tested it out on the far corner of the countertop and once things didn't go south, I used the rest of it. Two quarts allowed me to do about six square feet. I then made a four quart batch, mixing it with the same process. That allowed me enough to cover the entire countertop, which was 11 feet long by 2 feet wide. To apply it, I used the TotalBoat scrapers, relying on the v-notched scraper the most for major movement of the epoxy from one area to the other. I used the flat edge scraper to gently bring epoxy onto the edge of the countertop. This was the only part that was messy...I'm VERY glad I had a pastic drop cloth covering the cabinets and the floor! Epoxy dripped everywhere! I had a torch ready for popping bubbles but I didn't see a single bubble on the entire countertop. I did look at the countertop in every direction and found several spots where the epoxy hadn't coated entirely. On some spots, I added a little more epoxy; on others, I used a brush and moved some neighboring epoxy to the empty spots. As the countertop dried, I used a brush to flatten the drips on underside of the edge, and that seemed to work well. One thing I also made sure of was the temperature. It's winter here and getting the overall temperature up to 70+ is a chore. I ended up buying an oscillating heating fan from the local big box store and that worked very, very well. I checked on the epoxy every hour or so to fix any drips and after about four hours, I removed my plastic sheeting so it wouldn't dry in place. I went to bed after five hours of checking, and in the morning...dang! It was not only hard to the touch, but GORGEOUS as well! I couldn't be happier with how it came out. I'm letting it cure for some more time before going back to work on the bar, but as it stands right now, it looks fantastic. For the recommended wording for this review, I'll leave a couple of notes. For clarity, it's perfectly clear. No issues or questions there. It's as clear as it's going to be. Value for the money is excellent. Sure, it's expensive, but the results are amazing! Smell? It had a bit, but not anything as bad as the stain I used, and it had less than the poly coating. Overall, I think this is a 10/10 product and I look forward to using it again!

Quality product, clear and easy to use.

This epoxy is easy to mix, very clear and glossy, bubbles pop easily, levels out nice. Takes a while to harden enough to sand. 1 day is not enough to sand off a finish layer but works fine for rough fill and sand, 2 -3 days is best for finish sanding. Nice stuff.

I use this epoxy to make a living. Easy to mix. They have extended pot life to 40 minutes so I don’t feel rushed and I can accomplish more then ever before off a single pour. Crystal clear and doesn’t yellow as quickly as others. Great customer service real people answer the phone.

I probably would have really liked this product if it had been sealed and shipped correctly. One of the bottles had a corroded seal that left black gunk floating in the bottle. In addition, the inner box had the arrows correctly but the outer amazon box was packaged upside down, directing everyone to handle it in the wrong direction. This would be an excusable mistake if it could be returned, but the fact that you're left paying for their error is pretty lousy. From what I could use, it worked well on my counter. It leveled and cured quickly, eliminating a dust issue I was having with another brand. I used it with some molds as well and it works okay but there's a strong smell that hasn't gone away. It's not quite as glossy as another brand I used but my products came out with less imperfections (dust, bubbles, pulling), which is more important to me. The product really does seem good but being unable to use a lot of because of the with the way it came, I feel pretty ripped off. I think I'll buy another brand or directly from the company next time.

Total Boat Table Top Epoxy. I've done a couple other epoxy projects but nothing as big as this bar. This product worked well for me. It is a simple 1 to 1 mix ratio. I mixed each batch for 4 minutes, then poured it all into another container and mixed it for another 3 minutes. I used 2 gallons on this project. I first applied 52oz of epoxy for a fairly thin seal coat. Then about 7 hrs latter I mixed and applied the remaining 204oz for a thick coat. I used a heat gun to remove bubbles. It would be nice if it had a longer working time. You have about 20 mins to spread it and get all the bubbles out. It cured very hard, no soft spots, and no cloudy spots. It is very glossy and looks great. If I do anymore epoxy projects I will use this product again.

Great product mixed fell and leveled easily I have poured many bar ups and this one was the easiest one with limited air bubbles to deal with Thanks for great product

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