Is there an inexpensive way to change the color of my countertop without having to buy new countertop


howwy bowwy , Sunday, 8th of August 2010 03:09:53 AM

I'd like to change my countertop color.I've heard of a new process where 
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you can actually recolor itusing some sort of concrete stuff.Anyone know 
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anything about it or how to do it?
 
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Baby Boy , Monday, 9th of August 2010 12:32:59 PM

I think Design on a Dime on HGTV recently did something like  
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this and it turned out with a stone look.  
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Teady Bear , Tuesday, 10th of August 2010 06:14:54 AM

Yes. There is a kit you can buy:  
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http://armorpoxy.com/home9.html  
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It comes with everything you need, including the stuff you cleam with  
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prior to painting. You can take the paint to any local store & they can  
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tint it with whatever color you want.  
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princess minnie , Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 01:06:19 AM

There are epoxies that you can use to recolor the countertops  
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but preparation is the key, they have to be very clean then you have to  
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rough up the surface to give the epoxy some tooth. Use a self levelling  
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epoxy mortar, to be honest its not that inexpensive & if its not done  
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correct it can turn into a real mess ur better off calling a professional.  
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Alot of these shows make it look simple but you dont see how many they  
screw up before they get it right. Did you consider ceramic tile?  
 
 
 
 
 

Boo-B-Q , Thursday, 12th of August 2010 09:43:20 AM

I just saw something on HGTV the other day, as a matter of  
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fact I taped it because I want to change my counter top  
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It is something called ''Silestone'' I assume you can get it at any  
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paint store (they didn*t say), but they sort of put it on like a thin  
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concrete & smoothed it out with something like a trowel but no teeth just  
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a flat blade. When it dried they rubbed a shiny finish on it & when  
finished it looks just like stone. I*m going to look into this. I wish I  
could tell you the name of the program but I missed it on the tape. , I*m  
going on HGTV.com & type in counter tops & see what comes up. It comes in  
colors because on the show they were looking at t color chart for it.  
 
 
 
 
 

lolli , Friday, 13th of August 2010 08:13:43 PM

You might try self stick floor tiles it is easy to apply and  
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you can cut it easily.I did it about 3 years ago and I love it...Just need  
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to be extra careful not to place hot pans on it..  
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peanut butter and jelly <3 , Saturday, 14th of August 2010 03:06:31 AM

You might be able to glue another laminate on top of the one  
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you have.  
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