howwy bowwy
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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