You did that in a single pour? I’ve considered doing one at some future point, but I figured I would do it in layers. Not a priority right now. I’ve done a powder room vanity top and about 50 sq ft of kitchen countertops in a fake marble look: base coat, pattern coat, and one or two clear coats on top. My next epoxy projects will be some accent pieces and a bartop.I'm about 14 hours post pour. Up until I went to bed last night, I checked the temperature and slowly stirred the epoxy to keep the pigments suspended every 45 minutes. Then I got up once overnight at 2:30a to do the same.
With a room temperature of about 70-72 degrees, when I went to bed, the epoxy was close to 80. In the middle of the night, it was in the mid-80s. It is about 90 degrees this morning which is perfect. I'm pretty sure that there will be no runaway exothermic reaction at this point, just a nice, slow warming.
I stirred one more time this morning and the epoxy is pretty thick now. It was just a bit thicker than water when I poured, think 5w30 at room temp. Now it's like straight 40 weight on a cold morning. No more stirring or bubbles will be trapped and I don't think the pigments will settle at this point.
Now, I just let it sit. 72 hours at a minimum which would be Weds., but I won't have time to get back to it until Thursday, so that's all the better. It is 69" long and 19" wide. I have a friend who happens to have a 20" planer, so I'll have to let him know I will be ready for that step in a few days.
I had a couple of areas where the epoxy seeped over and under the caulk "dams", and I added "backup dams" but I haven't had any breakthroughs since yesterday late afternoon, so I think I'm good now.
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