How To Do Marble Effect With Spray Paint

I am going to share with you all a REVOLUTIONARY way and I do mean REVOLUTIONARY way to make faux marble countertops!!!

I first saw this technique on youtube by Stonecoatcountertops.com (They evidence the technique beginning at 38:39). When I saw the production they were using I was amazed. I didn't know that creating a faux marble look could be so piece of cake! When I refinished our countertops to look like marble it was a lot of piece of work and lots of different colors I had to utilize. CLICK Here to see our kitchen countertop makeover. They were featured HERE on ApartmentTherapy.com

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Montana Marble Effect Spray Paint

The unique thing virtually the Montana Marble effect spray paint is information technology's NOZZLE. When you spray the can of spray paint information technology actually comes out of the can in a speckled spattered pattern. NOT a mist like a normal can of spray pigment.

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Supplies to Pigment a Faux Marble Countertop with Epoxy

You volition demand 3/four″ thick MDF
Mantle N Tape
Montana Marble Effects Spray Paint
Zinsser OIL BASED paint and primer
Heat gun or torch
Stone Coat Countertops epoxy
Wooster two″ short cut brushes
Paint roller
Trowel
Respirator mask

Steps to making a Faux Marble Countertop with Epoxy

Make sure your MDF is complimentary of any saw dust. I recommend cutting the sink holes Before pouring the epoxy. Tape off edges of the countertop with Drape N Record. Use painters record to tape the wall.

Once your surface is dust free and plastic has been placed over the cabinets you are ready to paint your countertop with Zinsser all in i paint and primer. Yous volition desire to use a paint roller to paint the countertop. Paint countertop until it has been completely covered. Let dry (well-nigh ii hours). Add a second coat of Zinsser all in i pigment and primer. It'due south good to let this coat dry over night.

After countertop is completely dry out you are ready to spray with Montana Marble Effects spray paint! (vesture your respirator.:) I recommend practicing spraying the spray paint on a slice of cardboard…old wood…anything you lot have. Information technology comes out pretty quick and you want to make sure you feel comfortable using the product before you apply it to your countertop. When you lot are comfortable with spraying the spray pigment you lot are set up for the next stride! Spraying your countertop! Spray the spray paint random and sporadic.

Less is more than when you lot are creating a simulated marble finish! If yous spray besides much information technology will look more similar a nineties tennis shoe that has had also much puff paint. Just a few sprays hither and there will do.

how to faux marble countertops with epoxy

Once spray paint is dry yous are set up to cascade the epoxy! Mix epoxy according to the manufacturers directions. When epoxy has been mixed for two minutes you tin can pour it over your countertop. Spread epoxy out with a trowel. Kind of like y'all would frost a block. Same type of move. After the epoxy is spread evenly over your countertop apply a brush to chop out or break up any lines the trowel may have fabricated. When you can run into no more trowel marks you are ready to popular whatsoever bubbles! Use your heat gun or torch to lightly go over the epoxy this will pop whatever air bubbles.

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After bubbles have been popped accept your brush and go along the edges to wipe abroad any drips. The less drips the easier information technology will be in the morning when you have to sand the drips off.

Let epoxy cure 24 hours.

the easiest way to faux marble a countertop with epoxy — Moving-picture show of completed countertops with sinks!

Later Epoxy has cured for 24 hours lightly sand any drips along the edges. In one case drips are sanded off you are ready to install your sinks! At this indicate you should accept beautiful faux marble epoxy countertops! Way to go! Y'all did information technology!