? For all you envirotex users. Do you get consistent good results on the sides?

[jimmybjj]

I have used the epoxy several times and they all come out good enough. I have never been totally happy with results. I can't figure out a way to get a consistently smooth result on the sides. Any advise would be appreciated.

[wavley]

Boy, I wish I could help you on that.  My wife uses it all the time for art but it's all flat and has drippy sides, I'm sure she would love it if someone had a remedy.

[jimmybjj]

One and only bump. Anyone with any advise would be appreciated

[liquids]

contact M-theory and or search his posts

[tyronethebig]

i get the best results using a paint brush, applying a light coat, and doing them last after the mix has become a little thicker

[davent]

Does the epoxy dry hard enough that you could wetsand it level then bring up the shine again with further finer wetsanding and finally polishing?

dave

[wavley]

Yeah, but it takes a while to cure that hard.  We've never tried baking it, because she uses plexi and LPs for a lot of her envirotex stuff.

[m-theory]

I've found by trial and error that less is better, with this stuff.  I've gotten pretty consistent, very decent results, even on the sides, by blowing a great deal of the excess off, when I first lay it out.  I'll either use a blow dryer or breath, but the goal is the same...I'm blowing quite vigorously across the top and then down the sides.  I'm finished when I'm no longer getting appreciable amounts of excess to flow off.  At that point, i'll let it sit for a few minutes...5-10, and then take my mixing spoon and carefully "cut" around the lower edge, all the way around.  I might repeat that 2-3 times before it sets up to the "gummy" phase, at which point, you're pretty much stuck with whatever you've got by then.  That generally happens at about the 30-40 minute mark, so I generally babysit throughout the first 45 minutes, and then walk away from it altogether until the next day.  Nothing I do from the 40 minute mark or so on will do anything but cause damage, so if it's not perfect enough at that point, I'm resolved to letting it cure out, sanding it smooth, and re-applying. 

This will never result in the sides having the same mill thickness as the top, naturally, and that's something that you've either got to accept as part of the process, or sand when cured, and re-apply.  The second coating will definitely smooth out the sides.  It's important to knock down a good chunk of mill thickness, though, because this stuff will tend to yellow and crack if it's too thick.  I've had stellar results when applying this stuff twice.  It's not my preference, because it's quite time-consuming to have to go through the whole process again, but there've been times when I've had a near perfect finish, save for one gigantic booger right in plain view, and I've chosen to sand smooth and re-apply, and it's worked extremely well.