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Re: House stuff
« Reply #50 on: March 15, 2013, 11:41:51 AM »
Oh man! was it easy to do?  I want to do that to mine but didn't know if it was easy and not a huge hassle! please tell me all about it!

I've been thinking of doing this to my son's place, but didn't know if it really looked as good as the ads.  It looks great!
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Re: House stuff
« Reply #51 on: March 15, 2013, 11:42:43 AM »
Oh man! was it easy to do?  I want to do that to mine but didn't know if it was easy and not a huge hassle! please tell me all about it!

It's not very difficult at all -- the instructions are detailed and they include a DVD of a couple demonstrating the process. It takes 2 consecutive days to do.  You first sand your countertops with the sanding block, lay on a thick coat of the adhesive base coat, spray on an additional adhesive spray and then immediately spread the decorative chips using this spreader that comes in the kit.  Then let it all dry at least 12 hours but not more than 24 hours.  The next day, vacuum up the loose chips on the counter and start sanding down the rest of the chips. This part takes the longest (I spent maybe 3 hours sanding and vacuuming/brushing off the chip dust) as you want it to be as smooth as possible.  Then you wipe down the counter until no more chip dust is on it and apply the glossy top coat.  Let dry for 2 days before light use (after 2 days you can put things back on the counter weighing no more than 5 lbs).  It's fully usable after a week.

The only things I had to buy were 2 2" paint brushes, a 6" roller, a 6" foam pad for the roller, a 6" microfiber pad for the roller and 2 6" plastic paint trays.  Everything else is in the kit.  A Shop Vac with the brush attachment makes the cleanup a lot easier too.
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Re: House stuff
« Reply #52 on: March 15, 2013, 11:53:22 AM »
I re-did my 13 year old blue formica countertops last weekend with a Rust-o-leum Countertop Restoration kit.  The kit was about $150 and I had to buy maybe another $25 bucks of rollers, brushes, paint trays, etc. But it worked out well; they now look like this (in charcoal):

That looks great.  Is it durable?  I just got a granite counter top (had formica before) but I'm so afraid I'm going to drop something on it and chip it.  My old formica had a butcher block look that I never got tired of and I never had any problems with it, until the toaster caught on fire and burned a big hole in it.   :mad:

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Re: House stuff
« Reply #53 on: March 15, 2013, 11:57:51 AM »
That looks great.  Is it durable?  I just got a granite counter top (had formica before) but I'm so afraid I'm going to drop something on it and chip it.  My old formica had a butcher block look that I never got tired of and I never had any problems with it, until the toaster caught on fire and burned a big hole in it.   :mad:



I'll let you know. I did it last weekend so this weekend I'll be able to fully use it. It certainly seems very hard but we'll see how it holds up.
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Re: House stuff
« Reply #54 on: March 15, 2013, 07:35:29 PM »
That looks great.  Is it durable?  I just got a granite counter top (had formica before) but I'm so afraid I'm going to drop something on it and chip it.  My old formica had a butcher block look that I never got tired of and I never had any problems with it, until the toaster caught on fire and burned a big hole in it.   :mad:



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Re: House stuff
« Reply #55 on: March 16, 2013, 03:55:23 PM »
I re-did my 13 year old blue formica countertops last weekend with a Rust-o-leum Countertop Restoration kit.  The kit was about $150 and I had to buy maybe another $25 bucks of rollers, brushes, paint trays, etc. But it worked out well; they now look like this (in charcoal):



Not too difficult to do -- you will need to do a lot of sanding though!

Looks really nice.

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Re: House stuff
« Reply #56 on: June 17, 2013, 11:41:09 AM »
Actually looked at this place about 3-4 years ago...................still for sale!





Where?

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Re: House stuff
« Reply #57 on: June 17, 2013, 11:43:14 AM »
If I had my druthers:







Love it but I'd need a hot top, an outdoor shower and the internet

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Re: House stuff
« Reply #58 on: June 17, 2013, 12:38:40 PM »
Where?


It's on one of the Feather River Tracts (cabin lots) in No. Ca.
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