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The #1 mistake I see beginners make with epoxy
If I could go back and tell beginner-me one thing, it'd be this:
Surface prep is 80% of the job. The pour is the easy part.
Almost every "ruined" project I've seen started with someone skipping or rushing prep — not sealing properly, not cleaning the surface, not understanding what their substrate needed. The pour gets all the glory on Instagram, but the prep is what separates a piece that lasts 10 years from one that fails in 6 months.
A few things prep covers:
- Cleaning + degreasing (matters more than people think)
- Sealing porous surfaces so air doesn't escape into your pour
- Edging and taping properly so resin doesn't run where you don't want it
- Letting the surface fully cure between steps
Save this post — I'll be dropping more like this every week. And if you have a specific prep question, drop it in 🛠️ Ask Me Anything and I'll cover it.
What's tripped you up most about prep? Comment below 👇
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