Marble Easy Epoxy Countertop Paint Kit (Carrara White)

I can’t believe how well this kit worked! I had a dark granite bathroom counter that I didn’t like. I wanted to brighten it up, but every quote I got for marble was so expensive. So I decided to try this kit. If it came out horrible, I would just replace it anyway, so what weas there to lose? Be sure to read the directions carefully, and – better yet- watch a video or two. That was so helpful. I took notes on every step and tip so I could print it out and have it with me. I looked at it often! I had never done anything even close to this and yet it turned out really well! A few tips I have that I would use next time if I did it again: * Give yourself plenty of time. I soooo just wanted to get it done after 3 coats, but I could still see some dark thru the white so I did a 4th coat and it made all the difference. * I didn’t have luck spraying the veins with water or using the brush to feather so I wiped it all off (easy enough if you do it right away) and just used the small paint brush and to me the veins look fine. * As for the bubbles you are supposed to look for once the epoxy is on, I was thinking they would be big bubbles so I didn’t really see any. Now I realize they were small… and I have a lot. It is not a big deal, being in my bathroom, but if it was a kitchen counter I might be mad. All of the reviews were right about hairs, too! I blocked the vents, kept the cat out, tied my hair back, wiped it totally clean first, turned off the air conditioning, and STILL there were hairs. I got most out with a tweezer, but ick- messy! *Everything you touch to the epoxy is sooo sticky. I mean, that seems obvious, but still I was surprised! And when you put that stuff down somewhere, THAT will become sticky. I put the foam brush and stirrer (both covered in epoxy) on a few layers of paper towel and laid that on some wood and the next day they were glued to the wood. So have something nearby you can put sticky things on and not care. *Have vinegar on hand, too! No matter how careful I was, I got it the epoxy on my fingers and flashlight you use to check for hairs and you will need the vinegar to remove it. * My biggest frustration was removing the tape. I was really careful to tape, and the walls and cabinets were fine. But around the sink I guess I let the tape touch a bit of the sink in a few places so it did not get painted and I could see brown through. (I later touched it up with the white paint which is ok, but I may use caulk later to make it look even better.) Perhaps the tape/epoxy pulled a bit of it off, not sure. It said to pull the tape off between 1 and 2 hours so I did 1.5 hours and it might have been too long. I would do 1 hour next time. AND the tape came off in so many pieces and it was so sticky with epoxy, it got all over my gloves. So then my gloves were all sticky and I couldn’t get the tape off my gloves to throw it away. Luckily I brought some of my own gloves in the room and a few times I just took them off, wadded up with tape, threw them in the trash, and put on new gloves. Next time, I would make sure the tape pieces overlapped a lot so they would come off in one continuous piece. I would also use something to roll the tape on to instead of collecting it with my gloved hands. Maybe paper towel tube or something. (Like the way you would wrap up Christmas lights). This would stop me from having to touch the tape at all. That was a mess! But really nothing else was. Overall, if you are considering replacing a counter with marble but don’t want the expense, try this first. I am literally 98% thrilled with the final results. And I think anyone who saw it would assume it is marble. It is shiny and so very pretty. I am not really a DIY’er; If I can do it, you can do it. Use theirs, or type up step by step instructions in your own words to follow- that helps you know the steps even better in my opinion. Even though I thought I had it all down, I would still look at my notes sometimes and see something I was about to forget. But the kit is great and includes nearly everything you could need. My counter is just beautiful and I am quite impressed that I could do it all by myself!

Here is my review on the Gianni, white marble kit! It came out so beautiful. I can’t believe I did it! I read reviews and watched videos for probably a month while I decided if I wanted to take the plunge! I have granite and just can’t spend the money right now to get the white marble that I really wanted! I figured what do I have to lose since I hate the counters and if I ruin them I will just have to get new ones ha ha! The kit has everything you need except the frog tape, paper plates and paper bowls, which I used for the veining process and also for the highlighting at the end which really made the whole counter pop! I did not like the tiny brush they sent so on some of the videos I watched on YouTube they used a turkey feather. I highly recommend this as the lines came out beautifully and very natural! I dabbed the feather, then dabbed on a paper plate and dragged the feather up down back-and-forth to get some really nice lines! I needed a paint tray and used foil to line it for each coat so i could throw it out easily and use the tray for the next coat. I put my roller in a baggie in the fridge so it wouldnt dry out between coats. I did buy a few extra sponge brushes which I used, but the one in the kit is far superior. Whoever thought there was actually a real quality sponge brush! I studied the veining on YouTube videos, Google, Pinterest you name it since this was the most important thing to me…the right look, shading and design. I finally found a few I really liked and took pictures and put them in my phone in an album. I decided which ones I wanted to use on each section of my counters. I practiced drawing them on paper over and over, and then when I did them on the actual counters, I kept my phone right there to use them as a guide, which really helped! The kit includes a very small practice board and I did a few veins on it and saw how easy this would be. I really can’t believe how beautiful they turned out! I did 3 main veins on either side of my sink and played around with them then added some extended and some very light veins. Less is more and be careful not to go too dark. I set up a covered table the night before with everything that I would need. The whole process took about 14 hours but I have a very small kitchen with about 18 sq. ft. of counters. I got a good nights sleep and got up about 5 o’clock in the morning and started with my taping and then my first coat of primer which took about an hour total. I made a cup of coffee and waited an hour and did a second coat and then a third after another hour. My granite is dark, so it really needed a third coat. Then I proceeded to the veining. I have to admit I was very stressed hoping I could do this and do it right. It turned out to be so much fun very easy and I just love them! I used the pics on my phone as my guide which really was helpful. Then I waited four hours before I did the epoxy. I went out and had lunch and took a drive came back and again was very stressed because this part really scared me. It turned out it was so easy although it probably is the most detailed part of the entire project. I feel like I needed to use more of the epoxy than they said, unless I just didn’t figure it right. Make sure you tape and cover everything including the floors in front of everything. I actually didn’t get anything on my appliances or floor, which I was shocked! I checked my epoxy every 5 minutes for the first 30 minutes or so and found lots of small areas I missed or little “sink” holes that would pop up. Check under the edge constantly for drips. I used a sponge brush to even them out. If they dry you will have hard drips under the edge and I’m not sure how you get that off. Definitely use frog tape. I will never use blue tape again. The frog tape is unbelievably superior! I had a little tricky area on the counter sides on either side of the stove. I decided to not use the epoxy there and just use a water soluble polyurethane. I just felt it was going to be easier without having all the dripping going down the sides in that area and then I could put my stove back while I did the epoxy in the kitchen and I had more room to move around. I think that was a good move. I left the tape on for over an hour until there were no more drips under the edge. I have no pets and I closed my AC vent so I had no specs of dust, bubbles or hairs. It’s so beautiful like a sheet of glass! Note* wear rubber gloves when handling the epoxy incuding pulling off the tape. It’s VERY sticky and hard to get off your hands! All in all, the process was super easy and fun, but I did take my time to prepare with tape and the drop cloths. I have an Undermount sink so I felt that was a little tricky to tape around it, but I took my time and everything came out beautifully. Take your time enjoy it and you will be so happy with your counters when you’re done! It’s really an easy and fun project!! I feel like I have a model home now! Absolutely love my kitchen counters, and this product!

If you want to change out your countertops this is the kit to go with. You may spend a little more but the cost versus someone to come out to do it you're saving a whole lot of money. You just have to pay attention to what you are doing. The kid is super easy to use read the directions and look at the video that they have posted and also reach out to the actual company they will tell you how much you need and go from there. I made sure I set my timers and this came out beautiful. I did wait a couple of days between applications as far as painting the island. I added more coats of the white paint because I had very dark granite and it just seems to come through every time. So basically I did about three coats of the white. I let everything dry oily some in between coats a couple of days and then I went ahead and started painting my marble lines. The best way to do this is to have the spray bottle that comes with the kids with water and saturate the lines so it can bleed right away. I actually ordered some more paint from the actual company due to the price on Amazon and are mixed the two and mix it with my water while I sprayed and you're able to see the pearl color come through as well. You really do need to take your time and once you pour your epoxy you need to check for the dripping and just go under the corners and free edges with a wooden stick like a painters stick. And just make sure you do every so often until it drives. This came out way better than I thought. And also just make sure you Prep Prep and prep every free Edge covered you do not want this on your floor or on your cabinet

I wish you could give 1/2 a star because I'd give this product 4 1/2 stars instead of 4. I have to deduct a little because of an issue I'll discuss a little later. The kit is pricey in my opinion but it is complete with everything that you'll need except painter's tape. Overall it's very easy to use. I have experience working with epoxy but even if you don't have any, follow the instructions exactly and you should like the results (more on this in the negative). As seen in the photos, the countertop I was covering was a very dated dark ugly green. It was 28 sf and the kit says it will cover 36 sf. I only wound up using about 2/3 of the paint and epoxy. That included 3 coats of the paint due to the dark green. The only negatives are fairly minor except for the last one which is kind of a medium issue for me as I'm a perfectionist. 1. While the instructions are very thorough, the description on Amazon says it's a one day project. This is misleading because while start to finish is a very long day, cleaning, taping, painting (3 coats with an hour of drying time between), painting veins, 2 more hours of drying and then epoxy followed by removing the tape before it hardens. Then they say it's 7 days to completely cure before you can replace appliances and fully use the countertop. 2. If you're going to include items then need to be an asset not a hindrance. The 2 included brushes are very cheap quality and the bristles kept coming out. Trying to get them out of epoxy is very irritating. 3. This is the biggest issue for me. The instructions say that their epoxy is specially formulated to not require heat to pop bubbles. So I did as the instructions said, went to bed and let it dry. The next morning I was inspecting the finished product and I found a section that has about a dozen small bubbles. As I said, I'm a perfectionist so while most people wouldn't notice, this bothers me. I'm not sure what I'm going to do about it but it is very disappointing. Overall, I am very pleased with the end result. If you're ok with the price tag then I'd recommend this product. Just take of my negatives. Plan out your time, upgrade your brush and inspect carefully while it's drying. If you see bubbles then don't assume they'll pop.

We’re currently living in a house that’s not ours- we have full range to do what we want, but I wasn’t going to spend money on granite/marble countertops in a house I won’t get my money back from, but I just couldn’t deal with the brown laminate counters. I am SOOOOO HAPPY with the results of this. It took a whole weekend for prep, painting, and sealing. I had over 100 sq ft to complete in my kitchen and two bathrooms. The paint goes much further than the epoxy. I was able to get through all the counters with 1.5 cans of the white paint (I bought two kits) and less than 1 can of the gray veining, but had to order two more cans of epoxy. Luckily, instead of buying an entire new kit you can just get the epoxy! I did 3-4 coats of white due to the dark color of the counters - a small bar section was a dark gray/black and the white still covered it great. Definitely practice the veining. Mine looked terrible on the practice piece but actually turned out great on the counter. I was sooo hesitant because I am not a crafty or good DIY person so I was worried the veining would be so obviously paint, but it actually looks incredible! The epoxy is MESSY. Take your time, follow the instructions to a t, and check for imperfections. Mine is definitely not perfect, but it is just about fool proof with the self leveling. My biggest mistake is that I forgot to take the tape off within the 2 hours in my bathroom and small pieces got stuck. Watch the edges for drips and stay around to keep wiping with a paint brush to keep your edges smooth. Also be careful of what you set on the counters for a full week. Small things without hard edges are okay but anything heavy or with a hard edge will leave an indent until fully cured in the 7 days. Overall, I would definitely recommend this to anyone that asked and if I ever need to remodel on an budget again it’s the first thing I would go for! There are absolutely imperfections, but if you take your time and follow instructions you can avoid them, and it still looks so much better than it did so I can complain!

The pictures don’t do it justice. This kit gave our kitchen a much needed glow up. My husband loves how shiny it is and it looks so clean (and easier to clean than our ugly black countertops.) While I think I didn’t mix one can enough or as well as the others (I have two trouble spots), I don’t really care much because overall, it turned out gorgeous and it’s a temporary upgrade until we can get real Quartz countertops. Overall, I recommend this. Be sure to mix for exactly the time and then pour it out and get it moving. Video was very helpful to watch beforehand. I painted countertops in the evening and then poured epoxy resin in the morning which worked well. I taped off the kitchen so no one entered for 48 hours. Have vinegar handy in case you get some epoxy on something you don’t want to (my stove, my sink, my hands). Comes off with vinegar easily within first 2 hours. All in all, great diy and gave us the look we were going for affordably.

This is an incredible deal for less than $200 for my kitchen (basic countertop kit only). You get about a quart of primer and two small cans of color pigment for the marble look. You also get a ton of resin/epoxy, plus brushes and enough accessories to do the job; no multiple trips to the store are needed. As long as you are patient and careful, your results should come out really good. It will look even better if you have a bit of artistic talent. Regardless of this kit, you really do need to make sure all deep scratches and divots are sanded down and filled (wood putty is the best choice). My counter is old and had already been painted over once with Rustoleums counter paint. That stuff was ok for a while but not good at all for a long term solution; it scratched and chipped easily. Just stick with this product. I did a quick sanding on the old counter and that was more than enough to scuff the surface for the primer to stick to. I was very thorough on the sanding and filling, but once you prime over, any parts you missed will become very obvious. The epoxy coat will do a good job with gap filling so the top is smooth, but those scratches and imperfections underneath may still be noticeable. You may want to do a 2nd round of puttying after the 1st coat of primer if you see lots of bad spots. Then do the next primer coat to top it off. You have to do 2 full coats of primer; the counter needs to look as white as possible so you see none of the previous countertop color underneath. You get 2 colors for the marble look, white and a dark grey. I ended up mixing some of the grey and white to get a lighter grey color, which helped blend and smooth things out. The grey is pretty dark so a little goes a long way. I like a more subtle marble style so I needed very little grey. I ended up using almost all the white for blending and covering spots with too much grey . I found that this kit included far more epoxy than needed. 1 can of the resin & activator took care of over 20 square feet. While the process takes time and is a bit tedious, the results do look great. ----------------------------------- Things to take into consideration: Hair & dust! If you can, try to tarp off the kitchen to minimize any of those particles, especially if you have pets. I had the kitchen fully closed off and still found so many hairs getting in the epoxy, so I bet everyone will have at least a few to deal with. Tweezers will likely be needed to get those hairs out. Air bubbles. Unless you are a pro with liquid resin like this, you will likely get some small air bubbles. Instead of trying to poke them out, it is easier to use a needle or safety pin tip and do a light swirl to get the bubble to the surface. Unless you live in a sterile vacuum, expect at least a few air bubbles or hairs to get stuck in the epoxy. They probably won't show much, but still good to set your expectations properly. If you want an ultra smooth finish with no imperfections you may want to do an extra step not in the instructions. I would wet sand with ultra ultra fine grit sandpaper (1000+ grit) Wet sanding is great to prevent excess dust. You may be able to use an orbital buffer to restore the shine after sanding, but a 2nd epoxy coat may be needed after. Either way, these steps are not necessary unless you are a bit 'particular' about perfection. ----------------------------------- Overall this kit does what it says and does a very good job at it. That being said, you will likely spend half the money or less if you buy the components separately. The pigment colors are about the size of those 'sample' cans of paint you can get at the hardware store; about a pint or so in size. If you wanted to experiments with a pearl like tone or replace the grey with a color, then any water based indoor paint will work. This kit takes about a week to fully cure so don't put anything heavy on it until then. Even after a few days when the epoxy is partially cure, you should still be careful. This product is really good and highly recommend it.

As they say if I could give -5 stars I would. I bought this product and applied it with a general contract paint professional. He had experience with many different kinds of paint/epoxy refinishing kits, but not this exact brand. The base layer paint went on well and then we painted an amazing vein pattern. But when it came time to apply epoxy and the application method stated with the product, it was absolute mayhem. The epoxy is extremely thick. They suggest rolling it with a roller brush, which leaves 1 million air bubbles in the epoxy. Some of the epoxy cured, but a lot of the epoxy did not cure. This is a very simple mixing process so it was not faulty mixing it’s just faulty product. It has been two weeks and the epoxy is still incredibly gooey. It is gooey where you cannot touch the countertop or lay anything on it. It has wreaked absolute havoc in our world. We cannot utilize the kitchen whatsoever and now are faced with the choice of stripping the entire countertop with noxious chemicals or replacing them with an actual new stone product to the tune of $10,000. The granite company who came into “us told us there would be an up charge for removing these countertops since they are so incredibly tacky with epoxy and it will be a removal nightmare. We also had to cancel Christmas in our home because there was no way to utilize our kitchen. There’s no solution in between. My general contractor called the customer service line to which we are met with a very condescending and rude woman who told us to use acetone to remove the gooey parts. However, the fault in that is there anything that acetone touches even if it is a part that is cured now turns to goo. So you just have gooey disgusting tacky epoxy that is getting everywhere in your kitchen, Your cooktop, your floors, your hands, your sink. When I tell you, this is a living nightmare of a product. I hope you will believe me. A $200 kit has turned into a $10,000 disaster in our kitchen. And when they tell you, there is a guarantee, they will find a loophole every time in which they will not pay that out. They will tell you that everything has been your fault. I am a chemist, and I hired a general contractor so there is absolutely no way we botched the mixing of the epoxy. Also, anything that is laid on the countertop, even in the areas where the epoxy has cured, all items will still stick in adhere to the counter, it allows anything to bleed into the epoxy. This product should be taken off of Amazon entirely. They do not back the product and there is no way they could even make this any better. And I could go on and on. The epoxy will leave drip marks all over the side of your counters. Please just stay away from this product and do not believe in their customer service department as all they care about is selling a product and blaming you for why their garbage product doesn’t work.