Why does my epoxy have fish eyes?

Why does my epoxy have fish eyes?

Substrate contamination is the most common problem that causes fish eyes and pin holes in epoxy seal coats. Dust, dirt, wax, silicones, even the oil from your fingers when touching the part prior to sealing with epoxy will deter epoxy resins from laying flat and curing with a perfectly smooth surface.

How do you fix fisheye in epoxy countertops?

Lightly sand the existing epoxy with 120-150 grit. Care should be taken not to cut through the stain. Apply another seal coat of epoxy using an 1/8″ nap foam roller, working to fill in the craters. Allow the epoxy to cure hard, sand entire application flat, and re-coat to finish.

How does fisheye eliminator work?

The additive decreases fish eye and/ or cratering by lowering the surface tension of the product to which it is added. FISH EYE ELIMINATOR is a good product to have when installing floors in machine shops, body shops, automobile prep/delivery areas, and plastics processing facilities.

Can you patch epoxy countertops?

How to repair epoxy resin countertops that are still wet. It is easiest to repair any mistakes in your epoxy resin countertop while the epoxy is still wet. Then it can still be smoothed over to help it level, or have it flow into corners where you can see the epoxy layer looks a little thin.

What causes orange peel in epoxy?

Orange peel is noticeable bumpy visual defect on the surface of coatings. It is predominantly cause by poor substrate wetting and leveling of the coating. Other influences of this surface texture are the mirrored roughness of the substrate that is coated that is not well prepared for coating.

Why am I getting dimples in my epoxy?

Dimples can occur for 3 reasons: temperature fluctuation, micro dust particles, and overtorching. To avoid getting dimples in your cured resin, make sure that the temperature in your resin room stays stable, that you use a dustcover and that you only lightly torch your resin.

How do you fix dimple in epoxy resin?

Whether your divots occurred during the pouring process of your countertops, or afterwards due to a soft cure, the solution is always to pour another coat of epoxy. You can pour directly over the previous epoxy pour within 24 hours of the first pour.

Why does epoxy resin dimple?

Dimples can occur for 3 reasons: temperature fluctuation, micro dust particles and overtorching. To avoid getting dimples in your cured resin, make sure that the temperature in your resin room stays stable, that you use a dustcover and that you only lightly torch your resin!

How do you prevent fisheye?

The best way to avoid fisheyes is to make sure the job is performed properly from the start. The surface should be thoroughly cleaned before the paint job begins.

How do you fix fish eye base coat?

SOLUTION

1. Remove wet paint film with solvent, clean and refinish.
2. Add the recommended fisheye eliminator and respray the affected area.
3. If fisheyes appear in a basecoat, allow the color to flash then spray a mist coat over affected area.

How do you fix a chipped epoxy countertop?

Fill the chipped area with the epoxy resin using a small putty knife. Scrape along the surface with the edge of the knife to level the patch out. Wait 24 hours for the patch to dry.

Can you epoxy an uneven surface?

If you have an uneven surface to begin with, epoxy resin can be used to make it more level to great effect. Inherently, all of our resins have self-leveling properties that help them flow to coat a surface evenly. You can also use them to seal surfaces that are porous or have little holes, such as wood or stone.