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Video tutorial showing how we laid this penny floor using GlassCast 3 epoxy resin and lots of pennies! We've included all the steps along the way including calculating how much resin you'll need, laying out and grouting the pennies and pouring the resin.
Links to all the products used in the project:
► GlassCast 3 Epoxy Resin www.glasscastresin.com/glassc...
► Ancillaries available here www.glasscastresin.com/
►FREE eBook available to download here media.glasscastresin.com/proj...
If you have any questions, please just ask in the comments below!
#epoxyresin #diy #pennyfloor
LOL "..we recommend using strong alcohol on friends or family when persuading them to help." 🤣
It definitely helps!!
*I've subbed and watched a few videos and I'm surprised you've only got just over 11k subs, you're video's are self explanatory and the business! You should have over 100k subs, your one video beats me watching 20 of others!*
I am so very glad I stumbled across your channel. There are some great ideas here. Thank you.
Thanks bubbadoom, glad it has sparked your interest!!
Can you please show what it looks like 10+ yrs later?
Hi, it is amazing work! Where you buy ponny coin in this volume? Thank you!
Could I use Epoxy MPC 100? Thank you
The product looks fantastic. How would you do this on a coin kitchen splashback where the coins are laid vertically against an upright wall? Would gravity makes this difficult?
Unfortunately, being self-levelling, it won't really work vertically as the resin will run off the surface. You could make the splashback on boards which could be made horizontally and then once finished, bonded or fastened into position on the wall.
I have laid the keys to a custom floor that i am doing. I cant wait to pour the resin in a week or two
Keep us updated and of course, ask any questions you may have! :)
@@glasscastresin thank you. I have seen people heating their resin once it's poured with blowtorch and heat gun to remove bubbles.. Will I need to do this? Is it recommended
@@GordonWlocksport If the room, resin and floor is above 20'C then you shouldn't need to but it does no harm (done correctly) so a quick blast over with a heat gun or torch accelerates the air escaping.
I have a question. Does resin glues on pill and stick wallpaper? I would like applie wallpaper on the floor and use this resin on top. Just a project
It depends on the wall paper itself, so we would recommend doing a small test. Some grades of wall paper may also change colour when wet with resin so a test will help show that too.
Thanks for the video. This is great How slippery does the floor end up? I have a tiny home so this would be ideal for my floors, but I have large dogs, for whom a slippery floor would not be ideal. Would it be safe in a kitchen that has muddy feet from the garden, or does all water/mud need instantly cleaned up to avoid stain and/or slipping an breaking my neck?
GlassCast can be quite slippery when wearing things like socks so may not be the best thing for your dogs, especially when wet. In terms of cleaning, it won't stain the surface however any grit from the mud could damage and mark the surface if trodden in. In most domestic applications it would be absolutely fine especially in low traffic areas.
@@glasscastresin thanks so much for an incredibly prompt and helpful reply! Not being slippery is my no 1 priority, so I will have to think of some other uses than the floor - which I think I can!
@@rottweilertrainingUKhow slick do you think GLASS is? Pretty slick 😉
@@watchmesk8betta it depends on the glass really, and if it's been treated to make it not slippery as many floor surfaces are 🙂
@@rottweilertrainingUK idk you maybe to weird to do anything
Can I do this for a shower floor? I feel like it would be very slick.
We wouldn't recommend it within the shower/wet room itself because it would be incredibly slippy plus would be very difficult to achieve a fall towards the drain as the resin is self-levelling.
Any recommendations on doing this for a backsplash in the kitchen?
The resin is self-levelling so can't be used on vertical surfaces, it would just run off. The best way is to make splashback panels which can be made flat and then secured to the wall after curing.
Is this video exactly the same for records/ vinyl, with no gaps (cuts or overlaps)
If you mange to lay the floor completely with no gaps and completely level (no stacking) then the process would be exactly the same. If not and there are gaps or overlaps then you would need to level off the surface with an initial layer of resin, to give you an initially flat surface with which to complete the main pour.
Is there good for high volume traffic? would you recommend this for businesses?
With high volume traffic it will pick up more scratches than domestic use so would likely require polishing occasionally to keep the surface finish a high gloss.
Will this work over porus materials?
In theory yes but be sure to seal coat it first to ensure air doesn't escape into your main pour.
What's different about this stuff vs using automotive clear coat? Isn't it basically the same thing except it's a 4 to 1 mix?
This is a hard wearing epoxy resin normally used at around 2-3mm in thickness with a perfect self-levelling characteristic. An Automotive Clear Coat is normally used in much thinner applications and spray applied to a product whereby the resin is poured on to achieve a thicker finish.
@@glasscastresin thanks for that answer
do you guys have a distributor in the USA
We don't have a US distributor im afraid. You can however purchase from our website and we can ship to you in the USA.
How deep can this be poured? Just trying to work out what I can put in the floor 😊
Did you ever get your answer?? I'm at the same point
@@3headachesNOW not as of yet 🙁 hoping to use old bullets, deer antlers so around 1-1.5” I might do a mock up first I’ll add a comment on here if it works out
Hi Toby, we tend to recommend a maximum of 4mm for GlassCast 3. You can go a little bit deeper but it will start to look a bit hazy. It's worth remembering that if you start going deeper than 3 or 4mm then you'll be using a LOT of resin, particularly if it's over a large area like a floor.
Hi again Toby. If you're thinking of encapsulating really chunky things like old bullets and dear antlers you'd need to be looking at a 'casting' resin, rather than a coating resin. We do GlassCast 10 which can be used up to 10mm (just under 1/2") and we do GlassCast 50 which you can use up to 25mm (1"). As I mentioned earlier though, this really will be using a LOT of resin at this thickness.
@@glasscastresin thank you for your reply. I thought it would use a lot but it’s for an armoury. Personally I think it’ll be worth the investment 👍
For a room less than 4m2 how much will i need
www.glasscastresin.com/resin-calculator you can use our resin calculator to work out the amount or resin required.
Do you deliver to Ireland
@@gerardgorman2390 I think you've spoken to one of my colleagues since this question but yes, no problem. Following on from Brexit, if you're in the republic, we can ship to you from our Netherlands warehouse - keeping it all in the EU makes the whole customs situation much more straight-forwards. Please use our EasyComposites.eu website for intra-EU purchasing.
Been watching Matt Giles have you
For sure, with how many views he's had, who hasn't seen Matt's work. We actually work closely with Matt and its our resin that he uses in most of his video tutorials including his infamous UK Penny Floor video. This video is meant as more of a step-by-step instructional video so that you can make the very best job possible :-)
I've seen pennies been done for flooring before, but for my house I am going to try to make it out of used shotgun cartridges.
Hi Adam, that would be an interesting design! Please let us know how you get on, it would be great to see the end result
@@glasscastresin Yeah, you bet. All I need to figure out is, how often I need to go out to get the amount I need, I am looking to do the entrance way to the house.
Price please? 🤔❓
Hi, you'll find all of our products, pricing and shipping options on our website. www.glasscastresin.com/
Can I use toy coins because I’m in hood and people get killed over money and No amount matters?
Yes, wouldn't be an issue at all BUT it might work out more expensive than the pennies!!
Can you do this on a shower floor?
GlassCast is self levelling which means it will try and flow to the lowest point of the room and level out, this means that it's very difficult to use the product on a sloped floor such as a shower or wet-room which allows the water to run to the drain. The other thing to consider is that the smooth surface can be very slippy when wet.
Is the thoughty 2?? Wtf 😅
it would be a shame if you did not check those for Rare & expensive ones ... some are Thousand of dollars each
It could be immortalised forever under a protective coat of resin saving it from the elements ;)
@@glasscastresin I will except that 50% .. And then less Due to you can only appreciate half of it and I'm sure the other half was glued down before the resin ....Maybe if you put resin down 1st then put the pennies on top of it resin and then put more resin on top then someone could potentially cut it out In sometime in the future see both sides but......What happens during a fire or destruction of the building or rebuilding of the building are people gonna Cut these panties out and save them....And there are ways now to protect the penny In air sealed containers.....My whole point was you could have taken a penny and sold it and then build more penny floors with worthless pennies....Weirdly shoes there 1982 and recent zinc pennies And keep all the copper pennies...But like I said I understand what you said ..As soon as you put resin on a penny or clean it in any way ... It is pretty Much worthless ..At least to the people who would have given you money anyway...Maybe some museum might pay for it I don't think usually get stuff donated...💚
Walking on the Queen's image smh
I'm saying this as an American, so I could be wrong. She struck me as a class act. I don't think she would have minded. God bless her.
Lnnn BBB
This is waaaaay too much work. No thanks.