Concrete Countertop Forums

The Social Network for Professional Concrete Artisans.

GFRC (164)

Discussions Replies Latest Activity
JasonB

White VS Gray portland cement

Just curious if anyone has more luck with white or gray? I don't seem to have much of a problem spraying a white face coat, but when I tr...

Started by JasonB

4 1 hour ago
Reply by Eric Maier
Chip Turner

Super Plastisizer in GFRC countertop mix

Does anyone use a super plastisizer in their GFRC countertop mix? We are experiencing a much longer curing time (48-72 hours) before we c...

Started by Chip Turner

15 3 hours ago
Reply by concretista
Eciton

GFRC Mixers

i've been using a single shaft paddle mixer to batch up my GFRC so far. I use a 5 gal bucket for face coat and a 20 gal "muck bucket" for...

Started by Eciton

13 11 hours ago
Reply by Gore Design Co.
Zachary Coletti

Bad Melamine?

We just pulled two 8' x 4' island pieces from the molds and the melamine looks to have let water penetrate through to the particle wood. ...

Started by Zachary Coletti

15 1 day ago
Reply by Rich Holschuh
Brock Greenberg

facecoat leaving spray lines

Lately a lot of our pieces have been showing our spray pattern. Its not something that can be sanded or ground through because we recentl...

Started by Brock Greenberg

3 1 day ago
Reply by Gore Design Co.
John

slot sink drain in wet cast

I am doing my first wave sink with slot drain and am wonder how to create the drain ? I have seen it done in GFRC but not wet cast. This ...

Started by John

7 Nov 10
Reply by dave schoeppner
Eciton

No Polymer GFRC

what would be the downside to doing small projects (bench tops, small tables, etc) sans polymer? is it just a requirement of a wet-cure ...

Started by Eciton

29 Nov 6
Reply by Alla Linetsky
Brian Hart

First batch

I'm doing my first batch of GFRC late this afternoon or early this evening. I think I've got all of my ducks in a row as far as supplies ...

Started by Brian Hart

10 Nov 6
Reply by Brian Hart
William Cooper Gibson

Liquid carnauba wax - difference between car and floor?

Is there a difference between floor wax and car wax, both carnauba? Has anyone used car wax on top of sealer on their countertops? Thank...

Started by William Cooper Gibson

1 Nov 4
Reply by Dave McVey
Jeff Osborne

pressed look using sprayed face coat?

is there a easy way to make the face coat looked pressed? i read earlier post about using baking soda or something but if i spray isn't g...

Started by Jeff Osborne

6 Nov 4
Reply by Tommy, Absolute ConcreteWorks

RSS

© 2009   Created by Dave McVey

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Privacy  |  Terms of Service