I have finished a bullnose on 60 of these 3/8″ granite tiles and have finished attaching granite strips with Touchstone knife grade gel epoxy. I also tinted the adhesive with a brown colorant.
I didn’t polish the bottoms of the 12″ square tiles on the line where they and the strips are bonded (wish I had), and the rough cut (tiny, jagged fissures) on the bottoms of the big tiles bothers me in the way that they show on the glue-line.
Planning now to mask around the glue line with tape and “pack” the glue-line with a darker shade brown of gel epoxy, and then remove the excess when it cures.
Anybody have ideas of the best way to remove the excess epoxy. Touchstone recommends “mechanical” removal in their instructions.
BTW, I tried the John Bridge forum, but can’t ever get a file image to upload on that site. Thanks in advance. Zbalk
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Acetone.
Thanks much. Think I'll try acetone, razor blades and as a last resort, top polish with a wet diamond resin pad. Zbalk
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WOW!!! What a Ride!
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Once cured, mechanical removal is your only option. Prior to that, isopropynol usually works.
WSJ
You can soften cured epoxy with a paint stripper containing methylene chloride. Put it on thickly, cover it with aluminum foil, and let it work.You can scrape it off then.
You can also wait until it gels and cut it off with a SHARP knife or razor blade.
Hope this helps.
Rick W.