Ok, you're probably looking at this an thinking "idiot"! Well, NOW I know. DO NOT tape your borders when using epoxy. Epoxy doesn't care! I wanted it to be all one level, smooth, perfect coat... NOPE!



Needless to say, a crowbar later, and I was able to remove the center section again. After attempting to pour a second coat on (the first pour of epoxy was a little wavy/bumpy, the second coat decided about half way through pouring that NOW was the time to start solidifying. Thankfully, that was after I had already poured the outer portion, and it only ruined the center section.



The second picture is the aftermath. 1 weekend lost removing epoxy with a three pronged attack of scraping, chemical, and a drill powered abrasive wheel. Anyway, I was able to strip it back down to bare wood, re-stain, re-urethane, and then epoxy coat it individually.



Biggest lesson learned. When they talk about "flood" coat with epoxy, they mean FLOOD! Make at least 50% more than you think you need, because you want it to spread mostly by itself. Sure, you can push it around a bit to fill in the edges, but make sure it drips over the sides such that you have so much, it's filled itself in everywhere.