 All right, so a lot of people ask us ATD And I'll put like a Question mark. What is a flood code? And that is never a stupid question Because at one time we all had no idea what a flood code is so A flood code is where you just mix a little resin and if you have maybe Some hair or a little dry edge or some pits or something or some dust You sand it down just flood this whole thing with clear so that you know that it's getting in any little Scratches or pits or or whatever you're trying to cover up and this is Everything that you need for a flood coat Just a regular old nice rag clean, of course Some 91% Alcohol Some 400 good sandpaper doesn't really Matter Who makes it? Who's who's it by this is 3m? If you have if you have Some bigger dust maybe like if a fly or a You know a good-sized piece of hair got in it overnight you could use 220 just be very careful just kind of Hit it lightly don't sit there and try to Go through the clear Just hit it lightly until you can feel that it's it's flush and then take the 400 and go over That part and the rest of your piece so what you do first Is you're gonna want to put some alcohol Directly on your rag so that you make sure you are not sanding anything into your Piece and we're gonna be using some stone coat Quick coat this stuff is amazing. Your working time is about 15 minutes 20 minutes Really fifth I would say 15 I wouldn't push it maybe because your climate might be a little different And it's for smaller pieces unless you're ambitious and want to try to clear coat a larger one I would definitely have somebody there to help you out. This is a pretty small piece And what you do is just just wipe down any Handprints or over spray or whatever you think might have gotten on to it. Look at that. There's overspray on that probably from paint or just a You know just being near some other some other projects that you've had and you can't see it Yeah, ours is probably spray paint dust So look at that You I had no idea that was even on there and it already looks like super shiny But I'm I'm not happy with a couple of these edges. They're dry edges kind of what I like pieces to look like and Now you take your 400. You don't have to use the entire thing and if you want to save your Sandpaper a lot of people will just fold it in half and start sanding and when you do that These two parts grind together and you basically waste an entire piece of sandpaper, so This is a little pro tip that I thought of Get another rag fold it just about the size of this Put it in between there and then that way You're saving these two sides and it makes it a little bit more flush right more flush and So you're not digging in with your fingers because sometimes when you when you sand Your fingers will Obviously dig into it and you'll be able to see where your fingers are at on your sandpaper, so I like to hold it like I like the number four if you're saying four and Just lightly Lightly just press on it and you can see you're getting an even sanding field Going circles Don't stay in one place too long And you can feel like you can feel that you can feel it you can feel it getting smoother You can feel if there's Dust or debris on it. Don't get too close. Don't sit there and grind the edges because the edges The sandpaper will shoot right through that you'd be surprised at What sandpaper can do So just hit all of your All your surface if you see a little div it just kind of Give that some attention don't spend too much time on it because the clear will definitely cover that up get the middle And I'm barely pressing on this as you can tell you can hear that When you start standing, you'll know you'll hear it. You'll feel it When you should stop you can see it and if you like just lightly hit the hit the sides It's not really necessary especially on a small piece like this I'm on a large canvas. I don't think I've ever really sanded the sides Yeah, I only want to start sharp edge and then you definitely want to probably use a higher grit to knock that down so now Take your alcohol rag put a little new alcohol in there You're just going to Wipe the edge Yeah, you can see the low spots But the good thing about resin is that levels itself levels So I wouldn't worry about it if you didn't get every single Pit if they're if they're larger pits, you just got to give it a good a good one time over There you go Make sure everything is level Now put your lid back on this Get you some cups. You don't need a lot. I wouldn't do that. You're gonna take part a It's the resin Fill your cup I would say I mean You don't need a lot, but it doesn't hurt to make a little bit more than you should just so that you know that it Completely covers your entire piece Never never try to skimp. I understand that resin is expensive But as they say in the poker world scared money doesn't make money You know what they say I Mean it's true. You got a bet big to win big So is this resin a one-to-one? This is a one-to-one resin. You just pour I Measured it out here. You can see that they are equal amounts Get you a little ATD stir stick Know that Will that fit you think that'll fit on? Yeah, that should be fine And you want to pour what should we do we should pour the thinner the thinner product into the thicker It's easier to spread the thinner off the walls basically. Yeah, I just said that no It's supposed to be put the thicker in the thinner gotcha. It'll incorporate easier that way But you don't get to figure out easier Well, I think the idea is that It's more easily incorporated that way because it's thinner stuff stuck to the walls and that and that's why a lot of times People will pour it back into the other one. Yeah Well, just don't forget that you have 15 minutes as of right now. Yeah You might want to start a time clock as well Hey Siri Start a timer for 15 minutes Scrape the edges Scrape your stick and then you can Pour it right back into The other ones so you know that you're mixing all of your resin together Super important to make sure that you fully incorporate your resin into your hardener because if you don't you'll end up with weak spots in your resin Yes, you do not want weak spots Especially if it's a flood coat because you're most likely doing this for a customer Or because it's a very nice piece and you're trying to sell it or it has already been sold shaking everything And obviously we don't do this with a script so that's why you hear us Hocking like and she's shaking the camera All right, so Nice and mixed up on my sides, you know what you want to do Let's do this So what you want to do don't pour it on the edge yet just pour it Pour it right right up against there And right down the center because you can always push Your excess to the edge because you don't want this to fall off But you're you're not trying to take your time either Take your stir stick And by the way, if you're wondering why this Stick is blue. This is a prototype. We do not sell these cups away you can take your heat gun and Take these bubbles out You don't want to put it on too high or leave it on for too long because you will Accelerate the Working time so you don't want to do that. You just want to get these bubbles out Get it a little thin so it's easier to push around. I like to call it bullying bullying the resin resin Definitely has a mind of its own. I just made that Make sure you have nothing on your hands take your Alcohol rag wipe their hands off Or you can use a stir stick or whatever, but I like to Use my hands you can kind of feel Around depth of the resin Well easier to control that way Make sure all your Spots are covered And then just kind of go over to the edge and just help it don't push it over the edge Because you're just wanting it to fall So you get a nice Covered edge here, and this is self-leveling. So if you have divots Little potholes in your lawn is from Treadclaw Quest Just Spread it out there and kind of Go back and forth to There's any higher spots or lower spots. It'll kind of even it out. And like I said, this is self-leveling. So It'll find a low spot and just hang out And once you're happy with that Just wipe these edges Make sure those are completely covered make sure all of your edges here You don't want any dry over edge Because that's what we were getting rid of in the first place take your heat gun put it on low Let it heat up a little bit. So you're not Just pushing that around and making it hot. So then you you're gonna have bubbles because you would mess with it. So just Run your heat gun over it. You can see those bubbles popping Go over it once Maybe come back This heat gun is really good this little This little thing is great about distributing out the heat pretty wide. So You don't need a lot of heat on this thing. You don't want this resin to start Running you always have a good light in front of you. So you can kind of get out of angle And see if any hair or dust has gotten into it. It looks like I have a little bit right here And remember this working time is really fast so I'm gonna make sure you get all this stuff out before it starts setting up and if it starts setting up and you You get a piece of hair or a piece of dust out of there And it you can see it where you where you grabbed it and it maybe will stick up a little bit You'll get a little spike Just hit that lightly with the heat gun and it'll gradually go back down if the setting time isn't already past 20 minutes But you should be okay was definitely What if that was a piece of rag it was really just not there it is There we go, and it should set up like pretty much like glass and always have your dust-free area ready to Ready to go have your little flap open the door however, you make your dust-free zone and clear of anything that's In there But you definitely don't want to drip some resin Piece that's been setting. What you want to do is if it's gone over the edge, which this really hasn't I'm really happy with that Unless Your area is uneven Just take your hand and go swipe underneath to get any excess So that you don't have to sand the bottom But I will show you how to do that after this video how to prep the bottom of This is just a piece of just a piece of wood. I don't I don't know. I think it's What is it? I Think it's a pace of mate pace piece of masonite. So I'm definitely have to stay on this one But you get those drips because this stuff will start setting up really fast And that's kind of what you want. So your set time Gives less time for stuff to get in there So there you go There's your flood coat Let me show you what that looks like look at that. You can see my light no wrinkles Just glass and that Stone coat quick coat Can't go wrong with that stuff Amazing product amazing company Amazing customer service, which I'm sure a lot of you already know that When I shout out till Mike and Mitch over there and what's her name the girl shy Shay And the whole crew Good people Good business good product. I hope that helps you guys Stay tuned or check out the next video how I prep the back of it. See ya Bye