ALWAYS BE KIND CUP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlBGWBxD74s

Hey guys! If you're new here my name is Callie and I'm the creator of Glazed Epoxy. Today, I am going to show you guys how I did this cup right here. I thought it sorted out super cute. I used the power wash method and it was amazing. If you have not tried it, you need to. It's so simple and it looks so good. So this cup says Always Be Kind. I love that saying and I made it cute. I thought the black and white would be really nice with the black lid and this kind of copper color behind. Anyway, if you guys are interested in seeing how I did this, let's get into it.

So starting with this stainless cup that I found on clearance at TJ Maxx, it was only $4.50. Such a great deal for a cup like this and I love that it has the straw on the top. So first thing is prepping it. I used Mattify to prep it and scuff up the surface so that we can paint it and put epoxy on. So I put a dollop on there and got my maroon scrub pad wet and I scrubbed it for a minute or two, then I rinsed it off. Once it was dry, I had to tape off the top because anytime I do a cup with a screw cap, I tape off the top so that I don't have to worry about paint or epoxy getting on that metal part. Electrical tape works really well, it just stays on there nice. So then I used this Rustoleum metallic finish bright coat copper. I did two coats to get it the way I wanted it. Because I had like that glitter texture from the original cup, it left this really cool texture on there. So I ended up really loving how the copper color looked with that texture. So then once that was dry, I did a first coat of epoxy with the Artistry fast set. I did a coat before we did any decals or anything. You can still see that justice name, but with what we do, you can't see it in the end so it turned out fine.

Whenever I'm doing a cup like this, I spend a lot of time at the top, just making sure you get all the way up the top. Don't put too much on there or you will end up with globs because I've definitely done that before. So just make sure you're smoothing that out really well. Unfortunately I did not film putting this decal on. I don't know why I didn't think to film it but it just says Always Be Kind. The Always Be is in a cursive font in black and then bigger chunkier letters in white. So then I added another coat of epoxy. Now is the fun part. If you've never tried the dawn powerwash method, you should. This was my second time doing it but the first time I hated it. So this time I actually did a decal first and went around that so that you could still see it. Then I sprayed really lightly on the rest of the cup and took the Rustoleum aubergine. This is one of my favorite colors of theirs, it's just really pretty.

So then I just rinsed it off and it instantly gives you this really cool effect. I don't know why I have not been doing this the whole time. It just looks so cool. So then I finished it off with two more coats of epoxy. Last but not least, I peeled off the tape, put our lid on and this cup was done. This one turned out really fun. I really love how there's the texture of the powerwash but also the texture from that glitter underneath. It just turned out really cool and I can't wait to do more with powerwash. Anyways, thank you all so much for watching. I will see you in the next one. Bye!