How To QUICKLY Strip Cured Epoxy Off Of A Tumbler

There are a few ways to strip a cup. This is the method I use the most. Hope his helps y'all! PLEASE WEAR YOUR SAFETY EQUIPMENT!!!
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[@missylane4882]

I remove epoxy by wrapping paper towels around the cup and saturating it with acetone, then wrap aluminum foil around it. Let it sit for about 30 minutes. All the paint, epoxy and vinyl will rub right off. Give it a try

[@LittleLeeandRose]

Missy Lane I have tried it numerous times and it is way easier for me to just heat and peel. The acetone is a total stinker for me

[@cherylg46]

She is too impatient for all that...Lol. (I am too. I want it done & I want it done right now. Hahaha)

[@MakeupMavenBrittany]

I’m gonna try this, one of my customers changed their minds and now wants something different..... so I have to begin again

[@samanthabell-nelson4062]

I might try this method I only have 1 layer of epoxy and that was for sticking the glitter on so this might work for me.

[@stacysmom5426]

Yeah, that's what I do. This way is asking for an injury. I sliced my finger with an exacto knife in college and ended up with 2 stitches. That is not happening again.

[@janeschreiner5000]

I'm just learning and have spent many hours watching how to make beautiful tumblers and now I am watching how to fix mistakes on beautiful tumblers. Thank you so much. I am getting a well rounded education before I start out.

[@sweetpandacheeks]

Glad to see someone else knows this method. I came across doing this same thing after seeing how much work it is for everyone else on KZbin. I don't do my own videos or I would've posted it too. So much easier! Thank you.

[@kylawells9840]

This is so helpful because sometimes I end up making a cup and I don’t like it and want to start over. This is a quick way to do it without losing any money or too much material!

[@brib2831]

Let me start by saying that I truly appreciate you sharing your skill, tips, and tricks. Whenever I have a question or want to know how to do something on my cups I dont even bother with google I go straight to your social media lol because I can usually find my answer. Ok so back to my reason for this comment... I recently had a 5 cup order cancelled and I was thinking there had to be easier way for me to do it since I do most of my work out in the garage (except for the drying and curing) and it's been freezing cold out so my hands were popsicles which made it even more tedious. So I thought what if I did the same thing but instead of the torch I use hot water to soften the epoxy and it worked like magic and hands weren't frozen stiff!! Some people may already know that this works really well but I thought I'd share for those of us who hate to strip cups. Heres what I did>>>>>>>> I put the cup in pretty hot water so you should use rubber gloves... let it soak for a minute or 2, then I took my razor and broke the seal all around the rim, cut length wise down the cup and on the bottom, let it soak another minute or so, and then took my razor to help begin to lift the epoxy up and then I used my fingers to peel it off...it comes off in nice big chunks where you cut it and the glitter and glue also came off with it and what little bit of glitter that was left on the cup came right off with a quick rinse. The paint stayed on of course (i just paint over it) but the hard annoying part was done in about 5 min. Hope this helps

[@crystalbroome3561]

I’m so thankful for this video! I was very nervous getting started on this task but with your tips it was done and completely off in 20 minutes!!! Love your videos!

[@allymounce8837]

I love love love the no nonsense small talk. Also love how fast you talk and work. Thank you!

[@dianewebb1151]

Thank you so much! This was so educational. It saves me from throwing away cups.

[@christinaholmes3021]

I watch this cup in progress and it was so beautiful.

[@malialouis947]

Thank you so much for showcasing this method I was able to strip my cup in a matter of minutes!!! It literally peels off like you've said and shown in this video and I had 4-5 layers of epoxy that just came off like butter. I've used the paper towel with foil and acetone method but that didn't work too well for me. As horrible as it is to already have to strip a cup, you've turned my struggles around for me. Thank you so much!!!

[@bettymaust7559]

I’m so glad you demoed that,I have a cup to strip, Thank you

[@sharonspeacefulplace]

Just the lesson I was looking for. Thank you so much!!!

[@TheWannieLee]

Thanks!!! It worked like a charm!

[@mwimbley2689]

Thank you so much for this video. I am actually doing stainless steel epoxy pens and I messed up a name. This looks so much easier than the way that I had planned out and now I have way to redo another pen that I didn't like the outcome of!

[@freeworks47]

Thank you. Off to try to strip a cup 😎

[@SouthernArtist77]

I watched you make that cup and I didn’t even notice it was misspelled. It’s good to know I can strip a cup of I make a mistake, I have one right now that needs to be stripped. Thanks.

[@margaretelerick3017]

Just started doing tumblers, messed up the first one! Tjanks for such a great tutorial!

[@blamb3242]

Me too. Using my tumbler, because I need practice. Messed up and didn't want to throw it away.

[@sunnybunny222]

that was a really beautiful cup. rim looked like a transluescent stone...gorgeous! and the finish was glasslike...I hope I can get there one day... donna

[@samanthabell-nelson4062]

Thank you so much. I was making my first beautiful cup one I was proud of and i let the epoxy get too hot so it would not move on the cup and got super sticky now I need to start over I was almost finished after 3 days 😢 now I start over

[@teresasharpe2692]

I’m about to start buying supplies for epoxy cups. Glad to know how to fix my oops cups

[@nicoledukich]

So glad you did this... (sad that you had to though)... It made me nervous but it is not as bad as I thought it would be. Thank you!

[@TonyaChubb]

Thank you for this video. I was told the Acetone so went and bought a gallon lol. This seems much faster.

[@MsRonda757]

Thank you for doing this video! I threw a personalized cup away because I didn't think I could do anything about it.

[@nikkig2000]

That's what I'm trying to avoid doing. Just received a personalized tumbler that wasn't worded right & the replacement was even worse. Come to find out, the owner of the Etsy based business was hospitalized and asked her sister, who's still in training, to help her make my replacement tumbler. Something told me to look & see if I can just strip them instead of throwing them out. I'm grateful to see that there's hope. I planned to only use them at home, if it couldn't be done. I couldn't dream of throwing away money like that. These tumblers are expensive.

[@mimidaniel9943]

Hello. I love your videos, thank you for caring about us. I just started this art form and followed your beginner instructions to the letter.... well, I thought did. 😕 Made a great woodgrain and water slide which I painted.....fist coat of epoxy....cured with many awkward areas where it seemed to pull away from cup. So I sanded etc and applied another coat....same outcome but worse! I can now start over but would like to know what I did wrong first!! Lol Repeat the good not the bad!!! 😂 Thank you!! Mimi D.

[@jeanettegonzalez2807]

God bless you!!!!! I saved my cup!

[@deedeehills9861]

I use a hand blade scraper to strip seems to go faster...love your videos..I always learn something new

[@LittleLeeandRose]

Deedee Hills ooohhh I hadn’t even thought of that!! That would definitely be a great tool for this!

[@lauraalegaux7830]

Thank you so very much for this I can't use Acetone like everyone recommends because I have 2 small children a small children that like to get into everything and this method helps me out tremendously❣️🥰🥰🥰

[@tinamathieu171]

Love on that you are a life saver.

[@deathwisherwalking]

Game changer, I've never stripped a tumbler before because I couldn't get the acetone method to work. I stripped a tumbler while watching your video.

[@ladybuglexx3339]

Looks like a ton of muscle work. But I wanna know which is better this method or the acetone and foil ??

[@lynnarae5137]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

[@momzmoviez]

Looks fast for sure but I do like the ease of setting in acetone and going and not dealing with the fumes. This is great info though when I need a cup quick !

[@suzanslayton3308]

Thank you so much for showing me how to strip my 1st cup. It came out so bad, but I guess you have to learn some time. I will watch beginner video's you have to try again. Thank you :)

[@mariapinzon1293]

very good went you save one cup is money in you packed and no taking to much time

[@patriciajackson3883]

Thank You for sharing I messed up my first tumblers

[@danitaj57]

You could use a silicone mat to hold the cup so it is not too hot on your hands

[@jrrigdon5181]

Thank you for that great video

[@nicolepierce5164]

I like using a window sticker razor. it gives me a wide width with a handle to scrape. This is the most satisfying method I have found. lol

[@teresasharpe2692]

Can you use a sander instead of heating and scraping?

[@imsylvia4081]

Your tutorial gave me an idea to remove without a heat gun or gallons of acetone. Because you said the cups shouldn't be cleaned in the dishwasher, I got the Idea to remove the epoxy by placing the cup in hot water, just below boiling point. Came of fairly easy, actually seemed easier than what I seen here. I forgot to score it, I just started scraping, some parts just peeled off. I did have to put it back in the water a couple of times. This was a 20oz cup, it didn't have vinyl only tons of glitter, LOL, it took maybe 15 min tops to get most of it off and that's counting the 2 times I placed it back in the water. Now I have minimal sanding that I can do by hand. =-) Thanks for the ideas.

[@LittleLeeandRose]

Please don't do this inside your house on the stove. go outside in a well ventilated area. the epoxy emits vapors when heated and you don'y want that in your house'

[@valerieguzman5072]

Hello, I know this is a long time ago. But Im just getting into crafting and happened upon your youtube channel. I'm learning loads from your tutorials. Thank you so much. Can you use this method to strip epoxied cups that also have glitter? Appreciate all that you do. Blessings.

[@uhtredofuhtred87]

If the heat effects the integrity of the cup, can you still re use the cup?

[@tlrmd4you]

Can I take the only the last coat of,epoxy off? Saving the paint,and the glitter? Doing milky way my husband turned the ait conditioner on and I now have ridges!!

[@mr.benjamin2478]

Thank you

[@dayanagomez4175]

that was painful, all of your hard work just scraped away! but thanks for the tutorial, good to know info!

[@ruthie434]

wow, that made me sad to see that beautiful cup stripped! Glad you showed us how to do it, hope I never have to though.

[@katherinepusch875]

Are there any other tips for it the epoxy stays tacky? I’ve only made a few cups now all others turned out great but today had one I couldn’t get to dry

[@smilingstill9527]

thank you

[@melissajeannefoster9381]

Can you take paper towels and foil and wrap it with the paper towels soak the up with acetone and wrap them in foil let it sit overnight and it will all come off or does that only work on glitter cups

[@krystilhamm1674]

It works on anything with epoxy. I just stripped a finished fabric cup. Epoxy came right off & then could peel the fabric off.

[@TheTumblerUniverse]

I'd def add heat protective gloves!! :-)

[@Michmackenna]

Jessica Craftings I know right!? I cringed kept thinking she’s gonna fry her fingers off!

[@rebeccakrist-hopkins3489]

Can I apply a 2nd coat of epoxy while the 1st coat is still tacky? Thank you, and just love watching your work...

[@henrysgirl4111]

no, you want to wait until the first coat of epoxy gets hard, this is to ensure you have mixed it properly and it will cure right, putting over tacky epoxy that is not mixed correctly will remain toxic and is not safe to use.

[@iekika79]

Thank you for this!! I just successfully stripped my first cup and it only took me about 20min from start to finish!! Longest part was actually cleaning the base paint off the cup! The epoxy came off in 5min. ❤️

[@rosalindasanchez1923]

Good job dripping it

[@rosalindasanchez1923]

Stripping cup thx

[@kirstiegreen6557]

Amazing 😉😉😉😉

[@user-hz4oi6ud2c]

omg after watching this I just decided buy a new tumbler T_T great video tho!!!

[@rosaiselahernandez3410]

Is it possible to just change a letter?

[@mccrayjefferson2150]

What's a easy way to remove a layer of spray paint?? It's epoxyed underneath I'm just not happy with the paint color

[@cherylg46]

Ty..

[@ambernicolesaenz]

Is the acetone like nail polish remover with 100% acetone or is it something else?

[@henrysgirl4111]

yes, 100% acetone, my DT actually has it in the nails dept.

[@donnabusic9785]

You should try oven cleaner for the bottom coat after you get the epoxy top. Spray it on set it aside and go back later wipe clean.

[@lilymoreno2070]

I know you used a torch, but can you use a heat gun as well to strip it?

[@henrysgirl4111]

yes, it takes a bit longer but same process

[@ireneegnor1191]

what caused small dimples?

[@darleenb8252]

Hi I am a new subscriber I don’t know if you answered back or not but maybe somebody can help me I was told that you can pour resin into glass and it will not stick well now my resin is now stuck to the glass and I don’t know how to take the glass off and it is a big chunk of resin that I pour it into does anyone have any suggestions how I can remove the glass from my resin piece without ruining the resin as I used 32 ounces of resin on this piece thank you to anybody that can help me

[@cherylg46]

How would I get Triple Thick off the edges of a stainless steel cup pls? I’m a newbie at this but ur my inspiration! Ur awesome

[@LittleLeeandRose]

CHERYL G are you stripping the cup entirely or just cleaning up the lip?

[@cherylg46]

LittleLee and Rose I had sprayed the cup to seal it before I epoxyed it & forgot to tape the lip and bottom ring of cup.

[@cherylg46]

LittleLee and Rose I watched one of your videos & it’s acetone of course. This one says it too. Duh me. Sry to bother you.

[@crystalgarrett9728]

How can you fix a peeling epoxy tumbler if you do not want to strip the whole things?

[@Kati_k_kuriosz]

What grit sandpaper do you use

[@henrysgirl4111]

200 or 300 grit for sanding while crafting for this cup (stripping) any grit will work

[@valphil6874]

Hi I’m a newbie here. I made the same mistake but..... I did not epoxy the cup. Is there anyway you can get the decal off without having to strip it? Thanks 🙏🏽

[@henrysgirl4111]

you can try to pick it off and sand

[@Jjk.videos]

Can you do a video on how to get air babbles out of the epoxy

[@jarodwoods3650]

How many layers of epoxy would I need to use I have to use the hang method , and can I use paper masks I cant afford one like that

[@LittleLeeandRose]

The link I provided for the mask (in the description of this tutorial) is only $16 and it is the same one I use. The paper ones only block dust NOT fumes or vapors which is the dangerous part

[@kiarshaw4393]

Maybe if you had heat resistant gloves, you could score it, then pop it in the oven for a few minutes at a high heat, then peel everything off? Thank you for the tutorial on how to fix mistakes! I can’t wait to get started on cup projects. (Just gotta wait for payday, lol. Hitting the dollar store and the hardware store!)

[@kiarshaw4393]

Thanks Shelli, it was more a question then a tip. Glad to know that it would be a horrible idea to put in the oven!😊

[@tamibeard227]

What kind of bottle is that with the acetone in it

[@LittleLeeandRose]

Tami Beard from the dollar store! It’s a dispenser! Usually in the makeup isle in Dollar tree!

[@meaganhirsch7797]

So sad to see it go! What is the bottle that you use for the acetone?

[@kjlightbearer2466]

Some of the acetone is sold that way.....with a pump.

[@jackiewilson7857]

How does that work if you used mogepoge underneath?

[@justwingitkreationsbyleigh1301]

I was wondering too cause the one I have to strip has modge podge 😔

[@Kerie871]

I came across this. Took 2 cups that needed to be stripped. One I used the torch and when I came across to the next one with Texas heat I didn't need the torch it peeled right off

[@lorigreco1352]

Just put it in a ziplock bag, wrapped in a paper towel and pour a little acetone. I know it takes longer but much safer method than potentially inhaling those fumes. I do love the scoring idea though!

[@cecib6882]

Thank you for sharing ....be careful using your torch close to the acetone.

[@LittleLeeandRose]

Ceci B I have fire extinguishers everywhere!! LOL

[@Faith-qp8us]

love your cup..love your videos..but please be careful with open flame that near Acetone.Flash fires are no fun

[@lisabenavides488]

Is that pure acetone?

[@henrysgirl4111]

yes, 100% acetone

[@jarodwoods3650]

Can u use a lighter to sub a blowtorch any body please answer

[@LittleLeeandRose]

Yes, you sure can!

[@jarodwoods3650]

Ooo cool can u make a tumbler out of a hard plastic Walmart cup

[@LittleLeeandRose]

Jarod Woods you sure can! Let me get you a tutorial on working on plastic

[@LittleLeeandRose]

Jarod Woods kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnbHoqOCl9iZd7c

[@jarodwoods3650]

Thank you

[@patriciajackson3883]

How to make that tumbler

[@ConnieCrochets]

So sad to see this cup stripped! When I watched the tutorial I figured there was a reason you spelled it that way. I also noticed there wasn’t a dot above the “i” in tipsy like the “i” in vineyard. :)

[@alicepoole330]

Just drop in acetone n done lol

[@justwingitkreationsbyleigh1301]

UGH! I just made the most beautiful cup and when I was cleaning it up it 100% ruined my alcohol inks 😫😫😫 and I’m not a patient person lol... thanks so much for this !

[@kimberlieverschoor3814]

“My Soul On Fire” KZbin has a much easier way!

[@iamtheonlytiff]

What if you dont have a torch

[@LittleLeeandRose]

You can use a heat gun. You can find one on our amazon list www.amazon.com/shop/littleleeandrose

[@ithinkilovehim81]

Acetone melts it right off

[@haliehall3055]

Can you do a fish lure tutorial? I love your videos!!

[@LittleLeeandRose]

Which style? I have a few

[@sophiasmith1664]

I just learned this by mistake! Found this video trying to find out what made my cured epoxy peel off my tumbler 😭

[@Christine-rx8di]

What if there’s alcohol ink in the epoxy? Would the torch set on fire?

[@crystalwatson9811]

no. The alcohol evaporates out of the ink...

[@TheTiggy01]

My neighbor had a candle in a glass jar explode and her house caught on fire.put glass candle in a tin pan with water

[@Jana-TheCraftyGambler]

I early caught my kitchen on fire once. I was cooking fried okra and the grease caught fire. Scared the hell out of me.

[@LittleLeeandRose]

The Crafty Realtor I woke up to it!!! The smell of smoke woke me up and I thought “man there must be a fire super close to our house.....”🤦‍♀️

[@annickdavid9151]

Way faster and less fighting with acetone wrapped in paper towel and aluminium foil leave it for 24hrs and it slips right off.

[@MrRottweiler72]

Drop it in a bucket of acetone

[@RhondaFavors]

Why do you work on your pretty rug? I think this every time I watch you so I decided to ask.

[@LittleLeeandRose]

The white background reflects light and makes it very easy to see what I am doing. They wash very easily:) I wash it almost every day!

[@theresadenaro1253]

Hahaha... You're not the first person to worry about the white rug!!!

[@theresadenaro1253]

She has triplets, she knows how to wash it I'm sure!!! 😂😂

[@kenedeighbara2188]

I honestly couldn’t 🤣 I like to think I’m neat, but I would probably destroy this haha

[@cindydalton3280]

Wooo that sound of scraping is as bad as nails on a chalkboard 😩

[@yvettebomba]

Seriously.

[@aauntb41]

Awesome tip but makes me sad the cup was beautiful

[@LittleLeeandRose]

aauntb41 it will be just as gorgeous when I make it for her again!

[@sherryebersole1349]

I love your videos , but this one killed me , there has to be an easier way besides just throwing the cup out. I hate hate hate striping cups. I have about 4 partially stripped , I tried soaking in acetone, but that does not work for me even when the epoxy is not cured all the way.

[@LittleLeeandRose]

Sherry Ebersole I don’t throw the cup out! I strip it and then use it again!

[@Vanessa-jr2mb]

They forgot the E too.🥺 So here I am trying to fix it lol.

[@madelinea.8596]

To much for me I rather just start over on a new tumbler and be safe. But thanks for the Tips

[@erintaylorray]

These are such helpful videos. But why don’t you do a voiceover instead of trying to yell over the mask? Just wondering if it was a preference.

[@LittleLeeandRose]

Taylor Ray Hahahaha it’s not a preference, I am teaching myself filming,lighting and editing and I don’t possess that skill yet. My computer had a meltdown in the middle of learning how and died a quick death. I will learn that trick someday!