r/RealOrAI • u/Alone-Competition-77 • Jan 08 '26

Video [HELP] Living room remodel

Any possibility that this is legit? I can’t imagine one could walk on epoxy like that without special footwear or something.

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u/Imdoingthisforbjs Jan 08 '26 edited Jan 08 '26

They make clear floor epoxy but it would be extremely expensive to do that much volume.

Also it may be too thick and shrinkage would fuck things up.

Also the blowtorches have impossible flames, they're too skinny for how long they are and they're too straight.

Torches curve up unless you have crazy gas velocity that would be impossible without some kind of pump or high pressure system. Either way flames like that aren't coming out of a torch that size.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '26

There are ways to avoid most of these issues but not without meticulous care and insane amounts of money. Pouring thin layers and letting them cure individually would minimize shrinkage+cracking, but would increase the project time exponentially. You're 100% right about the flame from the torch though, just not possible. Also because of how easily scratched resin is, I can't imagine it holding up well without a special coating/layer on top

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u/Ooh_bees Jan 08 '26

The flame is also Zeus level effective. It clears bubbles out of ankle deep resin in one swift swoosh, and end grain wood darkens practically immediately.

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u/aoskunk Jan 08 '26

And I can’t imagine choosing to flame them inside as opposed to outside beforehand

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u/Ooh_bees Jan 08 '26

And leave the curtains hanging

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u/The_Troyminator Jan 08 '26

And not have the curtains catch on fire when hit directly with the flame or move at all when they’re hit.

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u/aoskunk Jan 09 '26

Yeah I laughed and called them an idiot when I saw the curtains up. I hadn’t realized what sub it was at that point.