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quarterback:
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Hey DK, what's the thick clear plastic-y surface that some wooden bar/restaurant tables have that's usually like 1/4" thick?
tommy:
If you really want that "glass like finish" as most folks do, i suggest getting your self some blue glass (yes there is blue mirror/glass) and get it cut to match the side of your cab.
There is also peach, grey , bronze, pink, and many other colors ,you just need to know where to get it.
Trimoor:
Don't sand in between coats of stain (if you use more than one). Instead, wipe and buff the excess stain off. Test this on scrap! You will get huge variations for waiting time.
Use a nylon brush for the poly, not natural fiber. The fibers/hairs always break off and embed themselves in the poly. Nylon brushes are melted together inside the handle.
DrewKaree:
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--- Quote from: DrewKaree on April 22, 2005, 01:04:20 am ---If you want to make this something you'll feel comfortable setting your beer on, use something called "Spar varnish" instead of polyurethane.
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Hey DK, what's the thick clear plastic-y surface that some wooden bar/restaurant tables have that's usually like 1/4" thick?
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More than likely a two-part epoxy. It's just built up with a few thick coats, mebbe a single. I've never done it like this, but I found out when I read the directions on the stuff used for like embedding coins, coasters, etc. that this could be done for something like that. It's REAL pricey to do it, though. The upside is that other than cigarette burns, it doesn't seem as if you could hurt it at all :D
Here's a link to the stuff I used for the thick slab-o-glass look:
http://www.shopmaninc.com - Kleer Koat
It says it dries clear, and it does for the most part. It's not a "crystal" clear, it does have a tinge of that color.
The better stuff (and DEFINITELY more pricey) is this stuff here:
http://www.woodcraft.com - Mirror Coat
That second link is THE good stuff, but unless it's a small project, I wouldn't recommend it. It's WAY overpriced and the stuff in the first link will give you results you'll be happy with for a LOT less money. I used the Mirror Coat in an end table top that was tiled, with the Mirror Coat in the center replacing a tile and they wanted some stuff looking like it was under glass there. It's totally clear, as opposed to the slight tinge of the Kleer Koat, so the Kleer Koat wouldn't have worked, but we framed in a bar and used the Kleer Koat for a 3/4" thick top over some sports memorabilia for a bar top....woulda cost us triple to use the Mirror Coat, and the look wouldn't have made one bit of difference.
To give you an idea of the tinge of the Kleer coat, you'd have to have looked through some old glass (ya know, that wavy kind, the kind that LOOKS like it's ancient?). Not a dramatic difference, but you just know there's something "different" with it.
quarterback:
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--- Quote from: quarterback on April 23, 2005, 01:32:53 am ---Hey DK, what's the thick clear plastic-y surface that some wooden bar/restaurant tables have that's usually like 1/4" thick?
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