I'm working on a bottle cap table. I bought and unfinished coffee table and I made a 3" frame that I glued to the top to form the pool for the bottle caps. The frame is a little over 0.4" tall and the bottle caps are about 0.28" tall. The pool area is 18"x42". I am staining the table with a water-based wood stain. I will do an epoxy seal coat in the pool area and use oil-based wipe on polyurethane everywhere else. I was planning to seal any gaps between the frame and the table top with craft glue that dries clear. I was planning to use the same glue to glue the bottle caps down so that they won't float away. One of the things I'm concerned about is air escaping from under the bottle caps for two reasons. The first is that I don't want any bubbles. The second is that the epoxy level could change (lower) as air escapes from underneath the bottle caps. Finally, does a heat gun work as well as a torch for popping bubbles? I have a heat gun that I bought years ago for stripping paint. Any tips you can provide would be greatly appreciated. I only have one chance to get this right and I don't want to screw it up.
I am. making a charcuterie board to look like a football field. Used green water paint to cover the board in “grass”. Most concerned about fish eye imperfections. Would the seal coat mitigate them.
Depending on what type of paint you used, you might need to sand the paint to the epoxy will bond. Only use water-based paint. Clean well with acetone prior to pouring the epoxy.
Quick set is for people that need to keep a project moving along fast. It set up in a few hours so you can pour your river. Otherwise yes, use table top epoxy to seal. It will just take 18-24 hours to cure.
I heard of epoxy yellowing overtime is this something I need to take into consideration? I’m on the fence on what to do my butcher block countertops with, epoxy seems good especially considering around the sink area…?
to wet is to coat the object with epoxy prior to pouring epoxy over it. This rids the object of surface air which can lead to a bubble attached to the object.
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I'm working on a bottle cap table. I bought and unfinished coffee table and I made a 3" frame that I glued to the top to form the pool for the bottle caps. The frame is a little over 0.4" tall and the bottle caps are about 0.28" tall. The pool area is 18"x42". I am staining the table with a water-based wood stain. I will do an epoxy seal coat in the pool area and use oil-based wipe on polyurethane everywhere else. I was planning to seal any gaps between the frame and the table top with craft glue that dries clear. I was planning to use the same glue to glue the bottle caps down so that they won't float away. One of the things I'm concerned about is air escaping from under the bottle caps for two reasons. The first is that I don't want any bubbles. The second is that the epoxy level could change (lower) as air escapes from underneath the bottle caps. Finally, does a heat gun work as well as a torch for popping bubbles? I have a heat gun that I bought years ago for stripping paint. Any tips you can provide would be greatly appreciated. I only have one chance to get this right and I don't want to screw it up.
If I seal my wooden bar top with one epoxy and pour with your product, will there be any issues?
I am. making a charcuterie board to look like a football field. Used green water paint to cover the board in “grass”. Most concerned about fish eye imperfections. Would the seal coat mitigate them.
Depending on what type of paint you used, you might need to sand the paint to the epoxy will bond. Only use water-based paint. Clean well with acetone prior to pouring the epoxy.
Why the quick seal kit if you're using the same product to pour?
Quick set is for people that need to keep a project moving along fast. It set up in a few hours so you can pour your river. Otherwise yes, use table top epoxy to seal. It will just take 18-24 hours to cure.
I heard of epoxy yellowing overtime is this something I need to take into consideration? I’m on the fence on what to do my butcher block countertops with, epoxy seems good especially considering around the sink area…?
Epoxy is not the right product for a butcher block countertop. 100% Food Grade Mineral Oil is better.
Hey I am in your exact situation can you share what you did please I need some direction please!
The mixing instructions should be the same, whether the website or with the product
I’m in Australia and want to know if Wisebond delivers to Australia. Also the price on the website is it in US dollar?
We can ship to Australia, but the shipping cost would be outrageously expensive.
Im in Louisiana i have a shop with big clean paint booth is it ok to do projects inside my paint booth
Yes!
"always 'wet' your memorabilia" What does "wet" mean? wet with epoxy? or?
to wet is to coat the object with epoxy prior to pouring epoxy over it. This rids the object of surface air which can lead to a bubble attached to the object.
Does the table top self level?
Yes