Polished Concrete Floating Desk - How To Mortex beton ciré
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- Опубліковано 14 лют 2022
- Hi everyone!
in this video I show you how you can give a wooden sheet a concrete look. This goes under the name of polished concrete, beton ciré or mortex as a brand name. I'll take you through the steps of making this floating desk.
Mortex is a brand name known in belgium, you can find more information on following link bealinternational.com/en/
The technique on it's own is pretty well known. You can apply it to floors, walls, kitchentops, pools, furniture and more to give it a concrete look, without having it to fully pour it with concrete.
Disclaimer: Everything mentioned in this video are my own thoughts and how I've personally made it. If you want to attempt to do something similar, do some testing first, contact a specials or get more detailed information.
Make sure to go through the TDS (technical date sheet for correct information) bealinternational.com/en/tech...
The system I've used is by following following steps.
1. Use a primer: Residur or Resipact G. Both will make a barrier between your material you want to cover and the Mortex coming on top. I've used the Resipact G. It's a 1K component you can apply to your surface, it will create a nice bonding surface (primer) to witch you can apply your polished concrete mixture. I've applied it by roller. It will leave a textured finish to which it will bond well.
2. Use a first layer of polished concrete mixture (in my case Mortex Color F2)
you mix Mortex Color F2 with some Bealcryl 2. General rule is the lowe the F value the lower the amount of Bealcryl needed. In general you could say that for 5kg of Bealcryl you'll need 25kg of Mortex Color F-value)
You can add color and additives to this mixture to change it properties an characteristics like flow and potlife, meaning working time.
3. After adding the first layer you just need to do a quick rub with some sanding paper to remover high spots, debrees, and sharp edges. In, my case I Then proceeded using the mortex color F4. This has a smoother finish and texture. By adding this on top of the first layer, you'll fill the gaps made with the F2. Once you've sanded this back you'll see some color difference and a nice texture being created by the design of the 2 layers.
4. To finish my floating desk I've sanded the part with a 150P grit and added some Bipur Matte clear on top by using a roller. The first layer will get sucked down pretty hard, as the following layers will create the nice and even finish. Make sure to respect the drying times inbetween the layers for best results.
5. Using some aluminium T-slot profiles I created the support to mount to the walls. Profiles come from www.aluxprofiel.nl
In case you want to know more about that check out my following videos:
• 3D Printer Enclosure B... (3d printing enclosure)
• Aluminium T-slot profi... (rolling working table)
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Mooi! Na de douche, ook een badkamer meubel gemaakt met Mortex. Leuk materiaal om mee te werken (wel wat prijzig).
Beautiful finish
Thanks! was fun to make and was pretty happy with the results as well :D
Desk looks really good. Also, great shop space with a lot of room to build stuff.
Thanks! I like the results as well and was fun making it 🙂 correct it's a nice space to work in
Will it crack? Will multiplex be better for a dinner table you think?
Weet jij hoe de verhouding zit tussen de A+B van de finishlaag?
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This looks great Matthieu! How hard is the surface? Would this hold up in a garage or workshop as a countertop to light/medium abuse?
yes should work normally I guess, they use it as well to coat floors with. In case you would have scratches after a while you could lightly sand the clear and recoat I guess. Epoxy might be an option as well
Kan je dit ook doen met een lichte kleur, zoals beige?
nice
Thanks
That looks cool!
I've been looking at the idea of making concrete counter tops for my kitchen. But the idea of putting many many Kg's of weight in there doesn't appeal.
This however looks a lot better with a lot less hassle involved.
Do you think this would hold up to counter top 'abuse'?
Or is it totally food toxic and would leach chemicals into any food placed upon it?
This technique is being used for kitchen tops and outdoor kitchens... But you'll might to inform you with a supplier just to be safe
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Thanks Mathieu.
Hi Matthieu, i have a question, I am applying west system epoxy to a wooden table and i cant get a good finish (a lot of holes in the finish) am i doing something wrong or is west system not soo good for tabletop finishes and i should use glasscast instead?
It's in the nature of wood to suck up the resin so might be that... can't really tell about west system being better or less good than glasscast as I only use glasscast...
Was this an MDF panel upon which you were applying the product?
Yes 'green' colored mdf so the more water resistant version
The video resolution is bad..something happened on your export
Just checked and your right, thanks for noticing, some parts are HD and some other look downgraded, will check that for future videos
please wear a dust mask :-)
Haha was thinking the same when editing my video, your remark is correct