kenny12
12th September 2012, 06:28 AM
Hi Everyone,
I've recently aquired a very nice maple slab that I want to use as the top of a coffee table. Someone down the track will be accidnetly putting down a hot mug on this table so I'd like the finish to be heat resistant to that.
I'm tossing up my choices for the finish, so far the finishes available to me are:
Organoil: Hard Burnishing Oil (I've heard this is pretty heat resistant and gives a less "plasticy" look than other finishes)
Barnes: Glass-Coat (supposed to be more heat resistant than plain epoxy casting resin)
Barnes: Epoxy Casting Resin
Perfect Gloss (Epoxy Resin finish again I think)
There are a few cracks and crannies that would be good to get stablised in the slab, they are not too numerous though.
Has anyone had any experience in the past with any of these finishes?
The current plan is to sand down to 220 grit and apply a timber sealer (polyurtahne sealer) and then apply one of the above finishes.
Is the timber sealer required on a slab?
Thanks in Advance
I've recently aquired a very nice maple slab that I want to use as the top of a coffee table. Someone down the track will be accidnetly putting down a hot mug on this table so I'd like the finish to be heat resistant to that.
I'm tossing up my choices for the finish, so far the finishes available to me are:
Organoil: Hard Burnishing Oil (I've heard this is pretty heat resistant and gives a less "plasticy" look than other finishes)
Barnes: Glass-Coat (supposed to be more heat resistant than plain epoxy casting resin)
Barnes: Epoxy Casting Resin
Perfect Gloss (Epoxy Resin finish again I think)
There are a few cracks and crannies that would be good to get stablised in the slab, they are not too numerous though.
Has anyone had any experience in the past with any of these finishes?
The current plan is to sand down to 220 grit and apply a timber sealer (polyurtahne sealer) and then apply one of the above finishes.
Is the timber sealer required on a slab?
Thanks in Advance