Pink builders bog

[Guy M]

Having assembled a long bar counter for a cafe with hardwood planks someone had filled all the gaps with builders bog. After days of sanding I can't live with this pink result! Do I cut the hundreds of pink fine lines or stain the bench or use car paint pen to draw over it ?please advice I'm very worried
Thankyou😬

[elanjacobs]

What do you mean by "cut the hundreds of lines"?

If you stain it dark enough it might hide it

[Guy M]

Sorry for annoying typo, I shouldproofread! I would of loved to retain the light tones of the timber and offset it with dark putty in the Grain and gaps. But I think iits too late... What do you think about using the auto paint pen to colour in all hideous pink bog?

[justonething]

Why don't you post a photo so we get a better handle of what you're on about?

[elanjacobs]

Very unlikely to work :no:

You would have to mask around every single line and, even then, it might still bleed into the surrounding timber.

[elanjacobs]

Why don't you post a photo so we get a better handle of what you're on about?
Sounds like someone has used builders bog as a grain filler

[Guy M]

Thankyou I see. What stain colour would disguise pink bog? I will try to post some pics when I learn how. This is my first forum
I'm a facebooker

[Guy M]

Sadly that is right I'm afraid. It's very sad.

[elanjacobs]

Thankyou I see. What stain colour would disguise pink bog?
Anything dark.

How big is the bench and can you remove it? We have a large wide-belt sander at work so we could probably sand down past the bog

[justonething]

Sounds like someone has used builders bog as a grain filler
I know I know, just want to get a visual picture of how bad things are, how wide the scratches or lines are and how often are they appearing.
To insert a picture, just click on the 3rd icon from the left on the menu bar when you reply.

[ian]

Thankyou I see. What stain colour would disguise pink bog? I will try to post some pics when I learn how. This is my first forum none that I'm aware of.
Builder's Bog is a form of epoxy, once set it's basically impervious to colouring.
You could stain the entire top pink -- a really bad idea IMO -- or paint the top with auto paint enamel, again a bad idea IMO.

Depending on how much bog you have and how deep it goes, you could
sand / plane the bog off
rout the bog out and replace it with contrasting wood strips
toss the top in the bin and make a new one

[Guy M]

Admin I think sent something about photos
But I don't know how to upload them.

[ian]

this link may help
http://www.woodworkforums.com/f36/uploading-photos-attachments-168803

[elanjacobs]

Builder's Bog is a form of epoxy, once set it's basically impervious to colouring.

:no: Bog is styrene based, the epoxies encountered in woodworking are generally amide based

I know for a fact that bog absorbs permanent marker, I'm pretty sure it will take stain as well

[Guy M]

So it takes stain and marker
Does that a good or bad thing?
Can someone friend me on Facebook so I can show photos? Please

[elanjacobs]

If you want to stain it it's a good thing

Did you see my post about sanding it back? If you can remove it and get it to Moorabbin we can run it through the sander

[Guy M]

Wow that would have been brilliant Thankyou.
I didn't see see post. Are you on Facebook?
I can't organise forum technology at all...

[elanjacobs]

Sorry, not on facebook or anything like it.

Click on my username to send me a private message if you like

[Guy M]

Thanks Elan
I tried but I didn't work.
I'm not good at forums am I? Lol

[elanjacobs]

Sent you one