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30th September 2014, 07:44 PM #1
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Mirror Finish surface for heavy objects like lcd monitor
What is the best way to get a mirror finish on veneer & hardwood that will rest an lcd screen? Can you have many coats of canned poly like 6-8 without any impression or dents left? Thanks
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30th September 2014, 08:32 PM #2
Try one of the epoxy finishes and buff to your desired sheen.
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30th September 2014, 10:26 PM #3
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You'll find the poly is soft for the first few days, but after a week it is as hard as steel.
After its hard, there will be absolutely no denting it!
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1st October 2014, 05:59 PM #4
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1st October 2014, 08:52 PM #5
If you use an epoxy pour on gloss type finish you'll only need one coat.
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1st October 2014, 11:41 PM #6
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Rustins plastic coating
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2nd October 2014, 01:52 AM #7
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The other guys have good points on other products, I responded specifically to your "poly" wording.
There are some very good threads on prep with poly and how To Get It Right.
Basically, each coat needs denibbing and a light mechanical abrasion. There is a goldilocks period to do this (also temperatures, watch them) Ones it hardens you cannot abrade it properly.
3 is absolutely heaps. It's like car paint, once it's right, more coats don't do anything. Others will contest this. BUT, 3 coats well done will look thick and juicy. Each product is different in how long the cross linking process takes, but it's pretty rapid. You don't need a month. I've used it as a surface after a week and it's like diamond.
Poly is good because it's cheap and you don't need anything exotic to get it right.
I might suggest you test the process on a bit of offcut or sample before hand, just so you can experiment. Nothing worse than learning finishing on your masterpiece....what could possibly go wrong!
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2nd October 2014, 07:42 PM #8
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