"glazing" items into a table surface?
Question:I want to "glaze" about 100 different sports cards into my wooden dining room table. I have seen this done at several bars. I'm not really sure how it is done. It's like the cards are embedded into the table. Anybody know how to do this?
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http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?fam...
This site gives you the product information. This is the finish one uses to embed articles into the finish.
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Yes, they are set in thick coats of polyeurethane. You may want to take a junk card and try it out first to make sure the straight polyeurethane does not damage the card face. But, you keep applying coats and sanding when dry until you have a thick smooth finish that has the cards embedded.
Suggestion: don't use any cards that have a really high value (say over $100) as you will make them nearly worthless as an individual card.
its a two part epoxy coat.
there are different ones,,,, and what you are covering will call for the faster setting up epoxys (will harden fast),,,
if you go with the slow set epoxy, you run risk of the cards becoming "wet" and discolored.
you can also spray the cards with a "fixer" to seal them from absorbing the epoxy,,,, and also, glue them all down before you pour the epoxy,,, or else they will move on you.
epoxy is very strong smelling and heavy fumes,,, yes, i would suggest doing it in a very ventilated area, or outside.
and also,,,, test a small table to get a feel of how it pours and lays out,,,, also ,, you have to pour it in a way (and also stir it in a way) to NOT get air bubbles in it...
or if you can,,,, attach a vibrating sander under it or on the side somehow,,, this will vibrate the air bubbles up and out of the surface before it dries.
good luck.
You can ask at any paint sstore; It isn*t glazing buy rather a type of varnish that is put on in a couple of layers over your cards. Years ago I used something call 50 Layers or something like that. , any how I*m sure a good hardware or paint store can help you.
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