Post AddytfiD6vRYcqn680 by Dougnk@noagendasocial.com
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(DIR) Post #Addr0Q54pHnoXYC2M4 by Dougnk@noagendasocial.com
2024-01-08T16:42:23Z
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Working on this live edge cedar coffee table. 1st layer of epoxy is down. My current thinking is 1 more epoxy coat with added UV screen in it. For the final coat I'm debating Tung oil or perhaps polyaspartic. I'm leaning towards the Tung oil. No risk of bubbles and it should be hard enough. The aspartic is fine but there is a risk of bubbles and sometimes it doesn't cure as hard as I should. I also have some 2k aliphatic urethane, but hardness and bubbles are a concern. Suggestions welcome
(DIR) Post #Addv1g9Ky5hsTz2eY4 by mhjohnson@noagendasocial.com
2024-01-08T17:27:26Z
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@Dougnk Maybe the @Woodbutcher has a suggestion.
(DIR) Post #AddysNleLIeygLmiNk by NoBeret@noagendasocial.com
2024-01-08T17:23:23Z
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@Dougnk I had no idea one could oil over epoxy
(DIR) Post #AddysQD1GVk2FobbJw by Dougnk@noagendasocial.com
2024-01-08T18:10:35Z
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@NoBeret I think it will be ok. I did it on a butcher block counter
(DIR) Post #AddytfiD6vRYcqn680 by Dougnk@noagendasocial.com
2024-01-08T18:10:49Z
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@mhjohnson @Woodbutcher yes, I hope so
(DIR) Post #Ade1px8sfCdLO9BTAe by NoBeret@noagendasocial.com
2024-01-08T18:36:36Z
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@Dougnk I didn't know that oils would penetrate the epoxy
(DIR) Post #Ade1pxrC0S4xbZurEu by Dougnk@noagendasocial.com
2024-01-08T18:43:45Z
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@NoBeret they don't much they sit on top. Tung oil hardens notuch film thickness but can carry some UV screen.
(DIR) Post #Ade2dHeVCEwDBlUu12 by Dougnk@noagendasocial.com
2024-01-08T18:52:40Z
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@NoBeret I'd like to find a truly non yellowing epoxy. I made non yellowing 2 component polyurethanes for many years. Problem is they react with moisture to create bubbles, so no good for wood. The so called urethane varnishes are long or tall oil varnish with a little TDI (aromatic, Not UV stable) isocyanate reacted in to make them tough and durable. Tung supposedly doesn't yellow, but it starts out so dark don't know how you would know.
(DIR) Post #Ade6BgsqC2uZ9OIo2i by CattleBaron@noagendasocial.com
2024-01-08T19:32:30Z
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@Dougnk yes...I suggest you ask @Woodbutcher 😂
(DIR) Post #AdeW2uI5GsgEaRHsKe by Woodbutcher@noagendasocial.com
2024-01-09T00:21:32Z
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@Dougnk if you are coating with epoxy I don't think you need would need to do much else. Maybe buff that out and wax it
(DIR) Post #AdejpGWnCCICrHYZKy by Dougnk@noagendasocial.com
2024-01-09T02:56:39Z
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@Woodbutcher Yes I agree. And being a coffee table it won't see much UV anyway.I'm going to keep thinking about making a better non yellowing epoxy like coating. Of course if it was easy or obvious it would have been done already.