Epoxy tables, also known as river tables, have been used worldwide. Epoxies used for painting and coating purposes can customize your old weary tables into an elegant, brand new resin wood table. They add eminence to your furniture and make your home desirable. Epoxy resins are most widely used in structural and specialty composites applications that provide high strength and rigidity to your tables. Furthermore, your resin wood table will be exceptionally durable and reinforced against damage or uneven surfaces as compared to an ordinary table.
How it is made
It is made by mixing of resins and spreading it onto a piece of wood, moreover you need following materials to my an epoxy table.
Ingredients
- High gloss resin
- Hardener
- Molds
- Piece of wood
- Colors
Some crucial steps to make an epoxy wood table:
- After sanding and removing the bark, crystal resin is used to fill the cracks. It must be dried at 18 to 24 C for 5 hours.
- It is made assured that the mold is 100% tight; otherwise, resin will be leaked.
- A release agent that is Teflon spray or silicone spray is applied so that the resin could not adhere to any board.
- For prevention of contamination of resin in the entire resin river table, a barrier of sanitary silicons is added at the distance of 1 to 2 cm.
- For achieving the popular water look, the larger part of the resin is colored with metallic pigment and the smaller part with a matt blue pigment. Other than the water look, several different designs are available, like the river resin table or epoxy resin table.
- Following the finishing, wood is optimally protected to achieve a natural matt look. After polishing with a machine and a polishing paste, it is ensured that all traces of sanding is achieved, and finally, our epoxy river table is made.
Durability
- Epoxy resin tables can bear the heat up to 200 degrees.
- Their lush appearance won’t be dimmed for 5 to 7 years.
- When you tap, it will produce a gentle sound as compared to other ordinary tables.
- The strength of epoxy resins can range from 5,000 to 6,000 psi.
- They are waterproof and non-reactive to chemicals like acid and every type of beverage.
- They are non-conductor.
Maintenance
All-purpose cleaners, like Mr. Clean and pine sol, are used to clean tables. They can be refurbished by applying another layer of epoxy resin that can be done by using small droplets of resins across the scratches of the epoxy wood table then distributing the polish evenly across the whole table that would cover the scratches and then leaving the table until the rough surface and scratches fade into the rest of the epoxy covering. Using warm water to clean the surface could also be used.
Conclusion
For a home to look luxuriant and ornate, one must have an epoxy table beside the corner of their house where it would add beauty and vision to the onlooker, and you feel as if you are in an oasis of all the luxuries that one couldn’t afford because they don’t belong to some upper class. Epoxies or epoxy resins are one of the most common and widely used thermosets today. For a home to look luxurious and ornate, one must have an epoxy table beside the corner of their house where it would add beauty and vision to the onlooker. They give an artistic look to your furniture as well. Some of the resin tables’ benefits include durability, longevity, and non-porousness.
