Clear liquid/solid material?

[Jacob Dryer]

I'm about to start a new project for the house. And I need something like fiberglass resin only clear, I have to be able to pour it between nooks and crannys and be thick (approx 1/4" maybe a little more) Then it has to dry clear and solid.



What would this mystery material be? from my quick searchs it seems like some kind of polyurethane, but those all seem to be way to thin.

 

[Jeffksf B]

Epoxy?

 

[Bart Adkins]

You can get latex caulk that dries clear, but you don't pour it, it comes in a tube for your caulk gun...caulk is so fun to say...caulk caulk caulk

 

[Greg Stuhlsatz]

:lol:

 

[A1cntrler]

caulk is so fun to say...caulk caulk caulk

It comes it lots of colors too. white caulk, black caulk, beige caulk, you can eve find pink caulk on occasion...

 

[A1cntrler]

What are you trying to do JD?? Maybe there is another soulution...

 

[Todd Z]

wood floor sealer ???

Todd Z

 

[Jacob Dryer]

I actually found what I was looking for at Home Depot.. I didn't figure any of the employees would have a clue but they did and pointed me right to the stuff.



They called it Bar Top, but it has another name. $20 for a quart which covers approx 6 sq ft.



Funny part is the reason I am looking for it is for a bar that I'm going to be making.

I've been saving beer bottle caps for some time and wanted to lay out a design with them and then pour this stuff over it to make it nice and level and cleanable and all that good stuff.

 

[Scott Tanner]

stuff called liquid glass... used on clocks made from wood at craft shows...





http://www.bdcepoxysystems.com/documents/liquidglassbrochure.pdf



http://www.bdcepoxysystems.com/liquidglass.html



hobby shops carry it...

 

[Aaron Yarbough]

I've been saving beer bottle caps for some time and wanted to lay out a design with them and then pour this stuff over it to make it nice and level and cleanable and all that good stuff.

Sounds cool, can' wait to see pics of the finished product. Just curious, how many beer bottle caps you got saved and how long did it take to save them? Warning: That's a loaded question

 

[mookie]

I'd like to suggest that you fill the caps and let them harden before putting them on the bar top. That way you'll avoid trapping air and it will probably be less messy.

 

[Jacob Dryer]

Sounds cool, can' wait to see pics of the finished product. Just curious, how many beer bottle caps you got saved and how long did it take to save them? Warning: That's a loaded question

I've been saving them for about 5 years.. I too often venture back to cans so I don't have as many as some might think. I think I have 2-3 gallon size ziplock bags full. It should be plenty since the bar isn't going to be very big.

I'd like to suggest that you fill the caps and let them harden before putting them on the bar top. That way you'll avoid trapping air and it will probably be less messy.

Depending on how quickly this stuff dries I might pour down a layer of it and then place the caps in the wet liquid, then pour more on top once I have them all in place. It all depends though.

 

[Tom Schindler]

JD, that is exactly what stuff I was going to suggest. I was building a workbench and was going to use it. IIRC, it is a polyurathane stuff that goes on thick. I ended up using something else that was better for my application.





Tom

 

[Shelby Crane]

LOL, I could send you all the Heineken caps you want.

 

[Jacob Dryer]

If I had to guess, I'd say that I have the most Heineken already, the only other thing that might be close is Corona. I have a pretty big mix though, I tend to buy stuff I've never had regularly so I'm always finding a new cap.

 

[David Griffith 2]

I did the same project in college.. I'll see if I can find you some pics.. I put a small trim border around to give it a way to contain the stuff.. (Highly recommended) but it came out great.. Takes forever to dry.. almost 2 days.. Lemme hunt around for those pics..

 

[Ron N]

When I built my fireplace mantel out of cedar, it had several deep gouges in it, some up to 1 inch deep and 2 inches wide. I put tape around the perimeter of the wood and poured tung oil. It takes a day to dry. Then take some steel wool and work it a little and pour over it again to fill any cracks or imperfections in the top coat. it has been up there for 8 years and still looks great. You can then wipe it with tung oil every once in a while to keep it looking great._Ron

 

[Dreman]

They make oil from tungs?:blink: