What’s the thick polyurethane coating that some bars use to preserve sports cards and pictures on the bar top?
I’m adding a bar in my basement and always wanted to create a bar top similar to certain pubs and restaurants where old baseball cards or pictures are seemingly preserved forever under a thick layer of polyurethane varnish. The finish is transparent so you can see whatever is placed underneath it. I’ve tried doing this with regular varnish but it’s simply too thin and doesn’t set even. Does anyone know what this special finish is called and if there’s a process to applying it?
It’s a resin, and is rather challenging to try and do yourself for the first time. I helped the guy that did the bar for our restaurant, and it is a slow process, and requires the enviorment to not have any moving air in it, as to not allow any dust or airborne particals fly into this as you pour it, cause once it is in there, it’s in there. There is also a technique used (invloving a spray bottle of water) you do to help eliminate the air bubbles. I would highly recommend using a scrap peice of wood to practice on, before trying this on your bar top, as once applied, is near impossible to undo and remove. The link below will give you more info on resin and links on types
Basement Remodeling Panorama (move-improve.com)
