Glass Like Finish on Wood

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Glass Like Finish on Wood

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Hey I'm Batmantwo and I'm a 15 year old who loves making things so here's my instrutable
This is a nice way of finishing if you project with a professional look and feel
It's also fairly cheap to do

Sanding Your Wood

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This is one of the most important steps in this whole project. I started with 120 and went through all the grits to 1000 you can go higher I probably would if I did it again make sure you sand the whole project that you want to have the glass finish

Cleaning the Wood

Clean the wood so there's no more dust or anything on it. Make sure there isn't any scratches in the wood because you won't be able to get rid of them Once you have finished the wood

Set Up for the Epoxy

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Place the wood on another piece of scrap wood and place a plastic back under it to stop the over spill from gluing something else

Mix up the epoxy in a cup and try not to add bubbles to this to make it easier later

Pour the Epoxy

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Pouring the epoxy isn't easy you have to find the perfect height to pour the epoxy from not to high or you add bubbles and not to low or you touch the product and add fingerprint. Take a paint brush and push the epoxy to all the corners of the wood and down the sides once your happy with the consistency of the epoxy than leave in for twenty minutes after the twenty minutes come back and use a blow torch and pop the bubbles when doing this don't stay in one spot for to long or it will Cook the epoxy just a quick wavey movement over it than leave it for twenty four hours to set

Repeat Step 4 If Needed

If needed repeats step 4 to get a higher shine on the wood do a little sanding with the highest grit sandpaper and just knock off the high spots then repeat step four

Polish the Piece

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Use some plastic polish and a rag to wipe on the polish and then buff it off with the rag