How it Works
Thanks to its transparency, epoxy resin produces a shiny, crystal-like finish on wood, concrete, and metal. Besides enhancing the aesthetics of your project, this resinous coating also protects it against moisture, scratches, and chemical damage.
Thanks to its transparency, epoxy resin produces a shiny, crystal-like finish on wood, concrete, and metal. Besides enhancing the aesthetics of your project, this resinous coating also protects it against moisture, scratches, and chemical damage.
You should take the following factors into consideration when working with wood and resin:
- Temperature Resistance and Surface Hardness: The surface hardness and temperature resistance of epoxy resin are two of its most important characteristics. They both contribute to overall durability. The quality of the resin will determine how hard it will be and how resistant it will be to temperature changes. Ideally, it should be used on surfaces that are subject to a lot of stress, such as chopping boards and countertops.
- Maximum Casting Thickness per Layer: When you cast epoxy resin, the thickness can only remain a certain amount, often around two centimeters. Extending this limit may result in some parts hardening faster than others, which is unsightly.
- Protection from UV rays / Resistance to Yellowing: Exposure to UV radiation can cause clear epoxy to yellow. You should choose a UV-resistant epoxy resin for outdoor projects.
Choosing the Best Epoxy Products for Wood
Here are some professional products that are sure to deliver good results. These materials have a low shrinkage rate, good flow characteristics, and good compatibility. Here are our recommendations for the best epoxies for wood:
1. XPS Cast Resin Kit
XPS Cast Resin Epoxy Kit is a 100% solids, two-component, low odor, solvent-free clear epoxy casting system for mass castings exceeding 1-inch in thickness. This clear casting epoxy kit is ideal for creating (or casting) epoxy river tables to present beautiful and reliable finishes. Users can also utilize this product for other do-it-yourself projects and crafts, such as applying decorative jewelry or other small artistic items in different types of molds and countertops, tabletop, or bar top resurfacing applications.
Product Features:
- Low Odor
- Self-Leveling
- Low VOC Content
- 100% Solids Epoxy
- Bright Appearance
- Dense Surface Finish
- Bacteria and Moisture Resistance
Common applications include epoxy river tables, countertops, tabletops, resin jewelry, encapsulation, pouring resin molds, resin art, and epoxy crafts.
2. Krystal Klear PREMIUM Casting Resin Kit
Rockhard Krystal Klear PREMIUM kit consists of a two-component, clear-casting resin that produces a gleaming mirror-like finish. Rockhard Krystal Klear PREMIUM Casting Resin Kit has extremely durable adhesive properties and is primarily used for casting applications. This includes pouring (casting) epoxy river tables and other do-it-yourself projects such as creating decorative molds, resin art, resin jewelry, and other small crafts.
Product Features:
- Self-Leveling
- Low VOC Content
- 100% Solids Epoxy
- Bright Appearance
- Dense Surface Finish
- Bacteria and Moisture Resistance
Common applications include epoxy river tables, countertops, tabletops, resin jewelry, encapsulation, pouring resin molds, resin art, and epoxy crafts.
How to Apply Epoxy to Wood
- Make sure the table surface is cleaned thoroughly. Resin adhesion will be hindered if there are oils, waxes, moisture, or greasy substances on the surface.
- A barrier should surround all sides of the table's surface so that the casting resin does not spill over. The best choice here is to use high-quality adhesive tape.
- Determine the amount of resin you will need based on the square footage of the surface area. You should account for a little extra in case anything goes wrong, so you have some wiggle room.
- As directed by the manufacturer, mix the epoxy resin and hardener together to form the mixture. Be careful not to stir too much to avoid forming air bubbles in the mixture.
- To ensure an even coating, pour the resin in a zig-zag pattern starting from the center of the wood surface.
- Be sure to work quickly while leveling the resin. The finished product should begin to have a gel consistency.
- A heat gun or torch burner can be used to remove air bubbles.
- For best results, wait at least 48 hours for the resin to cure.
Conclusion
Have you considered upgrading your wood surfaces? Professionally selected epoxy coating systems are what you need. The epoxy resin for wood by Xtreme Polishing Systems provides a complete solution for customizing and transforming surfaces including floors and countertops.
We offer a wide range of do-it-yourself epoxy coating systems, along with all the materials needed for high-quality epoxy finishes. We offer seamless epoxy resin products for commercial, residential, and commercial uses that allow our customers to completely customize their wood surfaces.
You can customize your epoxy coating finish with our wide selection of decorative epoxy pigments and color additives, such as metallic, solid color, and glitter epoxy pigments. The most significant feature of the epoxy resin is that it is easy to install - simply apply it over pre-existing wood surfaces once they have been prepared for application to create the most sustainable and resilient epoxy surfaces. Contact a professional today for assistance with your next epoxy resin project!
