COMMERCIAL GRADE TABLE & BAR TOP EPOXY RESIN

Our table & bar commercial grade epoxy resin is specially formulated for us by a leading chemical company. The product is a 1 to 1 by volume mixture: Amines, Liquid, Corrosive, N.O.S. (Polyoxpropylenediamine) 8, product and is designed for bar and table tops in extremely high traffic areas such as experienced by night clubs, casinos and restaurants. Our crystal-clear bar and table top epoxy is about 25% harder than our regular grade, contains a non-yellowing agent and forms a beautiful, tough, hard, durable finish that's water, alcohol and scratch resistant. Just perfect for table and home bar tops plus all the other applications of our regular epoxy resin above. It is ideal for embedding mementos such as coins, photos or other memorabilia. Can easily be built up to a depth of 1" thick (or more) if desired. Each kit contains equal amounts of resin and hardener. (Approximate coverage - 30 +/- square feet per gallon) at 1/16 inch.  For indoor use only.

CRYSTAL CLEAR EPOXY RESIN for Art, Artwork, Arts & Crafts, Clocks, Plaques, Ceramics, Leather, Stone & More 

Our crystal-clear Liquidglass epoxy resin is a  1 to 1 two part Super High Gloss Epoxy Resin. It pours like liquid glass. Simply measure, mix, and pour! One coat equals 30 to 50 coats of regular varnish. (Approximate coverage - 25 +/- square feet at 1/16". per gallon) Our regular epoxy resin is crystal clear, pour able and the perfect finish for projects including art, artwork, paintings, arts & crafts, clocks, plaques, trays, ceramics, leather, stone, dried flowers, and any other interior item that will not be subjected to heat or abrasion and needs a permanent finish. Our liquid glass coating is a surface coating finish for artwork, photographs and creative projects, providing a clear, glossy, shiny, thick, hard, glass-like finish to from a stunning finish to protect your paintings by adding a glossy coat of clear epoxy resin. Do not use on bar or table tops. A favorite of artists, craftsmen and craftswomen a like. Each kit contains equal amounts of resin and hardener. Complete instruction included with each order. Easy to use do it yourself, DYI.  For indoor use only. 

What is Liquidglasscoating Epoxy Resin?

Liquidglasscoating is a see through epoxy coating "like glass" application for artwork, photographs, creative projects, bar and table tops providing a clear, glossy, thick, hard, glass-like finish.   Without getting too technical, Epoxy Resin is a polymer that is mixed with a hardener to create a fantastic, durable, high-gloss, clear varnish (and depending on how you use it, a very thick varnish). In fact, to create a similar look with ordinary varnish would take numerous coats. Our Epoxy Resin a perfact medium for many of your craft projects.  The most  frequently asked question people ask is how do I apply your epoxy resin?  Please see the application instructions in the index. 

Facts About Epoxy Resin Chemistry

Epoxy resins are low molecular weight pre-polymers or higher molecular weight polymers which normally contain at least two epoxide groups. The epoxide group is also sometimes referred to as a glycidyl or oxirane group.

A wide range of epoxy resins are produced industrially. The raw materials for epoxy resin production are today largely ptoleum derived, although some plant derived sources are now becoming commercially available (e.g. plant derived glycerol used to make epichlorohydrin.  

Epoxy resins are polymeric or semi-polymeric materials, and as such rarely exist as pure substances, since variable chain length results from the polymerisation reaction used to produce them. High purity grades can be produced for certain applications, e.g. using a distillation purification process. One downside of high purity liquid grades is their tendency to form crystalline solids due to their highly regular structure, which require melting to enable processing.

An important criterion for epoxy resins is the epoxide content. This is commonly expressed as the  epoxide number, which is the number of epoxide equivalents in 1 kg of resin (Eq./kg), or as the  equivalent weight, which is the weight in grams of resin containing 1 mole equivalent of epoxide (g/mol). One measure may be simply converted to another:

Equivalent weight (g/mol) = 1000 / epoxide number (Eq./kg)

The equivalent weight or epoxide number is used to calculate the amount of co-reactant (hardener) to use when curing epoxy resins. Epoxies are typically cured with stoichiometric     or near-stoichiometric quantities of curative to achieve maximum physical properties.

As with other classes of thermoset polymer materials, blending different grades of epoxy resin, as well as use of additives, plasticizers or fillers is common to achieve the desired processing and/or final properties, or to reduce cost. Use of blending, additives, and fillers is often referred to as formulating.

Amines Epoxy Hardeners

Polyfunctional primary amines form an important class of epoxy hardeners. Primary amines undergo an   addition reactions with the epoxide group to form a hydroxyl group and a secondary amine. The secondary amine can further react with an epoxide to form a tertiary amine and an additional hydroxyl group. Kinetic studies have shown the reactivity of the primary amine to be approximately double that of the secondary amine. Use of a difunctional or polyfunctional amine forms a three-dimensional cross-linked network. Aliphatic, cycloaliphatic and aromatic amines are all employed as epoxy hardeners. Amine type will alter both the processing properties (viscosity, reactivity) and the final properties (mechanical, temperature and chemical resistance) of the cured copolymer network. Thus amine structure is normally selected according to the application. Reactivity is broadly in the order aliphatic amines > cycloaliphatic amines > aromatic amines. Temperature resistance generally increases in the same order, since aromatic amines form much more rigid structures than aliphatic amines. Whilst aromatic amines were once widely used as epoxy resin hardeners due to the excellent end properties they imparted, health concerns with handling these materials means that they have now largely been replaced by safer aliphatic or cycloaliphatic alternatives.