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Thread: Protecting a Table
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11th January 2006, 09:41 AM #1
Protecting a Table
Hi All
Just a question about protecting a table top on our dinning table. What options are there?
Was thinking about a sheet of glass? but dont really like that option or could I coat the table with some type of finish coats that would be ok to protect it from day to day use?
I have 5 Structual Testing Officers (5 kids) that will no doubt give it dent, scratch, stain, testing and whatever other tests that they will come up with over the years.
So any suggestions or ideas on what might be the best to give me some hope on protecting it would be great appreciated
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11th January 2006, 10:02 AM #2
first, ban the kids to kitchen then cover table with 2" foam rubber then lay a canvac tarp over the lot :eek: will protect it from anything Tonto sorry its toooo early in the morning for intelectual discussion
I would love to grow my own food, but I can not find bacon seeds
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11th January 2006, 12:39 PM #3
Well I was thinking about some polished quarter inch checka plate but the misses thought it would be to hot in summer to cold in winter. ;-)
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11th January 2006, 01:28 PM #4GOLD MEMBER
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Glass or a sheet of Lexan
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11th January 2006, 01:40 PM #5
With five kids you need a bigger table
Tim
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11th January 2006, 01:53 PM #6
I keep telling the misses we only need a table for two!
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12th January 2006, 05:00 AM #7Senior Member
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John
If you go with glass, be sure to get properly tempered glass so if it gets broken, it won't break into shards (long sharp pieces, rather it breaks into small pieces like a windshield in a car will). You also need to get some small disks from your glass supplier that fits between the glass and table top. They form an airgap so the glass doesn't stick over time. You do want to move them every so often or the top will sunbleach around them unevenly.
There are some fairly stong 2 part finishes and pre-cat lacquers on the market. You do need to spray them and the 2 part is miserable to clean up your equipment and has a short mix time.
Good luck, whatever you do.
Paul
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12th January 2006, 07:02 AM #8
hcbph are there any 2 part finishes that dont require spraying or do they all need to be sprayed ? or is it better to spray to get a good finish? :confused:
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12th January 2006, 06:18 PM #9
John,
With five kids, I think you've got little hope of protecting your dining table unless they aren't allowed to use it. I remember as a kid my grandmother's 'parlor' was off limits to all kids, now having raised 3 I know why. Also remember my parents redecorating and buying new furniture after my siblings and I had all left home. At the time I thought the old man must have won lotto to buy all that stuff. Again, now I understand.
Some homewares shops will sell padded covers that can be made to go over the top, like a bottom sheet on a bed with elastic edges, then put a tablecloth on top. Or you can have a cheap table for everyday and use the nice one for adult company. Maybe a custom cut slab of MDF with felt between it and the table, and a tablecloth.
One thing I can guarantee, with 5 kids and bare timber, it will not come through the next decade unscathed.
Regards,
Tex
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12th January 2006, 09:28 PM #10
John, couple of thoughts.
My sister & hubby have 4 kids, and they are real, er, durability testers . Schoolteacher's kids, need I say more?
They have a 3 year old pine dining table that has a sheet of that clear soft PVC (vinyl) about 1mm thick over it from day one, and the tabletop is still in quite good nick now. Pretty cheap to buy so could be worth a shot. It is cut to be a pretty neat fit and it seems to cling on pretty well.
Otherwise, apart from looking at tough finishes like polyurethanes or 2 part stuff like Envirotex or Liquid Gloss (?), consider letting the table show the marks of time.
Bit hard to tell from your piccie how flash your table is, but I like the idea of a farmhouse type table that bears some evidence of time having passed and lives lived around it.
Depends a little I guess - do you have schoolteacher's kids?
Cheers.....................Sean
The beatings will continue until morale improves.
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13th January 2006, 04:23 AM #11Senior Member
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Originally Posted by John99
Paul
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13th January 2006, 09:46 AM #12
1 scratch is a disaster - a thousand patina
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Treasure the dings as part of family life & good memories. Ultimately, everything is "rustic". Nothing can stay forever new.
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Originally Posted by Richardwoodhead
All the dints, scratches red wine staines etc, all become unique to your family and will be treasured in years to come fare more than a table that has a plastic protecor on it
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13th January 2006, 05:02 PM #15
Can someone recommend, maybe a 2 pack finish that I could use and be able to get down at the local hardware? :confused:
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