The works of art can take many shapes, sizes and forms. A
work of art, which can be created with minimal effort and a bit of
creativity is a bottle cap, which covers the top of the table with
bottle caps. This table makes a great decorative addition to a game room, bar or even a living room. In addition you made yourself! You
may think that the above table is a complicated procedure, but actually
all you have to do is use the appropriate materials and follow the
correct steps to create a work master.
You will need to
The first material and key is bottle caps. You
will have lots and lots of bottle caps, to cover the surface of the
table with bottle caps or at least make a partial design. Unless you have a very small table, you must have at least 200-300 bottle caps. The
preferred type of cover for this type of furniture is beer bottle caps,
but you can be creative and mix until, through the use of different
from other alcoholic beverages bottle caps. You can even add some plastic lids for bottles in the mix. Try to get almost the same height tops, unless you want an edge table. How much more colorful tops, the most attractive of the table is going to be.
The second material and equally important is the table. You can use a short coffee table or a small round table or any table that you want. Just make sure the table surface does not react with the material epoxy and glue. For best results, stick to a wooden table. You can have a table with borders or borderless. You can even get a table and then secure a border of wood along the edges to form a frame or recessed table top. If you want to fix the table, paint and fix nails or legs before setting the limits to. You will also need the following materials:
Glue - glue or glue furniture will do. Make sure that the glue can stick together wood and metal. Stick to a brand or type of glue, do not mix different brands of glue together.
Epoxy resin - is a chemical used to cover and seal an object in a glossy finish. Two brands of this resin are Envirotex Lite and Koat Kleer.
Aluminum foil, tape and tape painter's other requirements.
Steps to make the table
Collect all caps bottles together. Make sure that they are clean and dry.
Plan your design on paper and then on the table.
Place caps in the pattern or design, which has planned.
With square tables, you can fill the entire area. For the circular tables and oval-shaped, hexagonal or pentagonal pattern is the best.
Be as creative as you want, with the provision of covers. You can align any color-sabio or randomly.
Caps should be facing up when placed on the table. The underside of the lid (hollow side or bottom side of the lid) should be filled, to avoid the formation of air bubbles.
Fill caps to the brim with hot glue. Do not allow to cover glue spill. Let covers dry completely.
To test the glue on the surface of the table, only a top adhere to the table and see if adverse reactions occur.
Once caps are dry, apply a little glue to the edges and then place them on the table to form the desired pattern.
Do not put a lot of glue on the edges of the caps ", otherwise things can be very messy." Caps just sticking to the table. Keep as a little between each CAP as possible.
Let covers dry on the table. You can use the table without sealing it but with heat, the adhesive melts slowly and goes off caps. So for a table of long duration, sealed lids with resin.
Along the sides of the table, use painter's tape, so that any resin drip does not dry out on your table. The tape must be in line with the table surface.
Resin epoxy sealed lids and must be contained to do so. You must not drip off the table. If the table has a rim or molding, you can skip the next two steps.
Create a border of foil and tape in place along the sides of the table. The blade should form a wall, enclosing the caps and should be along the edges of the table.
If you have a square table, this is easy. With a round table, its folder blade should be adequate, so that the blade is not broken. The bottom edge of the blade must be recorded just below the surface of the table.
Mix the resin according to the instructions
