Having done some research I see that not all resins are good to use for table/bar/desk use due to the possibility of scratching the surface. Before people suggest normal paint, I've had plenty of bad experiences with this and rubber feet of equipment stood on painted surfaces for prolonged periods of time. Additionally I'd like to have more 'depth' in the colour/design of the desk. That said I'm not planning to embed coins or other objects in the resin.

If it is still made by skinning then i would stick with our Epoxy Coating Resin as found in our skinning kits. 

The specialist "bar top" type resins seen in the US are mostly for much thicker castings or encapsulation of objects like pennies.

Epoxies are generally all fairly hard wearing and all the epoxies we have are harder wearing than the polyesters we supply.  Also most polyesters cure tacky in air contact which would not be ideal when skinning.

Our Epoxy Coating Resin has a HDT upto 80C so normally you will be fine with most hot cups of tea as long as you arent pouring the straight from the kettle boiling water everywhere!  Ideally you would want to post-cure the table in an oven to ensure it is fully cured throughout before use. 

Lacquering isnt a bad idea especially 2 part automotive lacquers as you can get the satin finish out the spray gun and also modern automotive lacquers are all UV stable.


Warren Penalver
Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant