Forum topic by JesseTutt | posted 12-29-2012 04:19 PM | 1509 views | 0 times favorited | 8 replies | ![]() |
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12-29-2012 04:19 PM |
Topic tags/keywords: question finish self-leveling workbench top In construction work there are self leveling cement mixes you can use to eliminate slight dips in a concrete floor. I have a workbench top that has a roundish area about 3 inches in diameter that is about a 1/32” lower than the rest of the top. Is there a finish that I could poor onto the entire surface that will provide a good finish and also fill the low spot? -- Jesse, Saint Louis, Missouri |
8 replies so far
#1 posted 12-29-2012 04:30 PM |
Seems to me that you’re sweating a non-issue. Bondo the divot if it’s that important. -- Clint Searl....Ya can no more do what ya don't know how than ya can git back from where ya ain't been |
#2 posted 12-29-2012 04:36 PM |
Glue a piece of veneer to that spot and plane it off. |
#3 posted 12-29-2012 04:56 PM |
If it’s raw wood, I would wet it and iron over it to see if it will swell, then sand back down. Otherwise, I’m kinda like Clint in that such a small spot isn’t too big of an issue. I’m just not a big fan of finishing a workbench with a film finish. -- jay, www.allaboutastro.com |
#4 posted 12-29-2012 05:04 PM |
To answer you question yes. http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=17645 I tend to agree that 1/32 is not a big issue at least for me. The other alternative is to sand the whole top to get it flush. -- https://www.artisticwoodstudio.com/videos wood crafting & woodworking classes |
#5 posted 12-29-2012 10:02 PM |
3 inches round? I would just call it a cup holder. -- Website is https://craftingcouple.com/ |
#6 posted 12-29-2012 10:05 PM |
If not a cup holder, surely it is a brewsky holder. -- I'll be a woodworker when I grow up. HHHOPKS |
#7 posted 12-29-2012 10:43 PM |
Epoxy will act as a leveler, but then you create some new issues with dealing with the runoff, making sure it is dead level, and a few others. I would agree not to put a film finish on a bench, but epoxy would be a good choice if you decide to go that route. |
#8 posted 12-29-2012 11:05 PM |
What type work are you doing on your bench that the subject spot would even matter? Seems like a non issue if you’re only doing wwodworking. -- This is a Troll Free zone. |
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