Steps in surface preparation and finishing?
Ok here is what i have. I took an old bar top from my basement and pocketed off the scratched up uneven epoxy surface down to the wood.
My intent is to Vcarve the letters USMC and SEMPER FI into the surface and then use a TAP Plastic resin of a light color to inlay into the vcarving. Then to take a 3d file i've bought off ebay carve it into a light wood, pocket the shape out of the bartop and insert it. Stain the bar to a dark color. Then epoxy everything to seal it all in.
So correct me if i'm wrong in the sequence of how i should do this
Vcarve letters and pocket for 3d file
3d carve file for insertion
pour resin to fill vcarved letters
sand resin
stain bartop
pour epoxy over bar to seal all in
My confusion comes in where the dark stain meets the light resin and how not to stain over the letters?
Should i stain first, varve, apply sign mask, pour resin in vcarve? I'll still have to sand resin...right?
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