We took the rest of the forms off. And started grinding the surface to reveal some of the aggregates and get rid of the sharp edges.
Wow!! What a huge cloud of dust. I think we will be cleaning up concrete dust for months.
Then we put a high gloss polyurethane down. Dont you love this high gloss plastic look???
Isn't it fantastic.
Isn't it beautiful.
Well this isn't the final finish!! :) Duh!!
We let it cure and then started sanding.
We sanded off the high gloss finish.
Then treated the whole thing with linseed oil.
Then we waxed the surface with a carnauba wax.
This is the final finish. There are lots of fun little flaws that make it look so amazing, it has kind of a rough natural edge and a few areas there the color is off and the surface dips because of the poly but and it is silky smooth to touch and it is exsactly what I wanted!!
This is my counter and I love love love it!!
6 comments:
Wow! That is a lot of work!! It looks amazing and I am so happy for you!
GORGEOUS!!! I can see why you love it!!
I like, I like!!
nice!
Looks great Jamie! I can't wait til the whole kitchen is done, it will be amazing.
So fun! I love home improvements, especially ones we have to work for. They are so much more appreciated! Tell Marty he can come visit me anytime!!
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