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No, I don't like the idea of coasters - too much care is required. I'm currently thinking about an acrylic sheet on top of a table, glued in with epoxy. It seems to be really scratch and heat resistant. Not very good with impact resistance, but it will be securely attached to a hard surface...

Let me summarise what I'd like to achieve. 1. Scratch resistance, to the point when I can put a mug on it without worrying to leave marks. 2. Heat resistance, to the point of putting a cup of hot tea and leaving for a few minutes. 3. Ideally keeping the glossy look, with all the nice art still...

Most if epoxies claim to be UV stable. Anyway, that's not what I'm concerned with for a coffee table, which will be used indoors, but with quite hot cups slammed on it randomly, so hardness and heat resistance are more important.

Ok, thank you! And about the heat resistance - what if I put a layer of high temp epoxy like EL160 (the first I found)? It seems to have a good hardness and temperature resistance. Looks like it should easily handle hot things put on it for a short time. The underlying coats are far not as...

Hello, thank you for a quick reply! Indeed, I've noticed the epoxy type might be wrong, but I didn't know it can make so much difference. I've also used GlassCast 3 on another surface, and after 2 days it also got marks. Now I realize 2 days are not enough at all. Anyway, even if I follow the...

Hello. I've finished a nice project, the first in my life: a coffee table with some epoxy art. I've used ClearCast 10 epoxy for the clear coat, let it cure for a week, and tried to actually use it. If I put a glass bottle on it and rib it a bit - it leaves visible, and even touch-sensible marks...