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I have finally finished my latest DIY project, which unfortunately took me over 6weeks from start to finish. But now that my table reno is completed, I’m pretty proud to share the outcome.
I bought a 4+ seater Freedom table and bench seat combo off Gumtree. It was the perfect shape/size that we needed, just didn’t match in with the other decor. It was a dark brown laminate, which had seen better days, chipped and scuffed from the previous owner.
I sanded back the laminate on the chairs and table to see what was underneath. It’s a pretty heavy unit so I was hoping it was something decent. The legs of both the table and chairs were a nice timber, the tops of the chairs and table were a thick chipboard. Which would still work well for what I needed.
I had done (what I thought) was a fair amount of research on concrete tables. I didn’t want to create a solid concrete slab just cover the existing table top. But the concrete was a bit of trial and error. First time it didn’t work, even after the back braking hours I spent smoothing, it just wouldn’t stick to the timber when dried. After extensive further research, I found the right cement to use and also a high grade clear/matte concrete sealer, and presto results! Process was time consuming and did end up costing more than expected, but hell of a lot cheaper than buying this new from a store. Now we can eat at our table again.
I lacquer the table legs in a nice natural stain and sprayed the chairs completely with a Black Satin for contrast.
That particular idea is actually being worked on. Hopefully, we'll soon have that functionality and you'll be able to save all your favorite projects into one place. In the meantime, I suggest saving it in your bookmarks on your web browser. If you've got a project lined up please don't hesitate to share it.
If you need advice or information, please let us know.
Eric
Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @ellebea. It's wonderful to have you join us, and many thanks for your question about this project.
So sorry for the delay in my reply.
Let me tag @Andadams to see if they can provide some assistance.
Have you recently applied a cement layer to a table, and there is a bleached spot on it? Or is this a concrete table you've purchased? You might like to post some images of the issue so our members can better provide advice. Let me know if you need a hand uploading images.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Mitchell
