Liquid Glass Varnish?

[Blackcat]

I was wondering if anyone here has ever used liquid glass varnish/epoxy in framing or in general? Apparently one coat looks like 30 plus layers of varnish. I've heard it suggested for paintings before to give depth to the layers of paint and its used on bar tops a lot. I was wondering has anyone tried it on frames or anything else to get cool effects? Does this really work the way they claim it does? What were the pros and cons to it?

 

[Luddite]

I does work....but.....It is a poured product,therefore drips on the edges that must be sanded off.Cleaning the frame rabbet would be a pain in the rear,IMHO...............L.

 

[framah]

Sounds like polyeurothane. Like when they used to pour the stuff on boat deck panels to make coffee tables.

 

[more_so]

Yes it oozes like The Blob, you have to build dams and stuff like that if you don't want it to eat your shop alive. Also it never quite levels out very well on the surface. Makes me think of Tiki-Tiki restaurants in beachside tourist towns in the 70's. I helped somebody make some cartwheel tables for their burger joint, they were SO UGLY!

Edit...and polishing the sides of the tables where the goop met the cardboard + tape dam was a little harder than I might have liked. The trick may be to let it ooze a little bit at a time in thinner coats.

 

[Jeff Rodier]

That's the stuff they use to keep you from stealing the change that's glued to the bar.

 

[Marc Lizer]

I've heard it suggested for paintings . . .

And where did you hear it?

 

[jframe]

It doesn't seem like a good idea to put it on paintings.

 

[Blackcat]

I heard it from a friend (and artist?) of the manager. It sounded interesting and my mind just started wondering what the possibilities were.

 

[Jeff Rodier]

I heard it from a friend (and artist?) of the manager. It sounded interesting and my mind just started wondering what the possibilities were.

There is really no use for the product in this industry. It is a hobby/novelty item. You can encapsulate a coin that has no real value to it like a clear hockey puck.

 

[Bob Doyle]

I heard it from a friend (and artist?) of the manager. It sounded interesting and my mind just started wondering what the possibilities were.

Is it cheaper than varnish? Or cheaper than 30 coats of varnish? Many artists are known to "find" "innovative techniques" that are more cost based than preservation based. Paintings done on cardboard comes to mind...

 

[Marc Lizer]

I was wondering if anyone here has ever used liquid glass varnish/epoxy in framing or in general?

Yes. In general and in framing.

Apparently one coat looks like 30 plus layers of varnish. I've heard it suggested for paintings before

Who did you hear this from?

to give depth to the layers of paint

Truth be told, northing gives depth to layers of paint better than layers of paint.

and its used on bar tops a lot.

I used it to line the bottom of a fishpond in my backyard. Yeah, . . . I have to admit, it looked pretty cool. But but first thought was never fishpond, . . . yeah, I think that would go great on a painting. And for some reason, bartop, does not seem like a good line toward artwork/canvas.

I was wondering has anyone tried it on frames or anything else to get cool effects?

We entombed (at customers specific request) a movie prop that the main character in a movie fondled in many key scenes. Charged a boatload.

Customer ended up wanting to still be able to fondle it.

So we set it free from it's prison and created a far more elegant and subtle display. Charged the customer a second boat.

Does this really work the way they claim it does? What were the pros and cons to it?

Be careful when mentioning cons on The Grumble. Not sure if the Grumble counts as associated with known felons and potential parole violation.

 

[Patricia Kotnour]

I have found a few uses for the type of coating you are talking about There are 2 pictures below that I painted of my onto a slab of wood. Then I mounted the slab onto another slab and coverd the whole thing with the type of coating you are talking about. This piece is about 20 years old, so I'm sure there are better products now.

I also used it once to pay off a $10 bet that I lost by putting 1000 pennies in a frame around a picture of the guy, doing what I bet him he wouldn't do. I then covered the pennies with this same type coating. I don't even know what they called it back then, but it worked great and it was really funny too.

 

[Luddite]

Envirotex lite is the product that comes to mind. Its a two part system..mix and pour and wait. L.

 

[MarkF]

There is a pizza place in the Wisconsin Dells that made their table tops with this stuff. Included under the epoxy surface are some rather large and weird looking insects, encapsulated for all time and for you to enjoy while you eat your pizza.

 

[Baer Charlton]

If you ever run across a "hatch cover" coffee table with "nautical scenes" painted on the cover... then this resin poured over the whole.... and it's signed by a jerk named David L'Bearz..... let me know... I may be interested in getting one of the few hundred or so I put out there, back. I'm sure Mrs. Baer wouldn't let me have the mermaid back for my "man cave".... but the greek sailor with the pale blue eyes that kind of looks like Clint.... I could put my feet up on that...