1
Build an upside-down form. Assemble the form, spray on lubricant and wipe off the excess. Cast upside down, the tabletop’s surface face will turn out as smooth and flat as the melamine form.
1
Build an upside-down form. Assemble the form, spray on lubricant and wipe off the excess. Cast upside down, the tabletop’s surface face will turn out as smooth and flat as the melamine form.
2
Mix one bag at a time. Add grout to water mixed with colorant. Turn a bucket into a giant measuring cup so you can easily use the correct amount of colored water with each bag.
3
Pour a pattern. Sketch a pattern on the form and fill the outlined areas with mounds of construction grout. This pattern will show up on the top of the table.
4
Create the veins. Sprinkle dry tile grout along the edges of the mounds. The colored powder will form dark lines in the finished top.
5
Blow the grout. Turn down the pressure on your compressor and blow the tile grout against the edges of the mounds.
6
Fill in the blank spots. Cover the bare areas of the form. Pour between the areas you covered first, not on top of them. Jiggle the form to spread and level the mix.
7
Add the mesh. With the form about half full, lay in the welded wire mesh for reinforcement. Then completely fill the form.
