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Skinning table repair #7395749
11/03/21 11:38 AM
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My old skinning table just has a plywood top with a metal edge and it has some cracks making it hard to clean. I tried putting plastic over it but that didn't work very long.
So I cleaned it and poured it with Envirotex yesterday and it turned out great. Hard smooth finish that will be easy to clean. I could see how you could make a really cool table with this stuff.
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Re: Skinning table repair [Re: Flipper 56] #7395755
11/03/21 11:52 AM
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My woman has been wanting to make one of those tables with that stuff and the colored epoxy. Good to know, thanks


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Re: Skinning table repair [Re: Flipper 56] #7395807
11/03/21 01:02 PM
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Wow, almost too nice looking to get it all bloodied up. Good work! You must have some easy to clean surface behind that skinning machine too. I'd like to suggest a piece of scrap carpet to cover the cardboard on your floors too. It helps soak up blood and doesn't get torn up or fold up to be a tripping hazard.Roll it up and dispose of it after season. The padded back stuff is good on your legs and back too.

I just tell myself the blood stains add character, lol.

Re: Skinning table repair [Re: Flipper 56] #7395831
11/03/21 01:34 PM
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Looks great Flipper.I wonder if it would hold up on a gunstock? I agree with ADC on the carpet.


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Re: Skinning table repair [Re: Flipper 56] #7395924
11/03/21 04:21 PM
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That’s the same stuff Model Rail Roaders use to make water scenes....can even add ripple effect to it too ,for realism. I haven’t tried it yet on my layout.


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Re: Skinning table repair [Re: Flipper 56] #7395954
11/03/21 05:10 PM
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Was the old finish still there or was it ever finished prior to the new coating? I've seen similar repairs done only to have them bubble and/or peal later because the two finishes where incompatible. Still looks great though!

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Re: Skinning table repair [Re: 20scout] #7395973
11/03/21 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by ~ADC~
Wow, almost too nice looking to get it all bloodied up. Good work! You must have some easy to clean surface behind that skinning machine too. I'd like to suggest a piece of scrap carpet to cover the cardboard on your floors too. It helps soak up blood and doesn't get torn up or fold up to be a tripping hazard.Roll it up and dispose of it after season. The padded back stuff is good on your legs and back too.

I just tell myself the blood stains add character, lol.

There are rubber cattle mats down then old carpet and then the cardboard and I can see the TV 10 feet away, life is good!

Originally Posted by Boco
Looks great Flipper.I wonder if it would hold up on a gunstock? I agree with ADC on the carpet.

I am sure it would, it is set up in 8 hours and harder than woodpecker lips after 48.

Originally Posted by 20scout
Was the old finish still there or was it ever finished prior to the new coating? I've seen similar repairs done only to have them bubble and/or peal later because the two finishes where incompatible. Still looks great though!

It was an old varnish that had cracked and weathered looking. I didn't sand it or anything, that stuff flowed into every nook and cranny. Had to use it all to make it deep enough to level out. The metal edge was raised just a little that worked like a dam and it just levels out. I used a throw away plastic putty knife to spread it out.


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Re: Skinning table repair [Re: Flipper 56] #7395984
11/03/21 05:42 PM
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Here is another angle that I saw when I walked in this morning. The reflection from the window was amazing. Then I had to touch it because it looked wet.
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Re: Skinning table repair [Re: Flipper 56] #7396018
11/03/21 06:33 PM
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That looks pretty good. How many square ft of surface can you do with that 32 oz package? I’m guessing it’s a fairly thin layer.

Re: Skinning table repair [Re: Flipper 56] #7396023
11/03/21 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Flipper 56
Here is another angle that I saw when I walked in this morning. The reflection from the window was amazing. Then I had to touch it because it looked wet.
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Hurry up and throw a dirty old bloody greasy carcass on it.


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Re: Skinning table repair [Re: Deerhunter51] #7396035
11/03/21 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Deerhunter51
That looks pretty good. How many square ft of surface can you do with that 32 oz package? I’m guessing it’s a fairly thin layer.

The table is 21" x 72", I mixed up half and it wasn't enough to level out all the cracks and dings so I mixed up the whole batch. You could get away with less if the surface was smooth. You could put coins or anything down and make trim on the sides as a dam and pour it on.


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Re: Skinning table repair [Re: Flipper 56] #7396049
11/03/21 07:21 PM
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That’s what I needed, thanks.

Re: Skinning table repair [Re: Flipper 56] #7396053
11/03/21 07:23 PM
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Looks good enough for cheap cigars and a game of spades now


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Re: Skinning table repair [Re: Flipper 56] #7396112
11/03/21 08:36 PM
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Re: Skinning table repair [Re: Flipper 56] #7396126
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I used some of that on my reloading table back in the 80's still looks new ( at least the top)

Re: Skinning table repair [Re: Flipper 56] #7396129
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A lot of people lay coins and other stuff an cover it with that stuff to turn it into a bar.

Re: Skinning table repair [Re: Flipper 56] #7397136
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Flipper, that table looks awesome! Good job!!


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Re: Skinning table repair [Re: Jurassic Park] #7397277
11/05/21 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Jurassic Park
Flipper, that table looks awesome! Good job!!

Thanks JP!!


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Re: Skinning table repair [Re: Flipper 56] #7397302
11/05/21 10:27 AM
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That table looks awsome!I have a skinning table I made and the whole top is a sheet of uhmw polyethylene plastic.its an awsome cutting board top and really great for cleaning fish and cutting meat.i eaven have a double stainless steel sink at one end of it.but it is not good at all for skinning.its way to slick.after chasing a beaver around on it slipping around everywhere I went and cut me a piece of plywood and now that's what I set up there to skin on.when it starts to get real dirty I take it outside and spray it off with the hose and then just lean it up in the corner till I have more skinning to do.not trying to be negative here at all so please don't take me the wrong way.im just telling ya my experience with a slick top table for skinning.

Re: Skinning table repair [Re: Flipper 56] #7397358
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Thanks for the info .. just what I need. Very good...


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