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Coating irregular surfaces with thick clear plastic

Q. I want to coat a fragile piece of drift wood with clear plastic to give it strength yet preserve its beauty. I suspect I would need to significantly modify the techniques used to coat tables and bar tops with thick clear pourable plastic. Any suggestions?

Lyle Hoppie
Hobbyist - West Bloomfield, Michigan
February 10, 2016

A. Try Paraloid B 72 dissolved in acetone ⇦ this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] Warning! highly Flammable! (20% solution); 'water glass' ⇦ this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] can be used too.

Hope it helps and good luck1

Goran Budija
- Zagreb,Croatia
February 11, 2016

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